Regenerative Architecture Lab

Akua Appiah-Adu is an M. Arch Student at Cornell AAP. Her interests lie in redefining
architecture to consider psychological, physiological, sociological, and cultural aspects to make
every community feel valued. She believes some of the ways this can be done include but are
not limited to providing social housing, designing buildings to reduce their negative impact on
the environment and not just greenwashing, preserving the identity of historic sites, and
designing spaces to accommodate all types of people with different races, genders, ages,
physical capabilities, and income groups. She is also interested in the longevity and reusability
of complete structures from the inception of the design process. She is also interested in
investigating new building materials and sustainable building materials. She would like to
explore community engagement, full-scale mockups, and installations.