MUSEUM OF MODERN ART

MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
New York, New York

A full reorganization and major expansion of the Museum totaling 630,000 s.f. of new construction and renovation including a new 5-story Gallery wing, a new wing for Education and new office and support spaces arrayed about the restored Sculpture Garden. In addition to 125,000 sf of gallery space for the museum’s permanent collections and temporary exhibitions, the project included a major new entrance and public lobby, two restored and one new auditorium, several restaurants, a library and departmental archives and a full complement of exhibition support spaces.  The project was built to designs of Y. Tanaguchi who was awarded the commission after a competition in 1997. S. Rustow led the KPF team as architect of record, which had responsibility for all stages from design development through construction and designed the renovation/restoration of the Museum’s original Goodwin-Stone building as well as the Philip Johnson addition of 1964.  The team was also responsible for the reprogramming and interior design of the Cullman Education Wing. 630,000 sf. $315,000,000. Completed 2006

S. Rustow with Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
 

  • 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.