Fabio Gramazio will present a lecture presenting research that examines the changes in architectural production requirements that result from introducing digital manufacturing techniques. Our special interest lies in combining data and material and the resulting implications this has on the architectural design. The possibility of directly fabricating building components described on the computer expands not only the spectrum of possibilities for construction, but, by the direct implementation of material and production logic into the design process, it establishes a unique architectural expression and a new aesthetic.

The in-person lecture is open to Cooper Union students, faculty, and staff in room 315F. This event is free and accessible to the public through Zoom. Registration is required, please register in advance here.

The author Michael Young will briefly present the themes of his book titled Reality Modeled After Images, followed by a conversation with Edward Eigen and Lydia Kallipoliti. Drinks and lite fare will be available and the book will be for sale through Venmo and Paypal.

Michael Young is an architect and educator practicing in New York City where he is a founding partner of the architectural design studio Young & Ayata. Young & Ayata have received the Progressive Architecture award, the Design Vanguard Award, the Young Architects Prize, and a first-place prize for the design of the Bauhaus Museum in Dessau, Germany. Michael is an Assistant Professor at the Cooper Union. He has published numerous essays, and the books The Estranged Object (Graham Foundation, 2015) and Reality Modeled After Images (Routledge, 2021). Michael was the 2019-20 Rome Prize Fellow at the American Academy in Rome.

This event is free and accessible to the public for in-person attendance in The Peter Cooper Suite. Lecture attendees are required register in advance, show proof of vaccination and wear a facial covering indoors. Please register in advance here.

This event will be conducted through Zoom. All participants must register in advance, please register here. 

This lecture is the 2021 annual Ratensky Lecture, organized by the AIANY Housing Committee to honor individuals who have made significant lifetime contributions to the advancement of housing and community design. This event is co-presented by the AIANY Housing Committee, The Architectural League of New York and The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of The Cooper Union.

This event will be conducted in-person and through Zoom. All participants— both in-person and online— must register in advance, please register here. 

THE DISTINGUISHED IRWIN S. CHANIN PROFESSOR LECTURE

Diana Agrest will present selected work that define significant moments in the development of her practice in connection to her critical work on urban and architectural discourse, illustrating the determinant role of urban form and culture on architecture through work ranging from urban project to the architecture object itself. Rather than in a chronological order the work presented will be organized through concepts focusing on questions of urban form its articulation with the social, political and ideological aspects both in discourse and the actual social context linking the imaginary, the symbolic and the real. The determinant role of urban form and culture on architecture will be illustrated through urban and architecture projects. 

Diana Agrest, FAIA is an internationally renowned architect, theoretician, author, educator and filmmaker. She is well known for her unique and pioneering critical approach to architecture and urbanism practice and theory She is a founding partner of Agrest and Gandelsonas Architects. Her designed and built projects ranging globally from urban projects, housing complexes and master plans to single family residences and interiors have received numerous awards. 

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Virtual Registration: The lecture is also accessible through Zoom. Advanced registration is required, please register for virtual attendance here.

STUDENT LECTURE SERIES Nicolas Dorval-Bory: Energy, Matter, and Other Oddities

Nicolas Dorval-Bory (1980) is a french architect who graduated in 2007. After various collaborations in Santiago, Buenos Aires and Paris (2009-2013), his office Nicolas Dorval-Bory Architectes, located in Paris, operates today in a wide range of scales in France and abroad.

This event is free and accessible to the public through Zoom. Advanced registration is required. Please register here.

The student program offers an inside look at the architectural profession, highlighting the varied and creative career paths open to graduates of architecture school.

In this video documenting a portion of the League’s 30th annual Student Program, presentations and a panel discussion offer insight into the careers and work of four practitioners —Delma Palma, Todd Palmer, Bo Liu, Andreas Kostopoulos — followed by a discussion moderated by League program director Anne Rieselbach. 

You may watch the video here.

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