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NEWS
Dean Tehrani Elected to American Academy of Arts and Letters
Posted Thursday, April 8
On March 5, 2021 the American Academy of Arts and Letters announced its election of Dean Nader Tehrani as a new member. Tehrani is among a new cohort of twenty-nine members and four honorary members, all of whom will be inducted into the Academy in a virtual awards ceremony on May 19th at 7 p.m. EDT.
Membership in the Academy is limited to 300 architects, visual artists, composers, and writers who are elected for life and pay no dues. The new members were elected by vote of the existing membership. The honor of election is considered the highest form of recognition of artistic merit in the United States. New members in elected in 2021 include architects James Corner, Walter Hood, and Meejin Yoon; artists Mark Bradford, Michael Heizer, and Lorna Simpson; writers Ta-Nehisi Coates, Barbara Kingsolver, and Elizabeth Kolbert; and the musician Wynton Marsalis. New honorary members include Mikhail Baryshnikov and Spike Lee.
Photo by Carmen Maldonado AR'23.
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STUDENT LECTURE SERIES
Brenda Zhang (Bz): The Master's Concerns
Friday, April 9
Zoom | 6:30 PM
Brenda Zhang (Bz) is a designer, artist, organizer, and educator based on Tongva land (Los Angeles, USA). They are a founding member of SPACE INDUSTRIES and an organizer with the Design As Protest Collective and Dark Matter University.
In their art practice, they are interested in sincerity as armor, physical and cultural construction as entangled processes, and the ongoing practice of translation as a deep inquiry into how power and narrative shape one another. As a queer femme Chinese-diasporic artist, they construct new narratives through intentional misreading, misalignment, hiding in plain sight, and an extreme attachment to certain objects.
In their design and research practice, they are interested in how disciplinary tools of architecture can be used to imagine futures beyond settler colonialism, racial capitalism, and cisheteropatriarchy. In particular, they investigate hybrid spaces -domestic and industrial, urban and hinterland, familiar and planetary- as found conditions of the Capitalocene and potential sites for new understandings of Place.
This event is free and accessible to the public through Zoom. Please register in advance here.
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ARCHLOG
Exhibition Event - Lebbeus Woods: Zagreb Free Zone Revisited
Posted Friday, April 9
On April 13, at 12 pm EDT (6 pm CET) the Oris House of Architecture will broadcast an online opening event for its current exhibition Lebbeus Woods: Zagreb Free Zone Revisited. This exhibition recreates Zagreb Free Zone—a show originally held at the Zagreb Museum of Arts and Crafts (MUO) in 1991 by former School of Architecture faculty member Lebbeus Woods (1940 – 2012).
Woods taught at The Cooper Union for 25 years, and his commitment to educating architects is extensively documented in the School of Architecture’s Student Work Collection database. The School is also working closely with the Estate of Lebbeus Woods to finalize a donation of his pedagogical records to the Architecture Archive. These records, which document his design studios and seminars at The Cooper Union, will be available for educational and research use.
Image: Lebbeus Woods, 1991. Zagreb Free Zone © Estate of Lebbeus Woods (Detail)
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CURRENT WORK
Lionel Devlieger: Rotor - Reverse Architecture
Tuesday, April 20
Zoom | 12:30 PM
Brussels-based Rotor was founded in 2006 as a research and design practice that “investigates the organization of the material environment.” In 2016, the firm launched Rotor Deconstruction, a cooperative that organizes the reuse of construction materials through the dismantling, processing, and trading of salvaged building components.
Rotor cofounder Lionel Devlieger is a researcher, designer, educator, and exhibition maker. His work focuses on the material implications of contemporary culture, especially in the realm of architecture. Devlieger has taught architecture at UC Berkeley, TU Delft, Columbia University, and London’s AA School. He has curated and designed, with Rotor, exhibitions on architecture and material culture, and in 2018 coauthored Deconstruction et reemploi, a reference textbook on building component reuse.
The lecture will be followed by a conversation and Q&A moderated by Paul Lewis, partner at LTL Architects, professor and associate dean at Princeton University School of Architecture, and president of The Architectural League of New York.
This lecture has been approved to offer 1.5 AIA and New York State CEUs.
This event is organized by The Architectural League of New York and co-presented with The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of The Cooper Union.
This event is free and accessible to the public. You may register here.
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PUBLICATION LAUNCH
Manifest #3: Future Fossils and Elysian Fields
Tuesday, April 20
Livestream | 6:30 PM
What does it mean to grapple with the immensity of the Americas? For the third issue of Manifest: A Journal of the Americas, we aim to highlight propositions that have taken seriously the “bigger than big” -design and representational experiments aimed at narrating, framing, or enacting the American continent and the forms and ideas which it animates. For this event two of the founding editors, Anthony Acciavatti and Dan Handel, will moderate a conversation between Lydia Xynogala on “Future Fossils” and Enrique Ramirez on “Elysian Fields” in the Americas.
Manifest is an independent print publication dedicated to exploring the art, architecture and landscapes of the Americas.
This event is free and will be streamed live on Youtube. Please register in advance here.
The Livestream link will be emailed to all registered audience members on the day of the event.
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STUDENT LECTURE SERIES
Goldin + Senneby: A Thorn in the Side
Friday, April 23
Zoom | 6:30 PM
In the winter of 1882, a starfish larvae caught by a fisherman in Messina, Sicily, found itself under a microscope with a thorn in its side. Quite literally. It was a thorn taken from a nearby tangerine tree, introduced under the skin of the starfish. Being devoid of both blood cells and a nervous system, it’s hard for us to imagine what this might have felt like for the starfish, if anything. But the thorn was soon surrounded by mobile cells much like a splinter in a finger would be on a human.
The zoologist on the other end of the microscope identified the insertion of this thorn as an intrusion, and the response in the starfish as a defense, thereby introducing the metaphor of “immunity-as-defense” into biology. And implicitly characterizing life as war by other means in a way which no previous medical theory had done. The later addition of auto-immunity, harks back on this metaphor, suggesting the autoimmune condition as being at war with oneself.
In this artist talk, Goldin+Senneby revisit this meeting of the starfish and the citrus thorn from the perspective of living with an autoimmune condition and a growing discomfort with the very language which frames such a condition. A sense that the metaphors themselves are a thorn in the side.
This event is free and accessible to the public through Zoom. Please register in advance here.
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CURRENT WORK
Emmanuel Pratt: [Re]Constructing PUBLIC TRUST - Reframing Past, Present, and Future
Thursday, April 29
Zoom | 6:00 PM
Emmanuel Pratt is cofounder and executive director of the Sweet Water Foundation (SWF), a nonprofit organization based on Chicago’s South Side. SWF engages local residents in the cultivation and regeneration of social, environmental, and economic resources in neighborhoods that have suffered the effects of long-term disinvestment. Drawing on the transformative possibilities of Regenerative Neighborhood Development, defined by SWF as an “emergent design process that dynamically cultivates intentional acts of civic arts and participatory design as integral components to reimagine the urban ecology of the built environment,” SWF has transformed four contiguous city blocks into The Commonwealth, “a real-world, physical manifestation of how built spaces reflect and impact understanding of the common and the collective.”
The lecture will be followed by a conversation and Q&A moderated by Chicago-based Casey Jones, the firmwide Design Leadership Council Director and a principal at Perkins & Will. He formerly served as the Deputy Director for Overseas Building Operations at the U.S. Department of State and the Director of Design Excellence at the U.S. General Services Administration.
This lecture has been approved to offer 1.5 AIA and New York State CEUs.
This event is co-sponsored by The Architectural League of New York and the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture.
This event is free and accessible to the public. You may register here.
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EXHIBITION
A Building You Should Know - The John S. Chase Residence
Friday, March 12 through Friday, April 23
Online
This exhibition follows the early trajectory of John S. Chase's practice along with the development of his residence. The house Chase completed in Houston for his family in 1959—and then substantially altered in 1968—was thus a remarkable personal accomplishment. It was also a crucial meeting place in Houston’s social and political life (and beyond), and a landmark in American architecture: the Chase Residence was one of the first Modernist houses to use an enclosed interior courtyard as a true extension of the public realm of the house, not as a garden, lightwell, or circulation space.
-- David Heymann, AR'85, FAIA
Harwell Hamilton Harris Regents Professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Texas
This exhibition is free and accessible online.
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SUMMER PROGRAM
Introduction to Architecture Online
Application Portal is Open
In light of the spread of COVID-10 in New York City, 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 early.
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 2020 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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Guido Zuliani, Arch fac | Lecture | Design Chronicles of an Urban Architecture, Fakulteta za arhitekturo Univerza v Ljubljani, March 28, 2021, Zoom
Lesley Lokko, Arch fac | Article | "‘The school should be a protective space for a new canon to emerge’: Lesley Lokko and fostering the future of spatial possibility," THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW, March 5, 2021
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Mokena Makeka, Arch fac | Judge | 2021 WAN Awards
Michael Samuelian AR’95/Arch fac | Article | "Project to Map How Next New York Leaders Can Leverage Technology to Address City's Problems," GOTHAM GAZETTE, March 2, 2021
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Toshiko Mori AR’76 | Speaker | Book Talk – Radical Architecture of the Future with Beatrice Galilee, Center for Architecture, April 5, 2021, webinar
Michael Friedlander AR’79 | Obituary | "Michael Friedlander, Urban Architect of Offbeat Designs, Dies at 63," THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 1, 2021
Elizabeth Diller AR’79 | Speaker | URBAN AGE DEBATES: Humanizing the City: can the design of urban space promote cohesion and healthier lifestyles?, LSE Cities, the Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft and the LSE School of Public Policy, April 27, 2021, online
David Wallance AR’80 | Featured | "Featured Member: David Wallance, FAIA," AIA NEW YORK, March 31, 2021
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Gabriella D'Angelo MAR’12 | Article | "Blanchard, D’Angelo, Tessendorf Recognized with Faculty Prizes," HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES, April 1, 2021
Thomas Heyer AR’16 | Article | "Thomas Heyer of Cover Democratizes Design with Factory-Made Homes," SURFACE, March 29, 2021
Jemuel Joseph AR’16 | Article | "Thomas Heyer of Cover Democratizes Design with Factory-Made Homes," SURFACE, March 29, 2021
Alexis Rivas AR’16 | Article | "Thomas Heyer of Cover Democratizes Design with Factory-Made Homes," SURFACE, March 29, 2021
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CALL FOR ENTRIES
DEADLINES APPROACHING
FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY
CALL FOR INTERNS
CALL FOR APPLICANTS
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
CALL FOR STUDENT ATTENDEES
ONGOING
CALL FOR APPLICANTS
AIANY Civic Leadership Program (CLP) is open to architects, designers, and urban planners who are interested in exploring the intersection of design, advocacy, and policy. Deadline: April 26
AWARD COMPETITION
STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION
STUDENT AWARD COMPETITION
AWARD COMPETITION
THE PLAN AWARD 2021 invites professionals to submit projects in multiple categories. Deadline: May 31
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
CALL FOR ENTRIES
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STUDENT AWARD COMPETITION
SARA 2021 National Design Awards has opened and invites students and professionals to submit projects for consideration in this year’s awards program. Deadline: August 1
CALL FOR APPLICANTS
SOM: YEAR ONE is a program that cultivates the next generation of design leaders with a unique program to jumpstart your career in architecture, engineering, urban planning, or interior design. Rolling Deadline: April 1 - August 15
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
Global Design Graduate Show 2021 invites recent graduates in the creative fields, including architecture and art, to submit their thesis projects for an online showcase. Deadline: August 25
CALL FOR PAPERS
FREE GROCERIES
The College Student Pantry welcomes all college students in need of groceries. Founded in September 2020, we are 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
CALL FOR APPLICANTS
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
Shifting Ground The Architectural League of New York invites you to submit photographs, videos, or drawings accompanied by short written observations about the spaces around you. Deadline: Rolling
DISTANCE LEARNING DISCUSSIONS
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