In 1993, architect Stephen Holl and artist Vito Acconci famously collaborated on the renovation of NYC’s Storefront for Art and Architecture. Almost 20 years later the Storefront is transformed again—this time by a young, Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary studio called Snarkitecture.

“Please remove your shoes,” chemical engineer and Cooper Union graduate Jason Banfelder requests, upon entering the room. “And anything metallic,” adds Vanessa Borcherding, who sits behind a counter where a set of 3D glasses is neatly lined up.

Along with the interior design of apartments for Ralph Lauren and Giorgio Armani, Thomas O’Brien has worked on a wide variety of interiors over the years, from his own Manhattan apartment to 60 Thompson, a 12-story, 100-room boutique hotel in SoHo.

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Flash back ten years: As the late-1990s Internet bubble was bursting, Fahey, Lucci, and Piazza were working together as designers and creative directors at a global digital agency. Instead of waiting for their employer to fold, they decided to try to keep working together.

At Cooper Union, our official alumni magazine, is now online.

Daniel Okrent and Jamshed Bharucha, Behavior Design, Educating Students to Lead in a Global Context and more.