EXHIBITION
Nivola in New York: Figure in Field

Opening Reception Today, January 23 | 6:30PM
Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Gallery

An exhibition of the work of Italian sculptor Constantino Nivola (1911-1988), known for his large-scale bas-reliefs, murals, and free-standing sculptural installations created in collaboration with architects. The exhibition is the first-ever to tell the story of Nivola's built New York City projects through maquettes and sculptures, original drawings, site-specific photographs, and related ephemera. The exhibition also features a timeline outlining 62 projects that Nivola made in collaboration with architects over approximately 40 years. This exhibition is organized in collaboration with the Costantino Nivola Foundation.

New York is home to the largest gathering of Nivola's public artworks - 21 pieces across all five boroughs, at least 17 of which still exist. In addition to the exhibition, The Cooper Union will present a variety of related programming (dates to follow), including a panel on the role of public art, as well as off-site educational workshops, a free pocket guide and tours of Nivola's work throughout the city.

This exhibition is free and open to the public.

Image: Apartment Building Lobby, 1955. Raymond Loewy, Designer. 1025 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY.
ARCHLOG FEATURE
Instant Lounge at the 2019 Shenzhen Biennale

School of Architecture recent graduates Gabriel Munnich, Yaoyi Fan, Pablo Toubes-Rieger, and Leslie Dougrou exhibited "Instant Lounge" in the Shenzhen Biennale, a cable machine anchored to the ceiling at four nodes which allow it to be scaled to various size spaces. The machine lays a thick rope into various seating, playing, and sleeping configurations that respond to demand. Once a seating configuration is no longer needed, the machine collects the rope and composes a new configuration. Similar to a 3D printer, “ Instant Lounge ” layers material to build, but unlike a 3D printer, the machine continually reuses the same material. The rope is made from a continuous cotton tube filled with maybush pits that can decompose and merge with the natural environment after being discarded. The life cycle of the rope spans approximately three years. 
EXHIBITION
2020 Menschel Fellows Exhibition

Opening Tuesday, January 28
6:00pm | 41 Cooper Gallery

This annual exhibition presents works related to the   Benjamin Menschel Fellowships   granted to selected Cooper Union students to travel and further work on projects related to art, architecture, design, and engineering. This year's projects include "Las Primeras Lluvias De Mayo | The First Rains Of May," by Ana Hierro A’20, Jessica Martinez A’20, and Christien Vargas A’20, "On Exchange," by Juan Carlos Javier AR’21, “Endurance of a Breathing Archive,” by Danny Polonsky A’20, and “Building, Dwelling, Thinking,” by Cheung Lun Jeremy Son AR’20 and Shuqing Zhan AR’20. This year's project exhibitions investigate food consumption in Puerto Rico, fermentation and its tools in the Philippines, seed procurement, archiving and utilization in St. Petersburg, Russia, and Swiss tradition in the context of its architecture.
Faculty News
Nader Tehrani, Arch dean/fac | Award | “Villa Varoise by NADAAA: 2019 Best of Year Winner for Large Country House,” INTERIOR DESIGN | Editorial | “Cultural sites under attack in the age of unaccountability,” THE ARCHITECTS’ NEWSPAPER, January 10, 2019

Anthony Vidler, Arch fac | Obituary | “Obituary: Robert M. Maxwell, 1922-2020, ARCHITECTURAL RECORD, January 15, 2020
Lydia Kallipoliti, Arch fab | Lecture | “The Architecture of Closed Worlds,” IAAC Lecture Series 2019/20, IAAC Auditorium, January 10, 2019, Barcelona, Spain

Tulay Atak, Arch fab | Article | “Resident Alien,” architektur.aktuell, November 14, 2019 ( English)
Alumni News
Diller Scofidio + Renfro (Elizabeth Diller, AR '79, Ricardo Scofidio, AR '55/Arch fac emeritus) | Award | The Shed: Honor Award, 2020 AIANY Design Awards
| Article | “Notes from New York: Building on MoMA's Bones,” ARCHITECT magazine, January 7, 2019

Daniel Libeskind, AR ’70 | Article | “Daniel Libeskind: ‘Frank Lloyd Wright inspired me to go beyond the obvious’,” THE GUARDIAN, January 14, 2019

Elizabeth Diller, AR ’79 | Article | “The Missed Opportunities of MOMA’s Expansion,” ARCHITECT MAGAZINE, December 19, 2019 | Participant | the World Around: Architecture's Now, Near & Next, sponsored by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, January 25, 2020, NYC
Michael Samuelian, AR ’95/Arch fac | Article | “Where Did Hudson Yards Come From? This Little-Known Report Helped Start It All,” GOTHAM GAZETTE, January 15, 2020

Rayyane Tabet, AR ’08 | Solo Exhibition | Arabesque, Storefront for Art and Architecture, January 23–April 18, 2020, NYC | Article | “Rayyane Tabet: Alien Property,” THE NEW YORKER
Open Calls & Opportunities
NEW

DESIGN AWARDS
The 2020 SARA Design Awards is now accepting intent registration forms. SARA offers recognition and celebrates the outstanding achievements of our colleagues in the fields of Architecture and Design. Registration Deadline: January 24

OPEN CALL 
Re-fest: Re-Generation is seeking proposals for performances, conversations, and exhibition works to present in New York City and Los Angeles that engage the theme Re-Generation. Deadline: February 1

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Creativetime Emerging Artist Open Call invites artists working in all mediums to submit proposals for a new public art commission, to be presented in New York City in 2021. Deadline: March 15

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The 2020 Deborah J. Norden Fund, a program of The Architectural League of New York, awards up to $5,000 annually in travel grants to students and recent graduates in the fields of architecture, architectural history, and urban studies. Deadline: April 19

CALL FOR PAPERS
Dubai 2020: Rapid Cities - Responsive Architectures is a conference coinciding with EXPO 2020: design, planning & construction in the modern world and exploring contemporary design and construction. Abstracts Deadline: June 30 

DEADLINES APPROACHING  

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Passive House 2020: Choose Your Future Conference Building owners, industry professionals, manufacturers, and policymakers will share how they leverage the internationals Passive House Standard, and choose their futures. Deadline: January 24 

CALL FOR APPLICANTS
American Academy in Rome: Visiting Artists and Scholars Program is accepting applications for the spring and summer season. Deadline: January 31

CALL FOR APPLICANTS
2020 HART HOWERTON TRAVEL FELLOWSHIP  is available to undergraduate and graduate students in planning, architecture, landscape architecture or urban design who will be entering their final year of study in September 2020. Deadline: January 25

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Harvard Graduate School of Design's 2020 Wheelwright Prize  is an open international competition that awards $100,000 to a talented early-career architect to support expansive, intensive research. Deadline: January 26, 2020

CALL FOR APPLICANTS
MOA ARCHITECTURE: Kiyoshi Murata Scholarship + Internship  offers an annual merit based private scholarship award + paid summer internship (plus paid travel and living reimbursement) to students in accredited architectural programs. Deadline: January 31

SUMMER INTERNSHIPS
DESIGN WORKSHOP is looking for energetic and motivated students to join their 10-week summer internship program. Deadline: January 31
CALL FOR ENTRIES
AIANY New Practices New York 2020: Pause is looking for new, innovative architecture practices who offer a distinct point of view and are unafraid to carve out their own creative voice. Deadline: January 31

APPLICATIONS OPEN
Bard Graduate Center Research and Visiting Fellowships   are designed to further the institution's goal of promoting research in the areas of decorative arts, design history, and material culture. For questions, please contact fellowships@bgc.bard.edu. Deadlines: November 15, 2019 and February 1

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Arnold W. Brunner Grant   furthers advanced study in any area of architectural investigation that will contribute to the knowledge, teaching or practice of the art and science of architecture. Deadlines: February 3

ONGOING  

 CALL FOR ENTRIES
The Architectural League Prize for Young Architects + Designers: Value invites young architects and designers to submit work to the annual Architectural League Prize Competition. Projects of all types, either theoretical or real, and executed in any medium, are welcome. Deadline: February 10

DESIGN COMPETITION
Jane’s Walk Tee-Shirt Design This year we are seeking designs to feature on our 2020 Jane’s Walk t-shirt. Local New York-based artists are encouraged to apply. Deadline: February 11

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
American Roundtable A new Architectural League initiative, which will bring together on-the-ground perspectives on the condition of American communities and what they need to thrive going forward. Deadline: February 18

CALL FOR ENTRIES
Superscape 2020 is a biennial prize that seeks to explore new models of urban living within a 30 year timeline. Deadline: March 16

DESIGN COMPETITION 
JPG: Workspaces for Tomorrow gives students and young professionals in the field of architecture and design the opportunity to consider the evolving role of work in our society, and how our work spaces could be transformed. Deadline: March 20, 2020

GRANT OPPORTUNITY
NYSCA Architecture + Design Support The Cooper Union offers sponsorship to faculty, staff or teams' independent projects for the 2020 New York State Council on the Arts Architecture + Design Grants Program. Projects cannot be part of curriculum or commissioned work. If you would like application support, please contact Siri McDonald . Deadline: March 28

DESIGN COMPETITION
Legendary Bird Home 2020 tasks participants to present innovative designs for a bird house that can be built at home using sustainable materials and methods. Registration Deadline: April 14

DESIGN COMPETITION
BELT TIGHTENING - Bungalows for the Millenial Family  Learning from the history and design of bungalows and utilizing the standard Chicago lot, design a new housing prototype for Chicago. Deadline: May 22