Diane Lewis: In Memoriam

Posted on May 16th, 2019 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: Academic, The Cooper Union

“The combination of fierce charisma, a fighting spirit, and a stubborn intellectual posture defined her living days, and in hindsight, we come to appreciate the sum of it as an ambition for all of us to emulate. A tireless protagonist, she would conduct reviews that would end some five hours after the end of the day; her love of debate through the jousting of words, ideas, and positions defined the many events she hosted. Lewis left behind many things, but her most recent book, Open City: Existential Urbanity, will serve as a document of the many pedagogies she explored, the constellations of ideas she sponsored, and the platforms of debate she invented.”

More from Nader’s memorial published in the Journal of Architectural Education a/to issue HERE.

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Diana Agrest Book Celebration Tonight

Posted on May 2nd, 2019 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: The Cooper Union

Congratulations to Cooper Union Professor Diana Agrest on her new book ‘Architecture of Nature: Nature of Architecture’. The book is based on eight years of research at the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of The Cooper Union. A celebration is being held this evening on the Third Floor of The Foundation Building.

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Solo Exhibit by Torkwase Dyson now open at Cooper

Posted on March 28th, 2019 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: Events, The Cooper Union

Through April 25th artist Torkwase Dyson will present a solo exhibition entitled I Can Drink the Distance at the The Cooper Union’s Gallery at 41 Cooper Square. Dyson is the Spring 2019 Robert Gwathmey Chair in Architecture and Art at The Cooper Union. The exhibition “considers how the body unifies, balances, and arranges itself to move through built environments. Attuned to the shape patterns of industry—from the history of global trade to contemporary colonization and extraction—Dyson thinks through the various ways humans oppose the violence of these synergistic systems with methods of improvisation and spatial planning.” More on the exhibition HERE.

In conjunction with the exhibition, Dyson will give a lecture on Tuesday, April 2, in the Cooper Union’s Great Hall, more info HERE.

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Last chance to catch ‘Drawing Codes’ in NYC

Posted on February 20th, 2019 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: Installations + Exhibitions, The Cooper Union

The Cooper Union show closes this coming Saturday, February 23rd. It will then travel to the University of Virginia, where it will open on March 18! (see poster below).

Photo: Lea Bertucci / The Cooper Union, Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture

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NADER AT THE ROYAL DANISH ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS ON MONDAY

Posted on February 1st, 2019 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: Lectures, The Cooper Union

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DRAWING CODES EXHIBIT AT COOPER

Posted on January 18th, 2019 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: The Cooper Union

The Cooper Union’s Irwin s. Chanin School of Architecure along with California College of the Arts Digital Craft Lab is hosting the second volume of ‘Drawing Codes’ beginning on January 22nd and running through February 23rd in the Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Gallery, 7 East 7th Street, NYC, 2nd Floor. A gallery roundtable will be held on Tuesday, January 29th with a reception following.

Curated by Andrew Kudless and Adam Marcus, participants include; Benjamin Aranda & Chris Lasch; Bradley Cantrell & Emma Mendel; Sean Canty; Madeline Gannon; Howeler + Yoon; MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY; Ibañez Kim; IwamotoScott Architecture; Stephanie Lin; V. Mitch McEwen; MILLIØNS (Zeina Koreitem & John May); Nicholas de Monchaux and Kathryn Moll; MOS (Michael Meredith & Hilary Sample); Catie Newell; Tsz Yan Ng; William O’Brien Jr.; Outpost Office; Heather Roberge; Jenny Sabin; SPORTS; John Szot; T+E+A+M; Nader Tehrani; and Maria Yablonina.

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HENRY COBB AT COOPER TONIGHT

Posted on December 4th, 2018 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: Lectures, The Cooper Union

TONIGHT AT 7PM IN COOPER’S GREAT HALL – – PANEL: THE PREDICAMENT OF ARCHITECTURE

A panel with explore Henry Cobb’s discussion of the predicament of architecture through his recently published book Words & Works 1948-2018. The panel includes Cobb, Nader Tehrani, Preston Scott Cohen, Elizabeth Diller and Marion Weiss.

“On the one hand, it is impossible for architecture to ignore the ethical obligation stemming from the fact that buildings are intended to be useful. On the other hand, it is fatal for architecture to become trapped in the condition of being merely useful. From the ethical perspective, architecture is contaminated by its art status, while from the artistic perspective, it is contaminated by its use status. Yet this is precisely what makes our art so important in the culture: Every work of architecture is inescapably enmeshed in the systems of power and standards of ethical conduct from which its art status demands with equal insistence that it be liberated. The reconciliation of these seemingly irreconcilable demands precisely defines, in my view, the ultimate task of the architect.” – Henry Cobb

This lecture is co-sponsored with The Architectural League of New York. Tickets required.

Located in The Great Hall, in the Foundation Building, 7 East 7th Street.

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TOMMOROW AT COOPER: SYMPOSIUM: THESIS NOW

Posted on November 30th, 2018 by Hannah Wang

Posted under: The Cooper Union

Laurie Hawkinson, “Cinetrain,” Thesis 1982-83. Faculty John Hedjuk, Anthony Candido, Peter Eisenman, Donald Wall, and Regi Weile.

Organized to address the agency, relevance, and history of the thesis studio in architecture curricula, Thesis Now is divided in three sessions moderated by Hayley Eber, Nader Tehrani and Eva Franch Gilabert:

  • Session 1 | 9:30 AM | Agency and Legacy will examine the value thesis carries both in and beyond the academic experience.
    Participants include: Andrew Kovacs, Caroline O’Donnell, Bryan Young, Deborah Garcia, Zenia Koreitem.
  • Session 2 | 11:30 AM | Research will focus on the various forms and roles played in structuring a thesis. This session asks each participant to explore the newly available Digital Access Project, a digital database of theses completed at The Cooper Union between 1966–2003. The presentations will center on topics or findings derived from researching the archive, and will be limited to 10 minutes each, followed by a moderated discussion.
    Participants include: Jimenez Lai, Bryony Roberts, Farzin Lotfi-Jam and Arindam Dutta.
  • Session 3 | 1:45 PM | Pedagogy will integrate and expand on the material presented in a moderated discussion addressing shifting ideas shaping thesis curricula and pedagogy today.
    Participants include: Joan Ockman, Scott Colman, Stan Allen, Cristina Goberna, and Andrew Holder.
  • A reception will follow the symposium in the Gelman Foyer.

This symposium is organized by Michael Young and Igor Bragado.

Saturday, December 1st from 9:30am -5:00pm at the Frederick P. Rose Auditorium, at 41 Cooper Square. The event is free and open to the public. General public should reserve a space. More info and registration HERE.

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HASHIM SARKIS: CYANOMETRICS AT COOPER TOMORROW

Posted on November 29th, 2018 by Hannah Wang

Posted under: Lectures, The Cooper Union

Hashim Sarkis will lecture tomorrow, Friday Nov. 30th, at The Cooper Union. The lecture will be held at 6:30pm in the Frederick P. Rose Auditorium, at 41 Cooper Square (on Third Avenue between 6th and 7th Streets). More info HERE.

Byblos Blue Installation, Valparaiso Biennale, 2017. Photo by Daniella Samira Maamari.

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TONIGHT AT COOPER: CECIL BALMOND: SOFT LOGIC, SERIAL OUTCOMES

Posted on November 29th, 2018 by Nicole Sakr

Posted under: Lectures, The Cooper Union

“An internationally renowned artist, architect and engineer, Cecil Balmond OBE, is widely considered to be one of the most significant creators of his generation. Balmond transcends the conventional boundaries of discipline, working in the crossover between art and science. In this dynamic area, he has re-invented the very concept of space, transforming the meaning of geometry, form and structure.”

Tonight from 6:30pm – 9:00pm Cecil Balmond with lecture in the Frederick P. Rose Auditorium, at 41 Cooper Square. The event is free and open to the public and is approved for 1.5 LU | HSW Continuing Education Credits. More info and registration HERE.

 

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