Cooper Union

School of Art

Nov 19

Nov 19 Opening Receptions
Nov 19

Patty Chang, Hysterical Geographies and The Wandering Lake

Patty Chang speaks as part of the Fall 2019 IDS Public Lecture Series
Dec 03

Shannon Mattern, "Urban Algorithms"

Shannon Mattern discusses how methods of urban listening have “sounded out” the city

Founded by inventor, industrialist and philanthropist Peter Cooper in 1859, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art offers education in art, architecture and engineering, as well as courses in the humanities and social sciences.
“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.”
From its beginnings, Cooper Union was a unique institution, dedicated to founder Peter Cooper's proposition that education is the key not only to personal prosperity but to civic virtue and harmony.
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.