ANNOUNCEMENT
Event Cancellations

March 12 through April 17

With the health and safety of our community in mind, The School of Architecture is observing restrictions on travel and large gatherings to avoid the spread of COVID-19. We regretfully announce the cancellation of all programmed events from March 12 through April 17, 2020.

You may visit our homepage for updates related to campus safety and accessibility.
EXHIBITION
Nivola in New York: Figure in Field

Closing Friday, March 13 at 7:00PM
Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Gallery

Due to the closure of The Cooper Union's Foundation Building during the weekend of March 14-15, the exhibition will now close at 7PM on Friday, March 13.

An exhibition of the work of Italian sculptor Constantino Nivola (1911-1988), known for his large-scale bas-reliefs, murals, and free-standing sculptural installations created in collaboration with architects. The exhibition is the first-ever to tell the story of Nivola's built New York City projects through maquettes and sculptures, original drawings, site-specific photographs, and related ephemera. The exhibition also features a timeline outlining 62 projects that Nivola made in collaboration with architects over approximately 40 years. This exhibition is organized in collaboration with the Costantino Nivola Foundation.

This exhibition is free and open to the public.

Image: Apartment Building Lobby, 1955. Raymond Loewy, Designer. 1025 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY.
Faculty and Staff News
Nader Tehrani, Arch dean/fac | Lecture | “Explorations Beyond a Besieged Autonomy,” hosted by Architecture and Design Network, Windgate Center of Art + Design, March 3, 2020, Little Rock, AR | Article | “Venice Architecture Biennale 2020 will proceed as scheduled, announces exhibitors,” THE ARCHITECTS’ NEWSPAPER, February 27, 2020 | Article | “RISD North Hall by NADAAA,” ARCHITECTURAL RECORD, March 2, 2020

Lydia Kallipoliti, Arch fac | Article | “Moving to Mars: From spacesuits and transport to food and shelter - designers reveal their visions for how humans will live on the Red Planet,” The Daily Mail, January 17, 2020 | Workshop and Panelist | “Contested Histories of Ecological Design,” Ph.D Symposium: Dirvergence in Architectural Research, Georgia Institute of Technology, March 6, 2020, Atlanta, GA
Catherine Seavitt Nordenson, AR ’94/Arch fac | Lecture | Kent State University College of Architecture & Environmental Design, March 4, 2020, Kent, OH

Bryan Young, Arch fac | Lecture | The Architectural League, Emerging Voices 2020, March 12, 2020, NYC

Steven Hillyer, AR ’90/Arch staff | Article | “La storia di Costantino Nivola, il sardo che ha conquistato New York,” Artribune, February 20, 2020 | Article | “Discover the Work of an Unsung Yet Prolific NYC Public Artist, Costantino Nivola,” UNTAPPED NEW YORK, February 24, 2020 | Article | “Cooper Union Exhibition Highlights the Work of Costantino Nivola,” ARCHITECTURAL RECORD, February 24, 2020
Alumni News
Diller Scofidio + Renfro (Elizabeth Diller, AR ’79, Ricardo Scofidio, AR ’55/Arch fac emeritus) | Article | “Diller Scofidio + Renfro tapped to restore Frank Lloyd Wright-designed theater in Dallas,” THE ARCHITECTS’ NEWSPAPER, February 25, 2020

Andrew Skurman, AR ’76 (principal Skurman Architects) | Article | “The Winners of This Year's ICAA Arthur Ross Awards Have Been Announced,” ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST, February 21, 2020

Toshiko Mori, AR ’76 | Article | “2020 Newly Elected Members,” AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTERS, February 26, 2020 | Monograph | Toshiko Mori, A+U, 2020:02, February 2020 issue

Karen Bausman, AR ’82 | Talk | School of Architecture Faculty Research Flash Talks, Pratt Institute School of Architecture, March 2, 2020, NYC

Michael Morris, AR ’89/Arch fac | Talk | School of Architecture Faculty Research Flash Talks, Pratt Institute School of Architecture, March 2, 2020, NYC
Roger Broome, AR ’90 | Article |“La storia di Costantino Nivola, il sardo che ha conquistato New York,” Artribune, February 20, 2020 | Article | “Discover the Work of an Unsung Yet Prolific NYC Public Artist, Costantino Nivola,” UNTAPPED NEW YORK, February 24, 2020 | Article | “Cooper Union Exhibition Highlights the Work of Costantino Nivola,” ARCHITECTURAL RECORD, February 24, 2020

Kate Czembor, AR ’00 | Article | “Washington University’s East End Transformation, ARCHITECT MAGAZINE, February 25, 2020

Jean Brownhill, AR ’00 | Article | “The internet decimated creative industries. It’s coming for architecture, too,” FAST COMPANY, February 27, 2020

John Lin, AR ’02 | Article | “Venice Architecture Biennale 2020 will proceed as scheduled, announces exhibitors,” THE ARCHITECTS’ NEWSPAPER, February 27, 2020

Rayyane Tabet, AR ’08 | Lecture | “Notes on Arabesque,” IDS, The Cooper Union, March 10, 2020, NYC
Open Calls & Opportunities
NEW

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
NYC Department of Buildings The Summer 2020 Internship Program is posted on the NYC jobs portal and can be searched for several architecture opportunities for students. Deadline: March 15

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
First Street Green Art Park calls for mural submissions from artists of all mediums for the eastern plywood walls facing Houston Street. Deadline: March 24

CALL FOR PROJECTS
Helsinki Design Week 2020 curator Margriet Vollenberg invites international creatives to submit their works for the main exhibition of the Helsinki Design Week. Deadline: April 6

DEADLINES APPROACHING  

CALL FOR APPLICANTS
The CCA’s Curatorial Internship Program is designed to share the CCA’s expertise with students and young professionals in architecture, the design disciplines, the arts and the humanities who are interested in exploring editorial and curatorial work in architecture. Deadline: March 9

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Creativetime Emerging Artist Open Call invites artists working in all mediums to submit proposals for a new public art commission, to be presented in New York City in 2021. Deadline: March 15

CALL FOR ENTRIES
Superscape 2020 is a biennial prize that seeks to explore new models of urban living within a 30 year timeline. Deadline: March 16

ONGOING  

PUBLIC SHOWCASE
Design Pavilion is an annual public design and cultural happening that is free and open to all. Located in Times Square, it’s an exhibition forum developed to showcase design ideas about our future to a huge audience of millions. E-mail for info: info@design-pavilion.com

DESIGN COMPETITION 
JPG: Workspaces for Tomorrow gives students and young professionals in the field of architecture and design the opportunity to consider the evolving role of work in our society, and how our work spaces could be transformed. Deadline: March 20, 2020

CALL FOR APPLICANTS
Forefront Fellowship: After Carbon explores how NYC’s commitment to clean energy will transform the built environment, advance economic democracy, and affirm environmental justice. Deadline: March 25

GRANT OPPORTUNITY
NYSCA Architecture + Design Support The Cooper Union offers sponsorship to faculty, staff or teams' independent projects for the 2020 New York State Council on the Arts Architecture + Design Grants Program. Projects cannot be part of curriculum or commissioned work. If you would like application support, please contact Siri McDonald . Deadline: March 28
CALL FOR NOMINEES
Stanford University Shimizu Visiting Professor Position is a one-time teaching commitment for the winter quarter (January 4 - March 19) of 2021 to foster connections with other programs and deepen the conversation around architectural pedagogy. Nominated faculty please email letters of interest, course proposal, and portfolios in a zipped file smaller than 10MB too: alarimer@stanford.edu. Deadline: March 31

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The City and Complexity Conference: London 2020 Five decades after complexity theory was first applied to our reading of the city, this conference revisits its consequences. Abstracts Submissions: April 1

DESIGN COMPETITION
Van Alen Institute: Reimagining Brooklyn Bridge challenges participants to rethink the iconic Brooklyn Bridge walkway. Deadline: April 5

DESIGN COMPETITION
Legendary Bird Home 2020 tasks participants to present innovative designs for a bird house that can be built at home using sustainable materials and methods. Registration Deadline: April 14

CALL FOR PROPOSALS
The 2020 Deborah J. Norden Fund , a program of The Architectural League of New York, awards up to $5,000 annually in travel grants to students and recent graduates in the fields of architecture, architectural history, and urban studies. Deadline: April 19

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
AIANY Civic Leadership Program develops a class of emerging architectural professionals into civic leaders by refining the critical skills that design professionals need to better represent people that they serve. Deadline: April 29

DESIGN COMPETITION
Lyceum Fellowship Competition: BELT TIGHTENING Learning from the history and design of bungalows and utilizing the standard Chicago lot, design a new housing prototype for Chicago. Deadline: May 22

CALL FOR ENTRIES
Dezeen Awards 2020 welcomes entries for its third edition of international awards. Eight new categories have been introduced this year including landscape project, infrastructure project, bar interior, restaurant interior, large retail interior, small retail interior, architectural lighting design and exhibition design. Deadline: June 9

CALL FOR PAPERS
Dubai 2020: Rapid Cities - Responsive Architectures is a conference coinciding with EXPO 2020: design, planning & construction in the modern world and exploring contemporary design and construction. Abstracts Deadline: June 30

DESIGN AWARDS 
The SARAs 2020 celebrate design excellence in architecture and design through an annual Awards Program which attracts entries from individuals, firms, and students from around the world. Deadline: July 15

CALL FOR ENTRIES
Tamayouz International Graduation Projects Award 2020 invites thesis project entries from graduating architecture and landscape design students worldwide. Deadline: August 15