VIRTUAL EXHIBITION
End of Year Show 2020

Virtual Exhibition Programming through July 31

The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture continues its year-end tradition by mounting a virtual End of Year Show!

At a time when the school’s buildings are physically inaccessible, Architecture faculty, students, and staff have collaborated to create a virtual exhibition using Unreal Engine gaming technology to visualize and simulate the Foundation Building, allowing visitors to traverse its spaces and explore student work in a digital environment.

The exhibition's opening event was held online on June 17 at 5 pm EST. The program included introductory remarks from Dean Nader Tehrani; a tour of virtual exhibition spaces within the Foundation Building by curators Steven Hillyer, Director of The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture Archive, and Farzin Lotfi-Jam, Assistant Professor Adjunct; and closing remarks from Assistant Dean Hayley Eber. This was the first in a series of exhibition-related programs the School is planning, with additional events to take place through July 31.

The End of Year Show includes work from across all five years of undergraduate design studios, from first year foundational Architectonics through Thesis, as well as work from the Master of Architecture II program, seminars, and other courses. Users navigating the exhibition across several floors of the Foundation Building will be able to view student drawings, 3D renderings, and additional content such as videos, animations, and slide presentations.  
SUMMER PROGRAM
Introduction to Architecture Online: Information Session Video

Admissions cycle closing on June 30

In light of the recent spread of COVID-19 in New York City, The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of The Cooper Union is proud to announce our upcoming summer intensive program that features a new virtual curriculum accessible to 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 engagements, 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.

Watch the recording of our public Live Information Session   to see an overview of the program's curriculum, pedagogy, and focus for this year. The video features examples of former participants' work and presentations by program faculty including Prof. Mersiha Veledar and Prof. James Lowder, followed by a live Q & A session with Assistant Dean Hayley Eber.
ARCHLOG
Anders Abraham - In Memoriam

Posted Tuesday, May 19
by Anne Romme and David Gersten

Anders Abraham, AR’91 and faculty member from 2000-03, died on May 1, 2020 after a long period of illness.

There are certain figures, who through their life and work, create a new horizon, re-imagine and re-articulate the aspirations of a discipline and, in doing so, become the hope of a generation. Anders Abraham is just such a figure; he set the bar for all of us through his deep intellect, ethos of precision, exploratory mind and generosity of spirit. 

Some of Anders' student and teaching work can be accessed in the   Student Work Collection database .
ONLINE RESOURCES
The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture Online Resources

Posted Friday, April 3

The School of Architecture has posted a list of online Resources for its students, faculty, and staff on The Cooper Union’s website. This content includes messages from Dean Tehrani, registration instructions, IT resources, upcoming online lectures, media and relevant links from architecture and other cultural institutions.
ANNOUNCEMENT
COVID-19 Updates

For campus-wide COVID-19 updates, please visit The Cooper Union's website.
Faculty News
Lydia Kallipoliti, Arch fac | Article | “On Interference: Designing Strange Life Forms That Don’t Always Listen,” Ardeth No. 5 , Issue on “Innovation,” June, 2020 | Exhibition | “Golem,” Museum on the Seam: Socio-Political Contemporary Art Museum, June 18, 2020, Jerusalem, Israel | Interview | “Architect of the Day to Follow,” Marie Claire Magazine, June, 2020
Tulay Atak, Arch fac | Conference Committee | “Curriculum for Climate Agency: Design (in)Action,” 2021 ACSA/EAAE Teachers Conference, Scientific Track Committee, June 24-26, 2021
Alumni News
SITU Research (Basar Girit, Aleksey Lukyanov-Cherny, Brad Samuels, AR ’05) | Article | “SITU Research teams with Amnesty International for video primer on tear gas,” THE ARCHITECTS’ NEWSPAPER, June 16, 2020
Open Calls & Opportunities
NEW

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
2021 ACSA/EAAE Teachers Conference: Curriculum for Climate Agency welcomes a range of formats for presentation and communication, from full-paper and project based presentations, to workshop-based interactions, to graphic, visual and/or textual analyses on themes. Deadline: October 14

CALL FOR APPLICANTS
Paul A. Castrucci Architects Paid Internship is looking for senior architecture students or recent graduates for an 8-week-long summer internship. Deadline: Unspecified

DEADLINES APPROACHING

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
RADIO ART ARCHIVE FELLOWSHIP wis a nine-month, part-time engagement for a radio artist and scholar living and working in the United States. Deadline: June 30

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Urban Assemblage: The City as Architecture, Media, AI and Big Data A conference on an interdisciplinary reading of the built environment as architecture, data, technology and artistic creation. Deadline: June 30

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Cities in a Changing World: Question of Culture, Climate and Design A conference on architecture, urbanism, planning, sociology, environments, infrastructure and economies. Deadline: June 30

CALL FOR APPLICANTS
The Ghost Residency is a competitive 9-month internship for graduate architects offered by Mackay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects. Deadline: June 30

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Urban Assemblage: The City as Architecture, Media, AI and Big Data Virtual Conference focuses on the role of computers in design, control and making of the public realm as a cross disciplinary, complex and expanding field. Deadline: June 30

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

ONGOING  

DESIGN AWARDS 
The SARAs 2020 celebrate design excellence in architecture and design through an annual Awards Program which attracts entries from individuals, firms, and students from around the world. Deadline: July 15

CALL FOR ENTRIES
Architecture Thesis of the Year | ATY 2020 is an international architecture thesis competition that aims to a platform to encourage the tireless efforts and exceptional creativity of students and their path-breaking ideas on a global scale. Deadline: July 31

CALL FOR ENTRIES 
WARMING Architecture Competition calls on students and professionals from the fields of architecture, planning and design to submit projects that respond to our changing climate and environment. Deadline: August 2

CALL FOR ENTRIES
Tamayouz International Graduation Projects Award 2020 invites thesis project entries from graduating architecture and landscape design students worldwide. Deadline: August 15

CALL FOR ENTRIES 
MICROHOME 2020 invites participants to submit their designs for a micro home - an off-grid modular structure that would accommodate a hypothetical young professional coupe. Deadline: September 9

CALL FOR ENTRIES
The HOME competition 2020   What do you believe will be the future of home? This competition invites all designers to explore ideas of domestic architecture for the future. Deadline: October 25

CALL FOR ESSAYS 
What is Sustainable Architecture? Do you have something to say about sustainable architecture? ARCHHIVE BOOKS is calling for essay submissions for their next print publication. Deadline: November 11

DISTANCE LEARNING DISCUSSIONS  
ACSA Open, Web-Based Meetings Archive offers a series of discussions and resources on distance learning from academic professionals across the country. Ongoing Access.

COVID-19 RESOURCE KIT 
Vera List Center for Art and Politics Resource Kit lists a number of resources ranging from virtual programs and events to emergency grants and funding for those in need during this time.