Careful structuring of classes allows for every child to be known and loved, while providing a broad range of learning opportunities in academics, visual and performing arts, athletics, service, and leadership.
Reciprocally, the education
of architects, from the first drawing
classes of 1859 to the full five year undergraduate professional degree program and post-professional master's program, has been informed and
structured within the
careful design and re-design
of its buildings.The exhibition Architecture at Cooper 1859 - 2009 traces the history
of architecture and architectural education at The Cooper Union and examines how the evolving pedagogy
of the program has been embodied and reflected in the changing architecture
of the institution itself.