Cornell AAP

**Our Mission** A global leader in our fields, the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning at Cornell University drives acts of transformation. Together, we advance multidisciplinary research, critical inquiry, and creative practices to engage with the world’s challenges and build thriving, resilient, and inspired futures. **Our Guiding Principles** **Academic and Creative Excellence**We believe that scholarship, research, and creative practice can and do transform each of us individually as well as the world we share. Across our disciplines, we provide an education that supports rigorous processes of investigation and experimentation, reframes problems, and expands possibilities. **Engaged Learning**Our approaches to teaching and learning are driven by making meaningful connections with the world and one another, deepening our understanding of the complex challenges and unique opportunities that define our time. **Belonging**AAP embraces an ethos of respect for difference as we share knowledge, raise questions, and learn from one another. As a community that comes together from many backgrounds, we each bring unique experiences and insights that help advance our collective mission.