New Academic Building Fund

Contributions to the New Academic Building Fund go toward creating the academic facilities that will keep The Cooper Union a top-tier institution long into the future.

Our New Academic Building will be a highly efficient, technologically flexible home for the Albert Nerken School of Engineering, with exceptional facilities for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and significant shared space for the School of Art and the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture. This new nine-story, state-of-the-art academic building, designed by Pritzker-prize winning architect Thom Mayne, will feature "green design," flexible space that can be reconfigured, technologically sophisticated classrooms, laboratories, art studios and student home spaces. It will also contain retail space on the ground floor to meet the needs of students and the community, enliven the streetscape, and provide revenue for the institution.

The landmark Foundation Building, completed in 1858, was Peter Cooper's monumental gift to the City of New York. The meticulously restored exterior, rededicated in 2002, will be enhanced by a $5 million modernization, with upgraded systems and modifications to keep it the core of The Cooper Union.

Visit Cooper Union Builds for more information about the new academic building and naming opportunities for donors, including the Alumni Roof Terrace and the Donor Walk.