The Ithacan

Q&A: New professor Cheng Chen discusses multicultural urbanism

By James Ambrosini, Contributing Writer • October 15, 2025

Cheng Chen is a new assistant professor in the Department of Art, Art History, and Architecture at Ithaca College. Brought in at the start of Fall 2025, Chen is currently teaching Architecture Across Cultures and will be receiving his Doctor of Philosophy in the Constructed Environment from the University of Virginia in December.

Video:The History of Cuban Architecture

By Jaclyn Cataldi • April 4, 2013

Belmont Freeman, principal of Belmont Freeman Architects and Adjunct Professor of Architecture at Columbia University visits Ithaca College to talk about Cuban architecture after the revolution.

First impressions of Provence

By Graham Hebel • February 14, 2012

Hello! Ciao! Hola! Bonjour! My semester abroad has been a multicultural experience from the outset. The flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Madrid-Barajas Airport and finally to Marseille Provence Airport was a collage of English, Italian, Spanish, and French. I am studying abroad in Aix-en-Provence, France, an ancient Roman city that was founded…

Architect remembered for key designs

By Emily Dunn, Contributing Writer • October 12, 2011

Before Cornell University offered a degree in architecture, it had already graduated one of Ithaca’s most recognized building designers.