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DEAN SEARCH
The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture —Dean Candidate Presentations
Sean Anderson on Tuesday, May 31
Rose Auditorium and Zoom [Join Here] | 6:00 PM
Catherine Seavitt on Wednesday, June 1
Rose Auditorium and Zoom [Join Here] | 6:00 PM
Please join us to meet the finalists in our search for the Dean of The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture. Candidates will be giving presentations in the Rose Auditorium on Tuesday, May 31st and Wednesday, June 1st from 6:00 pm to 8:00 PM. There will be an opportunity for questions and answers after each presentation. Food will be served. There will be a Zoom available so those of you who wish to participate but are unable to attend in person can join us.
These presentations are for the sole participation of students, faculty, and staff of The Cooper Union. As all of our candidates are currently employed at other institutions, we wish to honor their request for confidentiality external to the Cooper Union Community.
We are excited for you to meet the candidates.
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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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EXHIBITION
End of Year Show Live
Opening Tuesday, May 24
Foundation Building | 5:00 PM
Exhibition Hours
May 25–June 12, 2022
Tuesday thru Sunday, 12–7pm
Note: The exhibition will be closed during the Memorial Day weekend, May 28 - 30
This event is free and open to the public. Proof of Covid-19 vaccination, booster and wearing of masks are required.
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CURRENT WORK
DnA_Design and Architecture
Tuesday, May 31
Zoom | 7:00 PM
DnA_Design and Architecture is an interdisciplinary practice founded in Beijing, China, in 2004. Its founding principal, Xu Tiantian, practices what she calls “architectural acupuncture”: a subtle, localized approach to the revitalization of rural China’s built environment. In collaboration with village communities and provincial governments, DnA has built over 20 public structures in China’s mountainous Songyang County and other rural regions. Using natural materials and local craft, its work celebrates each site’s cultural heritage while opening new social and economic futures in the places where it works.
Recent projects include:
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Hakka Indenture Museum, a village museum that incorporates the site’s original irrigation pattern into its design;
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Huiming Tea Space, a workshop that showcases the local tea production process and functions as a sundial for the Chinese zodiac;
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Jinyun Quarries, an ongoing transformation of nine abandoned quarries into public spaces for social and cultural activities.
Xu Tiantian received a master’s degree in urban design from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design and a baccalaureate in architecture from Tsinghua University in Beijing. She has received numerous awards, including The Architectural League Prize for Young Architects + Designers, the Design Vanguard Award, two WA China Architecture Awards, and The Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture. In 2020, she was appointed an honorary fellow of the American Institute of Architects. Xu’s work is included in the current MoMA exhibition, Reuse, Renew, Recycle: Current Architecture from China.
The lecture will be followed by a conversation and Q&A with Calvin Tsao. A founding principal of Tsao & McKown, Tsao serves on the boards of the American Academy in Rome and The Architectural League of New York.
The event is co-sponsored by The Architectural League of New York.
This event is free and open to the public through Zoom. Registration is required. Please register in advance here.
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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.
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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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SUMMER PROGRAM
Introduction to Architecture Online: Student Teacher Application
Deadline: Tuesday, May 31
The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture is looking to hire enthusiastic students and recent graduates to assist in teaching this year’s Introduction to Architecture Online: Foundation Studies and Portfolio Development for High school and College Students programs. The framework of the programs' pedagogy introduces participants to Architectonics [structure, geometry, materiality] in tandem with multiple representational drawing, and modeling tools and techniques. The program deploys instructional sessions, projects, and reviews to facilitate experimentation and mentor students in the process of advancing their understanding of space while discovering the pleasure of making. The program will be coordinated by Professor Veledar.
All applicants are encouraged to become familiar with the summer program descriptions, and watch the live information session to review previous student work examples and get a sense of the program content and focus.
Students and recent alumni who meet the pre-requisites and demonstrate interest in teaching may fill out the application and submit a recent portfolio and CV.
Please note that the application can only be submitted once.
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SUMMER PROGRAM
Introduction to Architecture Online: Summer 2022
Deadlines Approaching: Apply Now!
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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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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Steven Hillyer AR’90/Arch staff | Award | 2022 Grants to Individuals, Graham Foundation
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Alexander Gorlin AR’78 | Honoree | Comunilife 2022 Anniversary Breakfast, June 13, 2022, NYC
RUR Architecture (Jesse Reiser AR’81, Nanako Umemoto AR’83) | Article | “Opened the last spaces and buildings of the Taipei Music Center by RUR Architecture,” METALOCUS, May 25, 2022 | Participant | Symposium: Jeffery Kipnis & The Quest for the New, Tu Wien Digital Architecture & Planning, May 19, Wien, Austria | Exhibition | Geoscope 2 Worlds at the Biennale Meets Roma, Lebens Wert[e] Architektur, Roma Campus, May through November, 2022
Shigeru Ban AR’84 | Article | “Building Relief Shelters from Paper: Ban Shigeru / Architect," NHK WORLD-JAPAN, May 23, 2022 | Participant | Shelters – Public Debates 2022, Norman Foster Foundation, June 8, 2022, Madrid, Spain
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Michael Morris AR’89 | Speaker | Extraterrestrial Home: Building the Foundations for Life in Space, VIVA TECHNOLOGY, June 15-18, 2022, Paris, France
Minkyu Kim AR’14 | Feature | "Makgeolli: How Korean rice wine is stepping out of soju's shadow," CNN, May 22, 2022
Kevin Chow AR’22 | Featured | "Senior Snapshots: Architecture 2022, THE COOPER UNION, May 18, 2022
Sanjana Lahiri AR’22 | Featured | "Senior Snapshots: Architecture 2022, THE COOPER UNION, May 18, 2022
Maria Eleni Komninou AR’22 | Featured | "Senior Snapshots: Architecture 2022, THE COOPER UNION, May 18, 2022
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Open Calls & Opportunities |
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DEADLINES APPROACHING
CALL FOR APPLICANTS
URBAN OMNIBUS, The Architectural League of New York’s interdisciplinary publication seeks a full-time Managing Editor to play a central role in its small editorial team. Deadline: June 2
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
ONGOING
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
MIT Press | Thresholds 51 Journal: Heat is particularly invested in alternative architectural and aesthetic mobilizations of heat — in the contestation of thermal violence, in the activation of ritual, or in the warmth of community, desire, and lust. Deadline: June 1
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
CALL FOR APPLICANTS
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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 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
CALL FOR APPLICANTS
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