The Cooper Union

On the Grid : Cooper Union

"For the advancement of Science and Art," as its formal name states, is at the very core of the Cooper Union's mandate. And the architecture is certainly a demonstration of both in all its impressive beauty. The institution, long known for churning out Nobel Prize laureates and Fulbright Scholars, is dedicated to Peter Cooper's founding vision that fair access to an inspiring free education and forums for courageous public discourse foster a just and thriving world. Events and Exhibitions are open to the public (and well worth attending), but even a stroll around the square to admire the architecture can make for an inspiring afternoon." - Carbone Smolan Agency

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"The art-and-engineering college’s reddish-brown original building on Cooper Square is famously where Abraham Lincoln gave an 1860 address, and nowadays you’ll find students loitering and smoking in the back courtyard if you want to join them." - Robert Sietsema

"Cooper Union, Noho by Carbone Smolan Agency. "For the advancement of Science and Art," as its formal name states, is at the very core of the Cooper Union's mandate. And the architecture is certainly a demonstration of both in all its impressive beauty. The institution, long known for churning out Nobel Prize laureates and Fulbright Scholars, is dedicated to Peter Cooper's founding vision that fair access to an inspiring free education and forums for courageous public discourse foster a just and thriving world. Events and Exhibitions are open to the public (and well worth attending), but even a stroll around the square to admire the architecture can make for an inspiring afternoon."

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"Provided a formative, life-changing education that the artist credits with bringing him to where he is now; he emphasizes that the position there was one he did not take lightly." - Rachel Sugar, Maanvi Kapur