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VISITING LECTURE
Brad Cloepfil: Calling
Thursday, January 27
Zoom | 6:30 PM
Brad Cloepfil’s talk, Calling, will touch upon the key forces of inspiration, engagement and negotiation, in the work of Allied Works: Forces of site, of cultural context, of construction, of energy and risk. It will be a visual discussion and exploration, augmented by an exchange with Nader Tehrani.
The event will be moderated by Nader Tehrani.
Brad Cloepfil, Founding Principal, Allied Works Architecture Architect, educator, and principal of Allied Works, Brad Cloepfil creates culturally resonant architectural designs that are forged by the defining elements of their mission and site. He has designed and realized a wide range of projects around the world, including civic and educational institutions, arts organizations and museums, and private residences. He has received particular acclaim for his work on creative and cultural projects and for crafting powerful spaces for art and interaction.
This event will be conducted through Zoom. Zoom account registration is required, please register in advance here.
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ARCHLOG
School of Architecture Students Win 2021 SOM Foundation Award
Posted Thursday, January 20
The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture is pleased to announce that Sanjana Lahiri and Kevin Chow, both AR’22, have received the 2021 Robert L. Wesley Award from the SOM Foundation. Named in honor of the first Black partner at SOM, the award supports BIPOC undergraduate students enrolled in architecture, landscape architecture, interior architecture, urban design, or engineering programs in the United States.
Dean Tehrani notes “It gives me great pleasure to see that Sanjana and Kevin’s hard work has been recognized by the SOM Foundation. The Robert S. Wesley award goes to young designers and scholars of significant ambition, and both of these students have successfully brought their design interests and scholarship into meaningful confluence. With a sophistication of thought and eloquence of communication, both have led critical discussions within this school for some time. I trust that this award might serve both as a great launching pad for further research, perchance for graduate studies and far beyond.”
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EXHIBITION
Husserl and Spatiality: A Phenomenological Ethnography of Space
On View Tuesday, February 8 through Thursday, March 3
Third Floor Hallway Gallery
The black and white photographs presented in this exhibition were taken during Tao DuFour’s fieldwork in the city of Salvador, Brazil in the summer of 2010. They are exhibited accompanying the launch of DuFour’s book, Husserl and Spatiality: A Phenomenological Ethnography of Space, published in 2022 by Routledge.
Husserl and Spatiality is an exploration of the phenomenology of space and embodiment, based on the work of Edmund Husserl. Little known in architecture, Husserl’s phenomenology of embodied spatiality established the foundations for the works of later phenomenologists, including Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s well-known phenomenology of perception. Through a detailed study of his posthumously published and unpublished manuscripts on space, DuFour examines the depth and scope of Husserl’s phenomenology of space. The book investigates his analyses of corporeity and the “lived body;” extending to questions of intersubjective, intergenerational, and geo-historical spatial experience; what DuFour terms the “environmentality” of space.
This exhibition is open to current Cooper Union students, faculty, and staff.
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PANEL DISCUSSION AND BOOK LAUNCH
Jeffrey Nesbit: Nature of Enclosure
Tuesday, February 8
Zoom | 12:00 PM
Brad Cloepfil’s talk, Calling, will touch upon the key forces of inspiration, engagement and negotiation, in the work of Allied Works: Forces of site, of cultural context, of construction, of energy and risk. It will be a visual discussion and exploration, augmented by an exchange with Nader Tehrani.
The event will be moderated by Nader Tehrani.
Brad Cloepfil, Founding Principal, Allied Works Architecture Architect, educator, and principal of Allied Works, Brad Cloepfil creates culturally resonant architectural designs that are forged by the defining elements of their mission and site. He has designed and realized a wide range of projects around the world, including civic and educational institutions, arts organizations and museums, and private residences. He has received particular acclaim for his work on creative and cultural projects and for crafting powerful spaces for art and interaction.
This event will be conducted through Zoom. Zoom account registration is required, please register in advance here.
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PANEL DISCUSSION AND BOOK LAUNCH
Husserl and Spatiality: A Phenomenological Ethnography of Space
Thursday, February 11
3rd Floor Lobby and Zoom | 5:30 PM
Please join the School of Architecture for an interdisciplinary panel discussion and launch of the book Husserl and Spatiality: A Phenomenological Ethnography of Space, authored by Tao DuFour, AR’02, and published in 2022 by Routledge. Participants will include Tao Dufor, moderator Leslie Hewitt, Natalie Melas, Jorge Otero-Pailos, and Anthony Vidler. This event is accompanied by an exhibition of associated photographs and field notes from DuFour’s fieldwork in Brazil.
Husserl and Spatiality is an exploration of the phenomenology of space and embodiment, based on the work of Edmund Husserl. Little known in architecture, Husserl’s phenomenology of embodied spatiality established the foundations for the works of later phenomenologists, including Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s well-known phenomenology of perception. Through a detailed study of his posthumously published and unpublished manuscripts on space, DuFour examines the depth and scope of Husserl’s phenomenology of space. The book investigates his analyses of corporeity and the “lived body,” extending to questions of intersubjective, intergenerational, and geo-historical spatial experience, what DuFour terms the “environmentality” of space.
In-person attendance to the lecture is open to Cooper Union students, faculty, and staff. Members of the public may attend through Zoom only. Please register for Zoom attendance in advance here.
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NEWS
The School of Architecture Announces a Search for Its Next Dean
Posted Tuesday, January 11
The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art invites nominations and letters of application for the position of Dean, the academic and administrative leader of the School. The Cooper Union is comprised of the schools of Architecture, Art, Engineering, and the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences. The institution follows Peter Cooper’s radical commitment to diversity and his founding vision that fair access to an inspiring free education and forums for courageous public discourse foster a just and thriving world. The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture occupies an exceptional position, nationally and globally, as an intensive laboratory for pedagogy, design, and distinguished scholarship in architecture.
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VIDEO ARCHIVE
Watch Our Public Lectures and Events Anytime
Vimeo | On Demand
The School of Architecture records, archives and publishes videos of public programs to open access and accommodate asynchronous learning and research for audiences in different time zones. You may visit our Vimeo channel for access to all our video content.
You may also use Cooper website's search bar to look for a particular lecture title or a lecturer's name to find embedded videos of their events with us, if any are available, along with other pertinent event and bio information.
If you recently missed a lecture or event you wanted to see, make sure to check out the Fall 2021 and the Spring 2021 Lecture and Events Lists. Links to earlier semester event lists are found at the bottom of their respective event pages.
Our public programs are free and recorded for access anytime.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
Coronavirus Response
For campus-wide COVID-19 updates and resources, please visit The Cooper Union's website.
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NADAAA (Nader Tehrani, Arch dean/fac, principal) | Award | “2022 AIANY Design Awards," AIA NEW YORK, January 22, 2022 | Featured | "Meet the winners of the 2022 AIANY Design Awards," THE ARCHITECT'S NEWSPAPER, January 11, 2022 | Article | “The Cooper Union begins its search for a new school of architecture dean," THE ARCHITECT'S NEWSPAPER, January 17, 2022
John Hejduk AR’50/Arch dean & fac emeritus (deceased) | Featured | "The Cooper Union begins its search for a new school of architecture dean," THE ARCHITECT'S NEWSPAPER, January 17, 2022
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Anna Bokov, Arch fac | Interview | "Anna Bokov: Avant-Garde as Method: Vkhutemas and the Pedagogy of Space, 1920-1930," NEW BOOKS NETWORK, December 29, 2021
Mae-ling Lokko, Arch fac | Award | "SOM Foundation Announces Winners of the 2021 Research Prize," SOM NEWS, January 17, 2022
Thomas Phifer, Arch fac | Award | "2022 AIANY Design Awards," AIA NEW YORK, January 22, 2022 | Featured | “Meet the winners of the 2022 AIANY Design Awards," THE ARCHITECT'S NEWSPAPER, January 11, 2022
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Diller Scofidio + Renfro (Elizabeth Diller AR’79, Ricardo Scofidio AR’55/Arch fac emeritus) | Article | “Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Adjaye Associates, BIG and more shortlisted for Barbican Centre revamp," THE ARCHITECT'S NEWSPAPER, January 11, 2022
Sanjana Lahiri AR’22 | Award | "SOM Foundation Announces Winners of the 2021 Robert L. Wesley Award," SOM NEWS, January 17, 2022
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Kevin Chow AR’22 | Award | "SOM Foundation Announces Winners of the 2021 Robert L. Wesley Award," SOM NEWS, January 17, 2022
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Open Calls & Opportunities |
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CALL FOR APPLICANTS
DEADLINES APPROACHING
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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
2022-23 Visiting Professorships The Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture invites early to mid-career practitioners, scholars, and studio educators to apply for the Ann Kalla Professorship in Architecture and the Joseph F. Thomas Visiting Professorhip. Deadline: February 14, 2022
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ONGOING
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The Marker Design Challenge is a dedicated recognition of women in architecture in which participants are prompted to design a physical marker that will be placed next to a structure designed by a woman anywhere in the world. Deadline: March 30
CALL FOR REGISTRANTS
International VELUX Award invites students of architecture to explore the role of daylight and sunlight as sources of energy in architecture and inspire new thinking. Deadline: April 15, 2022
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MICROHOME - Small living, huge impact is an ideas competition open to students and professionals that prompts participants to design a new concept of small-scale architecture. Deadline: April 19
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Iceland Volcano Coffee Shop is a project competition that prompts participants to design a coffee shop at the base of an Icelandic volcano. Deadline: April 20
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Caramel Shore Traveller Rooms is a project competition open to all that prompts participants to design eco-friendly cabins in Europe’s greenest country. Deadline: April 20
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
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Lyceum Fellowship 2022 Competition: UNDERLAND challenges students to create a solution for the Friesenhahn Cave site, an important paleontological site outside of San Antonio and managed by Concordia University in Austin, Texas. Deadline: May 26, 2022
CALL FOR APPLICANTS
Interior Design Instructor Position Texas Christian University invites any qualified recent architecture graduates to join the Department of Design to prepare the next generation of creative leaders in the arts. Deadline: Open until filled
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FREE GROCERIES
The College Student Pantry welcomes all college students in need of groceries. Open first and third Wednesdays from 3-5pm. Stop by 602 E 9th St in the East Village (corner of Ave B) for a free bag of groceries. Ongoing: 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at 3PM.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Harvard Design Press seeks book proposals from researchers, practitioners, theorists, historians, and critics, among others. Deadline: Rolling
CALL FOR SUPPORT
Mophradat: Support the Arts in Beirut Prioritizing those already disadvantaged, and those who influence the community around them in a thoughtful manner, Mophradat offers resources to artists, visual thinkers and architects. Deadline: Rolling
CALL FOR ALLIES
CALL FOR STUDENT PROPOSALS
Write for Urban Omnibus! Shaped by a wide range of contributors In an effort to advance the collective work of city making, Urban Omnibus calls for students and professionals to submit article proposals. Deadline: Ongoing
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