LECTURES AND EVENTS

Tuesday, April 24 , 2018
Gallery Round Table| Architecture Between Environmental Change and Planning Resilience


A conversation with Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture Assistant Professor Lorena del Rio; Michael Marrella, Director of Waterfront and Open Space Planning, NYC Department of City Planning; architect Jonathan Marvel, co-founder of Resilient Power Puerto Rico; Catherine Seavitt Nordenson, co-author of Structures of Coastal Resilience; and Assistant Professor Mersiha Veledar. Moderated by Professor Diana Agrest.
 
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Productive Hybrids: Design III Urban Housing in San Juan, currently on view from April 10-27, 2018. This exhibition highlights a work in progress - the Spring 2018 Third Year Design Studio - as the class develops new proposals for post-disaster hybrid housing typologies in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
 
Reception to Follow

Gallery Hours
Tuesday - Friday 2-7PM
Saturday and Sunday 12-7PM

This Exhibition and Gallery Round Table event is free and open to the public. 
2018 Architecture Summer Programs are Accepting Applications! 

The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of The Cooper Union is offering two intensive courses at the college and high school level during the Summer 2018 session.  The programs introduce students to foundation concepts and practices within the study of architecture, provides site visits, lectures, and culminates in the production of a portfolio.  

The summer session will run July 9 - August 10, 2018 for high school students and July 9 - August 3, 2018 for college students. Admission is on a competitive rolling basis. Learn More...
Exhibition | Productive Hybrids: Design III, Urban Housing in San Juan


This exhibition highlights a work in progress - the Spring 2018 Third Year Design Studio - as the class develops new proposals for post-disaster hybrid housing typologies in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The project seeks to create innovative dwelling types that respond to new ways of "living-working-producing" within the tropical climate and the complex social, economic and cultural context, with a focus on long-term resilience.

Gallery Round Table: The Architecture of Forecasting, Between Environmental Change and Planning Resilience
Tuesday, April 24, 6:30PM

Gallery Hours
Tuesday - Friday 2-7PM
Saturday and Sunday 12-7PM

This Exhibition and Gallery Round Table event is free and open to the public. 
FACULTY NEWS
Elizabeth O'Donnell, AR '83/Arch Assoc Dean & Fac | Article | "Announcing the Recipients of the 2018 Arnold W. Brunner Grant for Architectural Research," CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE, April 4, 2018

Lorena del Rio, Arch fac | Article | "Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA)," e-flux architecture, April 20, 2018

Juan Palacio, Arch fac | Project Published | "Morningside Drive Residence," archilovers.com, February 15, 2018 
ALUMNI NEWS
Diller Scofidio + Renfro (Elizabeth Diller, AR '79, Ricardo Scofidio, AR '55/Arch fac emeritus) | Article | "University College Dublin Announces Shortlist for Future Campus International Design Competition," ARCHITECTURAL RECORD, April 18, 2018 | Article | "University College of Dublin announces masterplan finalists," THE ARCHITECTS' NEWSPAPER, April 18, 2018

Daniel Libeskind, AR '70 | Article | ""Time is out of joint" - an interview with Daniel Libeskind," WORLD ARCHITECTURE NEWS, April 10, 2018 | Article | "University College Dublin Announces Shortlist for Future Campus International Design Competition," ARCHITECTURAL RECORD, April 18, 2018 | Article | "University College of Dublin announces masterplan finalists," THE ARCHITECTS' NEWSPAPER, April 18, 2018

Elizabeth Diller, AR '79 | Article | "Time 100: 2018," TIME magazine | Article | "Elizabeth Diller Named to Time Magazine's TIME 100," ARCHITECTURAL RECORD, April 19, 2018 | Article | "Elizabeth Diller is named on this year's TIME 100 list, the only architect to make the cut," THE ARCHITECTS' NEWSPAPER, April 20, 2018 | Article | "Elizabeth Diller among the 100 most influential people according to TIME," METALOCUS, April 20, 2018

Bruce Nelligan, AR '80 | Contributor | NEW YORK CITY'S HISTORIC SCHOOLS - A HISTORY AND GUIDE TO REHABILITATION, School Construction Authority | Award of Merit | "PS 50 Manhattan," Renovation/Addition, 2018 AIA New York State Excelsior Awards Program

Catherine Seavitt Nordenson, AR '94 | Article | "Announcing the Recipients of the 2018 Arnold W. Brunner Grant for Architectural Research," CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE, April 4, 2018

Snarkitecture (Daniel Arsham, A '03, Alex Mustonen, AR '05) | Article | "The kitchen according to Snarkitecture," DOMUS Salone, April 21 2018

Laura Serejo Genes, AR '14 | Symposium Speaker | ZOOETICS+, MIT April 27-28, 2018, Cambridge, MA
OPEN CALLS & OPPORTUNITIES
NEW   

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY | Van Alen Competitions Internship is an exciting opportunity to get involved in a diverse range of activities across our portfolio of design competitions. Send inquiries and applications to Kokei Otosi. Deadline: May 7, 2018. Learn More...
DEADLINE APPROACHING   

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS | AAC&U's The Academic Minute is a radio segment produced by WAMC Northeast Public Radio in partnership with AAC&U that features faculty and researchers form colleges and universities around the world discussing what's new in the academy and the ways in which it contributes to the public good. Send submissions to David Hopper: [email protected]Learn More...

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS | SARA National Design Awards 2018 attracts international entries from architecture students and professionals. Registration Deadline: April 30, 2018. Learn More... 

CALL FOR ENTRIES | AIA New York: New York Designs celebrate the work of NYC-based AIA members, providing a snapshot of the work being produced in our city. Deadline: April 26, 2018. Learn More...

CALL FOR PROPOSALS | Urban Omnibus: Urban Wild Writer seeks a writer to explore and interpret the contemporary urban landscape where highways meet gas wells, herons, and kayakers. Deadline: May 1, 2018. Learn More...

IDEAS COMPETITION | DWELL: Mumbai Mixed Housing arch out loud challenges competition entrants to design a mixed dwelling development on one of the last undeveloped sections of Mumbai's coastline. Deadline: May 1, 2018. Learn More... 

CALL FOR PROPOSALS | AIA New York State: Small Firms Symposium is a new series of educational symposiums for architects working in small firms and we are seeking presenters. Deadline: May 4, 2018. Learn More...
ONGOING  

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS | FiGMENT Weekend NYC 2018 will be a two-day participatory arts event held on Governors Island on June 23 & 24, showcasing art that encourages participants to play, dance, sing, create, and explore their environment. Deadline: May 18, 2018. Learn More... 

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS | Global Conference on Applied Physics, Mathematics & Computing invites abstract submissions and proposals for oral presentations, and poster presentations within the thematic range of the conference. Deadline: May 1, 2018. Learn More...

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS | Amps, Kent State University: Alternatives to the Present A Conference on Architecture, Urbanism, Sociology, Development & Planning seeks abstracts focusing on interdisciplinary alternatives to the 20th century's top-down and disciplinary understandings of the urban condition. Deadline: June 5, 2018. Learn More...

DESIGN CHALLENGE | Eleven Magazine: Macro to Micro Future living elicits a revolution in the way we live at multiple scales. Following the connections between housing and environmental crises, a question remains: urban expansion or natural preservation? It is time for a bold, radical shift in perception and action. Deadline: June 6, 2018. Learn More... 

DESIGN CHALLENGE | COMMUN: Hyperlocal is looking for proposals for a new "hyperlocal" commuting system for Mumbai which, given the many issues interrelated with transportation in this populous and thriving city, may completely transform it by 2030. Deadline: June 15, 2018. Learn More...

STUDENT TRAVELING PROJECT | Volcano Journey: Architectural Association Guatemala Visiting School is a satellite school in partnership with prestigious global institutions. The workshop program will take place from July 2 through July 11. Learn More...

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS | Ardeth #04: RIGHTS Design professionals and their actions seldom enter the debate regarding the relationship between city, rights, and powers. The project of architecture is often the carrier of a "tyranny of values" (Schmitt, 1966), as it breeds paradigms centered on form, on function, or even on consensus, that, for instance have indirectly reinforced the High-Tech trend. Deadline: July 15, 2018. Learn More...

                                                                                         

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