The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science & Art, established in 1859, is among the nation's oldest and most highly regarded and distinguished institutions of higher learning. The college, the legacy of Peter Cooper, occupies a special place in the history of American education. It is the only private, full-tuition scholarship college in the United States dedicated exclusively to preparing students for the professions of art, architecture and engineering.

The Morphosis design for the new 9-story, $120 million full-block facility, is conceived as a "vertical campus." The building will house Cooper Union's Albert Nerken School of Engineering - one of the top three engineering schools in the nation - and will also provide space for the faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture and the School of Art.

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