Union Square in New York City, as a work and display space as well as a venue for Cornell events. AAP students can choose to spend 1 semester at AAP NYC, where they take studio and other classes, and are assigned an internship in a major architecture firm due to Cornell's influence and alumni connections. Rankings Undergraduate program The journal DesignIntelligence has consistently ranked Cornell's undergraduate architecture program as No. 1 in the nation in its annual "America's Best Architecture & Design Schools" issue. *(T) denotes tie Graduate program As of 2016, the program's ten-year average ranking, places it 5th, overall, on DesignIntelligence's ranking of programs accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board. Additionally, DesignIntelligence's ten-year median ranking also ranks the program 5th. *(T) denotes tie References External links Architecture, Art, and Planning Architecture, Art, and Planning Architecture schools in New York (state) Art schools in New York (state) Educational institutions established in 1871 1871 establishments in New York (state) Urban studies and planning schools