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SUMMER PROGRAM
Introduction to Architecture Online: Summer 2022
ENROLLMENT DEADLINE — TOMORROW, JUNE 14
The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of The Cooper Union announces our upcoming summer intensive program that features a virtual curriculum accessible to high school and college students worldwide. As an institution that is committed to the pursuit of excellence and learning, we view our current circumstances as an opportunity to advance our thinking through radical experimentation between various forms of online engagement, digital interface, virtual modeling and representation techniques. The pleasure of making and experimentation are fundamental to our discovery of architecture and the innovation of the discipline, as well as a deeply thoughtful form of social and cultural dialogue where the imaginary becomes possible.
Applications are currently open and all potential students are encouraged to apply soon.
Enrollment Deadline is June 14.
High School Student Program Dates: July 5 - August 5 | Apply Now
College Student Program Dates: July 5 - July 29 | Apply Now
You may watch our public Live Information Session to get an overview of the program's curriculum, pedagogy, and focus for this year. The video features examples of former participants' work and presentations by faculty and staff.
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CURRENT WORK
Critical Response, Kashef Chowdbury/URBANA
Tuesday, June 28
Scholastic Big Red Auditorium and Zoom | 7:00 PM
The spring 2022 Current Work series focuses on architectural practices designing museums, schools, and cultural centers that contend with the complex legacies of place.
Kashef Chowdhury cofounded the Dhaka-based firm URBANA in 1995 and has led the practice as solo principal since 2004. The firm’s projects span various typologies and methodologies, from climate-action initiatives to cultural, educational, sports, health, industrial, religious, and residential facilities. In its own words, the practice aims to cultivate “a contextually and socially responsible…architectural and planning response” to the twin crises of climate change and migration in Bangladesh.
Recent projects include:
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Friendship Hospital Satkhira, a brick hospital in a rural fishing community in Bangladesh oriented around a rainwater-collecting canal;
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Ukhia Schools, a prototype school in a Rohingya refugee camp constructed entirely of bamboo;
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Kuakata Cyclone Shelter, an exposed concrete cyclone shelter that doubles as a school and community clinic in rural Bangladesh.
Kashef Chowdhury studied architecture at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). He received an ar+d Award for Emerging Architecture from The Architectural Review in 2012, an Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 2016, and the RIBA International Prize in 2021. URBANA received first prize in the national competition for the Independence Monument and the Museum of Bangladesh in 1997.
The lecture will be followed by a conversation and Q&A with Paul Lewis. Lewis is a principal at LTL Architects and a professor and former associate dean at Princeton University School of Architecture. He is the president of The Architectural League.
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
The event is co-sponsored by The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of The Cooper Union.
1.5 New York State and AIA CEUs available for both in-person and virtual participants.
This program is free and open to all. All participants—both in-person and online—must register in advance. All registered online attendees will be sent a link to participate through Zoom. In-person lecture attendees are required to show proof of complete COVID-19 vaccination and booster and must wear a mask while indoors.
You may register to attend through Zoom here.
You may register here to attend in person at Scholastic's Big Red Auditorium (130 Mercer Street, NYC).
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LETTER FROM NADER TEHRANI
Farewell — 2022
Dear Students, Faculty, Alumni, and Members of the Cooper Community:
As I prepare this message, I am very much looking forward to the End of Year Exhibition tonight, marking the first time we come back together in person for this occasion in over two years. Looking back on my seven years at Cooper Union, this has been the one event to which I have looked forward consistently, in great part because of the vast array of people it brings together in celebration. It is also the moment where I got to meet most of you who do not have the occasion to walk our halls on a daily basis. So, I welcome you again, and hope that many are joining us for what promises to be an extraordinary exhibition.
For me, this particular address departs from the annual ones of prior years because it is the last I will deliver in this capacity. It has been an immense honor to have served as the dean of The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture, and now the time has come for new leadership, an expanded vision, and another set of challenges. These have been important but transitional years in many ways. Each year has projected new demands, all while we tried to introduce new opportunities for the program.
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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 2022 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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Julian Palacio, Arch fac | Feature | “Vertically-Integrated Projects (VIP) at Cooper Union,” YOUTUBE, June 7, 2022
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Murray Legge Architecture (Murray Legge AR’90) | Featured | “The 2022 AIA Small Project Awards recognizes modestly sized designs with a big impact,” THE ARCHITECT’S NEWSPAPER, June 6, 2022
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John Lin AR’02 | Participant | Research on the Move: Dialogues with M+/ Design Trust Research Fellows, M+, West Kowloon Cultural District, June 26, 2022, Hong Kong/online
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DEADLINES APPROACHING
CALL FOR APPLICANTS
The Cooper Union Grant Program is open to any Cooper Union employee or student and funds projects that enhance Cooper Union students’ learning experiences; our faculty teaching, scholarship, and practice. Deadline: July 1
FELLOWSHIP
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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.
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CALL FOR ALLIES
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 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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