LECTURES AND EVENTS

Tuesday, May 1 , 2018
2018 Introduction to Architecture for College Credit and Portfolio Development 

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...
FACULTY NEWS
Nader Tehrani, Arch dean/fac | Keynote | What is a School? (of Architecture, Landscape, Art, and Urbanism),University of Toronto John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, April 27-28, 2018, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Diana Agrest, Arch fac | Moderator | Gallery Round Table: Architecture Between Environmental Change and Planning Resilience, The Cooper Union, April 24, 2018, NYC

Lorena del Rio, Arch fac | Article | "Architecture Studios Incorporate Resiliency into Their Designs,"
ARCHITECTURAL RECORD, April 23, 2018  | Article | "Estudiantes de arquitectura de NY visitaron Puerto Rico y presentan diseƱos de vivienda sostenible," NY1Noticias, April 24, 2018

Kevin Bone, Arch fac | Core Faculty | Field Stations: New Futures for Rural Landscapes, Wright Ingraham Institute, July 10-19, 2018, Colombia

Joan Ockman AR '80/Arch fac | Closing Event | What is a School? (of Architecture, Landscape, Art, and Urbanism),University of Toronto John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, April 27-28, 2018, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Julian Palacio, Arch fac | Project Published | "Un-Une Flat," Pasado y Present, Axis Magazine, April Issue  

Benjamin Aranda, Arch fac | Article | "A giant 3-D printed lens took Times Square by storm," THE ARCHITECTS' NEWSPAPER, April 26, 2018

Pablo Lorenzo Eiroa, Arch fac | Roundtable | XVII EGA International Conference 2018, May 30, 2018, Alicante, Spain
ALUMNI NEWS
Elizabeth Diller, AR '79 | Article | "Elizabeth Diller named world's most influential architect by Time magazine," DEZEEN, April 20, 2018

August Ventura, AR '81 | Article | "'Viva Verdi,' Say Fans With Very Verdian Names," THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 22, 2018

Adi Shamir Baron, AR '85 | Interview | Person Place Thing: Adi Shamir, Bard Graduate Center, May 17, 2018, NYC

Nicholas Pevzner, AR '05 | Core Faculty | Field Stations: New Futures for Rural Landscapes, Wright Ingraham Institute, July 10-19, 2018, Colombia

Snarkitecture (Daniel Arsham, A '03, Alex Mustonen, AR '05) | Article | "10 great architectural moments of Milan Design Week," THE ARCHITECTS' NEWSPAPER, April 27, 2018

Andrea Pinochet, AR '09 | Core Faculty | Field Stations: New Futures for Rural Landscapes, Wright Ingraham Institute, July 10-19, 2018, Colombia

Will Shapiro, AR '13/Arch fac | Essay | TIP, April 2018

Alexandra Alexa, AR '14 | Co-Organizer and Introductions | We Tell Ourselves Stories: A Symposium on Art, Politics, and Narrative, SVA (School of Visual Arts), May 4-5, 2018, NYC
OPEN CALLS & OPPORTUNITIES
NEW   

ONE-ON-ONE PITCH | La MaMa Culturehub Meet-Ups wants to see how your creative work could fit for curatorial consideration. Sign up for a time to meet with Culturehub's Artistic Director, Billy Clark, next week. Deadline: May 1, 2018. Sign Up.

FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES | Field Stations Faculty Development Workshop is open to up to four advanced students, young professionals and researchers who would like to join the faculty development workshop. All participants will be awarded a tuition grant. Deadline: May 13, 2018. Learn More...
DEADLINE APPROACHING   

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...

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...
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...

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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