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Sam Anderson is an architect and teacher whose practice is a national leader in the design of collection storage and art conservation facilities, bringing design creativity and technical expertise to clients including the Harvard Art Museums, the Huntington Library, the Guggenheim Museum, MoMA, Oberlin College, the Getty Conservation Institute, the Dallas Museum of Art, SFMOMA, Yale University, the American Antiquarian Society, the Penn Museum, and the Barnes Foundation. A LEED accredited professional, Mr. Anderson has a lifelong commitment to approaching elegance through the efficient use of space, materials and energy. Several of his projects have received awards for design excellence and sustainable design. An Adjunct Professor at The Cooper Union for 20 years, he teaches building technology and the third year integrated design studio. Mr. Anderson is a graduate of Harvard College (BA cum laude) and The Cooper Union (B Arch). He established his firm in 1991, following eight years of practice at Gwathmey Siegel & Assocs. and Smith-Miller+Hawkinson Architects.  

Mr. Anderson's CV is available here.

 

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Robyn Kanner is a creative director with a passion for telling urgent human stories.

As the creative director for Biden-Harris ’20, she led branding for a handful of verticals, including social, ads, merch, video, planes, trains, buses, and stadiums. After President Biden’s victory, she continued this work for the Inauguration.

Robyn then launched her own studio, collaborating with clients like Spotify, Showtime, and Governor Josh Shapiro. She led the Democratic National Committee’s first major brand refresh since President Obama’s took office. Within 18 months, her studio joined forces with Studio Mosaic, allowing her to continue working with organizations such as the ACLU, RWJF, and Lambda Legal. She is a visiting professor at Cooper Union.

An avid film lover, Robyn contributes to The Verge through conversations with directors about the decisions they make behind the camera.

  • 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.