LECTURES AND EVENTS

Tuesday, October 2 , 2018
Current Work | Sean Godsell: An Antipodal Architecture


Australian architect Sean Godsell will discuss four of his firm's projects that range in scale from a mass-produced relocatable dwelling for emergency housing to a new "Design Hub" for RMIT University in Melbourne. Godsell received his BArch and March from The University of Melbourne. After working in London for Sir Denys Lasdun and in Melbourne for the Hassell Group he established Godsell Associates Pty Ltd Architects in 1994.

A discussion between Godsell and New York Times architecture critic Michael Kimmelman will follow the lecture.

This lecture is co-sponsored with The Architectural League of New York.

Tickets are free for Cooper Union students and faculty with valid ID, and League members.
In Remembrance: Robert Silman, 1935-2018


A celebration of the life and work of Robert Silman (1935-2018), founder and President Emeritus of Silman, Structural Engineers, with remarks by Deborah Berke, John H. Beyer, Peg Breen, James S. Polshek, Claude Samton, Robert A.M. Stern and others.

This event is free and open to the public. Please  RSVP
College Night 2018: Monster Masquerade


With  Drawing New York, students can enjoy a  Frankenstein themed after-hours experience with a costume contest, exhibition tours, sketching, live music, and more!
Featured Exhibitions:
College Night is made possible with generous support from the Robert O. Lehman Foundation.
Toward a Concrete Utopia: Architecture in Yugoslavia, 1948-1980

Students of the School of Architecture designed and fabricated five models featured in this exhibition currently on view in the 3rd Floor Exhibition Galleries at the Museum of Modern Art. The Project began as an elective class "Modeling Yugoslav Architecture," taught by Matthew Worsnick, 2016-17 MRC Fellow in Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art. 

The exhibition was organized by Martino Stierli, The Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design, The Museum of Modern Art, and Vladimir Kulic, guest curator, with Anna Kats, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Architecture and Design, The Museum of Modern Art. 

Visit the exhibition webpage here
FACULTY NEWS
Nader Tehrani, Arch dean/fac | Lecture | Clemson University School of Architecture, September 26, 2018, Clemson, SC

David Gersten, AR '91/Arch fac | Presentation | "Engaging in a Changing World: The Transformative Power of Education Across Disciplines,"University at Albany College of Arts and Sciences, 25 Years of Excellence, October 16, 2018, Albany, NY

Mersiha Veledar, Arch fac | Publication | "Healing the City: Elemental Constructions and the Universal Language of Architecture," The ACSA New Instrumentalities publication, Madrid, Spain | Panelist | Open Cities: 2018 ACSA/COAM Madrid International Conference, June 14-16, 2018 Madrid, Spain  

Michael Samuelian, AR '95/Arch fac | Keynote | Planning for Sustainability at the Neighborhood Scale, Center for Architecture, September 22, 2018, NYC
ALUMNI NEWS
Toshiko Mori, AR '76 | Article | "What an award-winning architect says she learns from 'younger minds'," MONEYISH, September 24, 2018

Peggy Deamer, AR '77 | Lecture |  Lobbying for Architecture, PLAT & Rice Design Alliance Lecture Series: Sharing, October 10, 2018, Houston, TX

Elizabeth Diller, AR '79 | Article | "Prada invites three leading female architects: Kazuyo Sejima, Elizabeth Diller and Cini Boeri for Luggage Designs," METALOCUS, September 23, 2018

Joan Ockman, AR '80/Arch fac | Article | "Barry Bergdoll, Robert Miller, Jennifer Bonner, and more remember the late Robert Venturi," THE ARCHITECTS' NEWSPAPER, September 25, 2018

Reiser Umemoto (Jesse Reiser, AR '81, Nanako Umemoto, AR '83) | Article | "Reiser Umemoto's Taipei Pop Music Center prepares for the spotlight," THE ARCHITECTS' NEWSPAPER, September 14, 2018

Catherine Seavitt Nordenson, AR '94 | Lecture | Roberto Burle Marx and Public Landscapes under Dictatorship, Sciame Lecture Series, Spitzer School of Architecture, City College, October 11, 2018, NYC | Speaker | Designing Water, Longwood Gardens, October 17-18, 2018, Kennett Square, PA

Rural Urban Framework (principals John Lin, AR '02, Joshua Bolchover) | Group Exhibition | Design for Good: Architecture for Everyone, Museum of Design, September 23, 2018-January 20, 2019, Atlanta, GA

Nicholas Pevzner, AR '05 | Article | "Gas Flows Below," URBAN OMNIBUS, September 12, 2018

SITU Studio (Basar Girit, Aleksey Lukyanov-Cherny, Bradley Samuels, all AR '05) | Studio Visit | Workplace Wednesday: Studio Visit, organized by Center for Architecture, October 10, 2018, Brooklyn, NY

Michael Overby, AR '06 | Article | "Reiser Umemoto's Taipei Pop Music Center prepares for the spotlight," THE ARCHITECTS' NEWSPAPER, September 14, 2018

Lamare Wimberly, AR '07 | Article | "Glenstone Museum by Thomas Phifer and Partners," ARCHITECTURAL RECORD, September 21, 2018

Greg Bonner, AR '07 | Article | "Glenstone Museum by Thomas Phifer and Partners," ARCHITECTURAL RECORD, September 21, 2018

Danny Wills, AR '12 | Article | "Space Saloon Rethinks Design-Build through a Workshop in California's High Desert," ARCHDAILY, August 21, 2018

Sean Gaffney, AR '12 | Article | "Space Saloon Rethinks Design-Build through a Workshop in California's High Desert," ARCHDAILY, August 21, 2018

Teddy Kofman, AR '13 | Article | "The Senses: An Exhibit That Provokes Beyond Vision," EDUCATION UPDATE ONLINE, September/October 2018
OPEN CALLS & OPPORTUNITIES
NEW

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | Bard Graduate Center Research Fellowships: Whose Story? University, museum, and independent scholars and practitioners with a PhD or equivalent professional experience are invited to apply for funded research that fits within the theme of "Whose Story?" Deadline: November 1, 2018. Learn More...  

CALL FOR PROPOSALS | The 2018 Steedman Fellowship in Architecture: Infrastructures is open to anyone with an accredited degree in architecture within the last eight years. The $50,000 fellowship is granted biannually to support 6-12 months of international travel for architectural research. Deadline: November 1, 2018. Learn More...  

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS | Community Impact Competition Gallery is curated by NYHC Rising Leaders Network to feature innovative projects making a difference in neighborhoods across NY State. Submit your affordable housing or community development project. Deadline: November 7, 2018. Learn More...  

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS | The AIANY Design Awards 2019 recognizes outstanding achievement in design by AIANY members, NYC-based architects in any location, and work in NY by architects around the globe. Deadline: December 3, 2018. Learn More...  

DESIGN CHALLENGE | Eleven: PLASTIC WORLDS is an effort to fight plastic waste in our waters. We invite creatives and visionaries from all around the world to join in and fight plastic pollution through raw creativity, imagination and talent. Deadline: January 11, 2019. Learn More...  
DEADLINE APPROACHING   

FREE WORKSHOP | The Steel Institute of New York: Composite Plate Shear Wall is a non-proprietary building core system developed by Ron Klemencic, Michel Bruneau and Amit Varma. Ron, Michel and Amit will lead a workshop on its implementation. The workshop takes place on Friday, October 5 from 8:30AM to 12:30PM at the Times Center, 242 W 41st Street, Manhattan. RSVP here.  

DESIGN COMPETITION | LA+ ICONOCLAST asks you to redesign New York's Central Park, which has been fictionally devastated by eco-terrorists. Deadline: October 10, 2018. Learn More...

OPEN REGISTRATION | Urban Green's 2018 Emerging Professionals Career Fair is an annual event connecting talented young professionals with recruiters from firms in sustainable architecture, interior design, real estate, and more. Admission is free, but registration is required. Deadline: October 12, 2018. Learn More... 

IDEAS COMPETITION | The Rio Reimagined was created to summon and celebrate revelatory observations and big imaginative ideas with the hope of strengthening connections between the eight communities that directly share the Rio Salado in the Phoenix metro area. Deadline: October 15, 2018. Learn More...

CALL FOR PROPOSALS | Figment: City of Dreams Pavilion 2019 will be a gathering place for people to meet, learn about the arts programs on Roosevelt Island, enjoy a performance or lecture, and enjoy this temporary structure. Deadline: October 15, 2018.  Learn More...
ONGOING  

DESIGN COMPETITION | The Korea Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai seeks a unique and innovative Korea Pavilion design for Expo 2020 Dubai, opening in October, 2020. Deadline: October 31, 2018. Learn More...

OPEN CALL | CCA - Centring Africa. Postcolonial Perspectives on Architecture is a collaborative and multidisciplinary research project on architecture's complex developments in sub-Saharan African countries after independence. The project asks how to understand architecture's historical role in neocolonialism, globalization and decolonization. Deadline: October 31, 2018. Learn More... 

GRANT OPPORTUNITY | AIANY: Stewardson Keefe Lebrun Travel Grant is awarded to further the personal and professional development of an architect in early or mid-career through travel. Deadline: November 1, 2018. Learn More...

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | The American Academy in Rome: Rome Prize 2019-2020 supports innovative and cross-disciplinary work in the arts and humanities. Each year the prize is awarded to about thirty artists and scholars who represent the highest standard of excellence and who are in the early or middle stages of their career. Deadline:  November 1, 2018. Learn More...


IDEAS COMPETITION | arch out loud: WASTE, LAGOS LANDFILL STADIUM asks participants to design a multipurpose stadium at the former Olusosun Landfill. Deadline: December 17, 2018. Learn More...

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS | /narratives/ publication is an annual print publication with a quarterly digital output featuring architectural projects, products, places, and people tapping into the contemporary built environment in Ghana and abroad. Deadline: December 31, 2018. Learn More...

DESIGN CHALLENGE | Metals in Construction Magazine: Create a New Urban Pathway challenges designers, architects to submit your vision for a pedestrian bridge that navigates efficiently between two sites. Deadline: February 1, 2019. Learn More...

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS | The Journal of Architectural Education Issue 73:2 : WORK With Architectural work increasingly undervalued and often unrewarding, is it possible to reevaluate the nature of what we do, how we perform tasks, and recalibrate the labor of those in related fields and for ourselves? Deadline: February 1, 2019. Learn More...

CALL FOR APPLICANTS | The Lyceum Fellowship Competition presents the opportunity to propose a welcoming place of sanctuary in the form a new arrival center on Angel Island for new immigrants as well as a place of reflection for past immigrants and the communities within which they now live. Deadline: March 22, 2019. Learn More... 

                                                                                         

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