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Mon, Feb 5, 12pm - Thu, Feb 22, 2018 12pm

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Architecture at Cooper: Current Student Work
Monday, February 5 – Friday, February 22, 2018

In conjunction with the inauguration of Laura Sparks, Cooper Union’s thirteenth president, The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture has mounted a presentation of selected undergraduate and graduate design studio projects completed in the Fall 2017 semester. This presentation, a cross section of current work—and a window into the creative life of the school—is accompanied by drawings from Computer Applications and Descriptive Geometry, Freehand Drawing and Advanced Drawing. Design studio projects include Animate Archi-Techtonics; Material Echoes; Analysis of works of architecture from the American Midwest; Determinants of Urban Form and emerging Thesis work.

Gallery Hours
Tuesday – Friday 2-7pm
Saturday and Sunday 12-7pm

The Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Gallery
The Cooper Union
7 East 7th Street, 2nd Floor
New York City

 

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  • “My feelings, my desires, my hopes, embrace humanity throughout the world,” Peter Cooper proclaimed in a speech in 1853. He looked forward to a time when, “knowledge shall cover the earth as waters cover the great deep.”

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  • Peter Cooper wanted his graduates to acquire the technical mastery and entrepreneurial skills, enrich their intellects and spark their creativity, and develop a sense of social justice that would translate into action.