“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.

With the Asian Tsunami in 2004, and Hurricane Katrina the following year, the destructive power of the sea moved to the forefront of the collective psyche.

"In teaching and working with students and faculty, I’ve learned more about the texture and nuances of our academic community. Among them is an unparalleled commitment by students to their work."

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.

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.

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.