2015 Student Presentation: The Photo Gallery

At the end of every May the lobbies, halls, studios and classrooms of The Cooper Union turn into exhibition space for student work completed during the past academic year. If you couldn't be there, here is just some of what you missed. Following the practice of each school, works from the School of Art are identified only by the artist, works from The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture are identified by the studio in which they were created and works from the Albert Nerken School of Engineering are identified by project.

We wish to thank the Cross Ridge Foundation, a family foundation created by a descendent of Peter Cooper, for its support of The Cooper Union End of Year Show.

Photos by Joao Enxuto.

 

  • 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.