# Academic Architecture The Marvelous New Cooper Union Building in New York City By Jessica Marcel | Published 2009-10-18 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cooper-union-building References: [cyanatrendland](http://cyanatrendland.com/2009/10/12/new-cooper-union-building/) & [cooper.edu](http://www.cooper.edu/index2.html) Cooper Union is one of the most highly selective colleges in the United States, and it’s located in Manhattan. The college has opened the doors on a new Cooper Union building that will house the [Albert Nerken School of Engineering](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moonlight-lift). The new Cooper Union building is as prestigious as the school it will be home to. [Glass panels, steel beams](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/exp-building), and sharp edges all identify the building as purely modern. It is also a perfectly appropriate building for an [engineering school](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rice-university-1). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.3/10 - Popularity: 70% | Activity: 52% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/architecture) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Modern Campus Architecture:** Disruptive innovation opportunity for architecture firms to design and construct modern campus buildings for highly selective colleges. - **Engineering School Expansion:** Disruptive innovation opportunity for education firms to expand engineering schools' facilities and invest in advanced technologies. - **Sustainable Campus Building:** Disruptive innovation opportunity for engineering and construction firms to design and build sustainable campus buildings for universities. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Architecture:** Opportunity for architecture firms to create innovative, modern and sustainable campus buildings that reflect the prestige of selective universities. - **Education:** Investment opportunity for education firms to expand facilities for engineering schools to attract the brightest students and faculty members. - **Construction and Engineering:** Opportunity for engineering and construction firms to implement advanced technologies and materials in designing sustainable campus buildings that can utilize renewable energy sources. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Academic Architecture Additions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cannady-hall.md) - [Metal Screened Academic Buildings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mary-schmidt-campbell-center.md) - [Complex University Buildings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/leed-v4-goldrated-schoenecker-center.md) - [Large Concrete Educational Buildings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ucl-east-marshgate.md) - [Floating-Style Classroom Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bloomberg-center.md) - [Large Passive House Buildings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/harmony-commons.md) - [Mass-Timber Education Buildings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/john-w-boyer-center.md) - [Modern Blue-Accented Academic Buildings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/marie-esther-pavilion.md) - [Trio Cuboid Music Buildings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/edward-and-joyce-linde-music-building.md)