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Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Architectural League Lecture

Lecture: Tadao Ando

The Architectural League's Current Work series features the work of significant international figures who powerfully influence contemporary architectural practice and shape the future of the built environment. Tadao Ando will present his firm's work in a public lecture.

Tadao Ando is the founding principal of  Tadao Ando Architect and Associates. He is a self-educated architect who spent time in Kyoto and Nara studying firsthand the great monuments of traditional Japanese architecture, and then melded these with his knowledge of architecture gleaned on travels to Europe, Africa, and the United States. In 1969, Ando established his practice in Osaka.

Ando's notable works include the Church of the Light in Osaka, the Armani Teatro in Milan, and the Benesse Art Site Naoshima. In the United States, he designed The Pulitzer Arts Foundation, St. Louis, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas, and the expansion of Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts. One of Ando's current projects includes 152 Elizabeth Street, a residential building in New York City.

Ando has received numerous architecture awards, including the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 1995 and the 2002 American Institute of Architects Gold Medal, among others.

This event is free for students, faculty and staff of the Cooper Union, with valid ID.
Seating for this lecture is very limited and is not guaranteed. Early arrival is recommended. 

Co-sponsored by The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture and The Architectural League of New York.
Summer Programs

Architecture Summer Program Now Accepting Applications!

The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture of The Cooper Union is offering two 4-week intensive courses at the college and high school level during the Summer 2016 session.  The workshop programs introduce students to foundational concepts and practices within the study of architecture, site visits, lectures, and culminate in the production of a portfolio.

The summer session will run July 5 - July 29, 2016. Admission is on a competitive rolling basis.

More information available here
Open Calls
Conversation: "Galaxy was a Memory, Earth is a Souvenir," Kimsooja with Steven Henry Madoff
 
 
Internationally renowned artist Kimsooja's videos, performances, and site-specific installations blur the boundaries between aesthetics and transcendent experience through conceptual interventions, meditative practices, and anthropological perspectives. In a public conversation with critic Steven Henry Madoff, the artist will discuss her recent and past works, including "A Needle Woman: Galaxy was a Memory, Earth is a Souvenir" (2014), an iridescent polymer and steel structure standing 46 feet tall, the result of a collaboration with both architect Jaeho Chong and nano scientist Ulrich Wiesner of the Wiesner Nanomaterials Lab at Cornell University under the direction of Stephanie Owens. The event will include  Art21's recently released documentary film on the project, "Kimsooja:Collaboration on Campus-Nanotechnology and Contemporary Art" (2015). Jaeho Chong and Stephanie Owens will offer remarks prior to the conversation. Learn More...
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OPEN CALLS & OPPORTUNITIES 
DEADLINE APPROACHING  

STUDENT COMPETITION | Blue Award  The Blue Award is a biennial, international student competition and awards projects addressing the topic of sustainability in the academic fields of architecture, engineering, regional planning and urbanism. The economical, cultural and social dimensions of sustainable development should be equal in significance to the classical problems of technique and function.The Department for Spatial and Sustainable Design from the Vienna University of Technology organizes the BLUE AWARD. The competition is an open invitation to future-oriented and sustainable solutions. How will our built environment present itself in the coming years?  Not a one-dimensional approach leads to results, but rather a comprehensive view of the tasks at hand is necessary in order to provide solutions and protect an environment worth experiencing. Deadline: May 10, 2016. Learn More...

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | Moskow Linn Architects is looking for talented design students to join us for our STUDIO NORTH Design-Build program in Norwich VT this June. An architectural education is best experienced through engagement in all aspects of the building process. Our workshop is a fully immersive design experience. Over the last five years students from 22 architecture programs have participated. Studio North projects have been published in Dwell, Architecture Record, Architecture, and many other publications. The program is run by Keith Moskow FAIA and Robert Linn AIA of Moskow Linn Architects, Boston MA. Deadline: May 12. Learn More...
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY | MoMA Young Architects Program: Andres Soliz and Pavel Escobedo, winners of the 2016 MoMA Young Architects Program are looking for volunteers to help them build their pavilion at MoMA-PS1 in Long Island City. Anyone interested please contact the winning architects hereLearn More...

DESIGN COMPETITION | New York State Pavilion Ideas Competition. A Philip Johnson-designed masterpiece, the New York State Pavilion was the shining star of the 1964-65 World's Fair, charming millions of visitors who flocked to Queens for the two-year celebration. From its towering "Astro-View" observation decks to the open-air "Tent of Tomorrow," it was unlike anything anyone had ever seen. Fast forward to today. After decades of disuse and deterioration, this one-of-a-kind structure is poised for a dramatic comeback...but as what? Presented by the National Trust and People for the Pavilion, and sponsored by Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, the New York State Pavilion Ideas Competition is an "anything goes" approach to radically re-imagine one of New York City's most iconic buildings and a defining landmark of Queens. Submissions will be judged by a multidisciplinary jury of architects, design experts, elected officials, and Queens community leaders who will select our first place ($3,000), second place ($1,000), and third place ($500) winners. Additionally, the general public will select a fan favorite ($500) Deadline: July 1, 2016. Learn More... 

STUDENT SURVEY | DesignIntelligence: An open invitation to students to fill out a short survey about their design program, with questions about their personal perceptions of their program, how well prepared they feel for being a part of the professional world, post-graduation plans, and more. Student responses are treated as completely anonymous and any validating information (.edu email address/name) is kept confidential and only used for validation purposes. The survey is a research effort for the next DesignIntelligence issue of America's Best Architecture & Design Schools.
Date Due: August 19, 2016. Fill survey here. Learn More... 

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS |The NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) is looking to hire a Construction Management Intern for the summer to work with Tenant Services unit. Tenant Services is made up of a diverse staff of Engineers, Architects, and Contract Managers. We provide and design construction services and maintenance to 55 buildings city owned buildings, including courthouses. This would be a great opportunity for students to get real world experience in the field, as they will be working closely with our engineers and architects. Application works on a rolling basis. If interested, contact Michael Vander WerffLearn More...

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS | ISARCH Awards for Students: The ISARCH Awards are international awards for students of architecture. ISARCH is conceived as a platform for the promotion and recognition of university projects on an international scale serving as a gateway to the professional and corporate world. A further objective of the awards is to encourage young people to join the debate on architecture, contributing their unique vision and opinions. The competition is opened to all students of architecture and young architects that have graduated within the last 3 years prior to the date of sending in the necessary documents. Each participant or team participants may submit as many projects as they wish, regardless of their nature, programme and budget. The panel of judges will take all entries into consideration. The proposals may be entered by individual students or groups of students. The three winning projects will receive prizes worth a total of €7,000. There are three registration periods increasing in application fee: November 31, 2015 to March 15, 2016, March 16, 2016 to July 15, 2016 and July 15, 2016 to September 30, 2016. Closing date for entries: October 15, 2016. Learn More...
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FACULTY AND STAFF NEWS 
Nader Tehrani, (Arch dean/fac) | Exhibitions Catalog Contributor | Adam Silverman: Ground Control, Friedman Benda Project Space, May 5-June 11, 2016, NYC

John Hejduk, (AR '50/Arch fac & dean emeritus (deceased)) | Interview Mention | "Interview with Toshiko Mori: 'Rather Than Working With Forms, We Work With Forces'," ARCHDAILY.COM, April 25, 2016

SCHAUM/SHIEH (Rosalyne Shieh, Arch fac) | Article | "New Practices New York Winner
Presentation: SCHAUM/SHIEH," THE ARCHITECTS' NEWSPAPER, April 26, 2016

ALUMNI NEWS 
Daniel Libeskind, (AR '70) | Article | "The 10 Best Architect Designed Products at Milan Design Week 2016,"  ARCHDAILY.COM, April 216, 2016

Toshiko Mori, (AR '76) | Interview | "Interview with Toshiko Mori: 'Rather Than Working With Forms, We Work With Forces'," ARCHDAILY.COM, April 25, 2016

Maurice Cox, (AR '83) | Article | "AN reports from the creative hub of IDEAS CITY Detroit," THE ARCHITECTS' NEWSPAPER, April 28, 2016

Shigeru Ban, (AR '84) | Article | "Shigeru Ban to Help With Disaster Relief Following Ecuador Earthquake," ARCHDAILY.COM, April 26, 2016

Gina Pollara, (AR '91) | Panelist | Crain's Real Estate Conference: Building Solutions, May 2, 2016, NYC

Vladimir Belogolovsky, (AR '96) | Interview | "Interview with Toshiko Mori: 'Rather Than Working With Forms, We Work With Forces'," ARCHDAILY.COM, April 25, 2016

Jaeho Chong, (AR '06) | Project and Conversation Participant | "Galaxy was a Memory, Earth is a Souvenir", The Cooper Union Rose Auditorium, May 10, 2016 NYC

David Elzer, (AR '08) | Team Member | "Concurso Curatorial para el Pabellon Peruano en la Bienial de Arquitectura de Venecia 2016: Lima Uno a Uno," revista ARKINKA 245, April 2016

Pamela Cabrera, (AR '12) | Lead Member | "Concurso Curatorial para el Pabellon Peruano en la Bienial de Arquitectura de Venecia 2016: Lima Uno a Uno," revista ARKINKA 245, April 2016

                                                                                         

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