41 Cooper Square
New Academic Building
Modernist academic building designed by Thom Mayne, home to Cooper Union's Albert Nerken School of Engineering.

šŸ« Nine-story academic center at Cooper Square, Manhattan.
šŸ›ļø Houses Cooper Union's Albert Nerken School of Engineering, humanities, art, and architecture departments.
✨ Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Thom Mayne, completed in 2009.
🌿 First academic building in NYC to achieve LEED Platinum status.

Why Go

šŸ’” Inspiring modernist architecture
šŸŽ“ Part of a historic institution, Cooper Union
🌱 Environmentally friendly, LEED Platinum certified
šŸ–¼ļø Features exhibition gallery and auditorium for public programs

Why Avoid

🚧 Construction was controversial in the East Village neighborhood
āš ļø Experienced burst pipes and flooding in 2019

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