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For our seventh class on [[Has meeting date::October 24, 2016|October 24, 2016]] we met at 2pm in 414 Fdn. We were joined by [[Has guest::David Gersten|David Gersten]] who presented on his path through leading to Cooper, and then across his many roles including student, alumni, acting dean, and longtime faculty member. He also spoke of his relationship with John Hejduk.
|Date=October 24, 2016
 
|Guests=David Gersten,
 
|Documents=Table Black, Prefigure, “To record is to bear witness” (John Hejduk)‎, Building The Cooper Union: A Model of Education‎, Short List of Speeches in Great Hall‎, Removing Barriers Mobilizes Resources‎, Education is a Human Right‎,
 
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Meet @ 2pm in 414 Fdn.
 
  
Walkthrough from Great Hall to Floor 5, Foundation, with David Gersten.
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David then led us on a Foundation Building walkthrough, starting from The Great Hall and winding upwards to the Printmaking studio on Floor 5, with remarks delivered throughout on architecture and Cooper history.
  
 
== Photos ==
 
== Photos ==
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David Gersten lecturing in the 5th floor printmaking studio.jpg|Printmaking Studio
 
David Gersten lecturing in the 5th floor printmaking studio.jpg|Printmaking Studio
 
</gallery>[https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3gcfj1jf8bd3t2r/AAAdPZqX9a-NT5pp0tjUdoSFa?dl=0 📸  More photos (Dropbox 🔒)]
 
</gallery>[https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3gcfj1jf8bd3t2r/AAAdPZqX9a-NT5pp0tjUdoSFa?dl=0 📸  More photos (Dropbox 🔒)]
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== Documents ==
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[https://www.dropbox.com/sh/me269qipqdk8c5f/AAAPmTVi9sdq8B-hRLmLuHKOa?dl=0 Readings from David (Dropbox🔒)]:
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* Education is a human right.pdf
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* Black Lobby.pdf
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* Building The Cooper Union/ A Model of Education.pdf
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* Cooper Union- Education is a Human Right.pdf
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* Cooper Union/ great project!.pdf
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* Table Black.pdf
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* GreatHallSpeakers_edited_131015.pdf
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* Prayer For A House.doc
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* Removing Barriers Mobilizes Resources - The Brooklyn Rail.pdf

Revision as of 01:26, 20 June 2017

For our seventh class on October 24, 2016 we met at 2pm in 414 Fdn. We were joined by David Gersten who presented on his path through leading to Cooper, and then across his many roles including student, alumni, acting dean, and longtime faculty member. He also spoke of his relationship with John Hejduk.

David then led us on a Foundation Building walkthrough, starting from The Great Hall and winding upwards to the Printmaking studio on Floor 5, with remarks delivered throughout on architecture and Cooper history.

Photos

📸 More photos (Dropbox 🔒)

Documents

Readings from David (Dropbox🔒):

  • Education is a human right.pdf
  • Black Lobby.pdf
  • Building The Cooper Union/ A Model of Education.pdf
  • Cooper Union- Education is a Human Right.pdf
  • Cooper Union/ great project!.pdf
  • Table Black.pdf
  • GreatHallSpeakers_edited_131015.pdf
  • Prayer For A House.doc
  • Removing Barriers Mobilizes Resources - The Brooklyn Rail.pdf