Cooper Robertson is an international architecture and urban design firm, headquartered in New York City. It was founded in 1979 by Alex Cooper and Jaquelin T. Robertson.

Cooper Robertson
IndustryArchitecture
FoundedNew York, NY, United States (1979 (1979))
FounderAlex Cooper FAIA
Jaquelin T. Robertson FAIA (1933–2020)
Headquarters
123 William Street, New York City
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U.S.
Area served
International
Key people
Michael Aziz, AIA, LEED AP
Donald Clinton, AIA, MRAIC, LEED AP
Bruce Davis, AIA LEED AP
Erin Flynn, RA, LEED AP
John Kirk, AIA
ServicesArchitecture, Urban Design, Planning
Websitewww.cooperrobertson.com

Battery Park City North Cove

History

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Cooper Robertson was founded in 1979, by Alex Cooper under the name Alexander Cooper and Associates. Both Cooper and Robertson attended Yale College during the same period, later working together at the New York City Department of City Planning. The firm changed its name to Cooper, Robertson & Partners when Robertson joined in 1988. In 2015, they rebranded again to "Cooper Robertson".[1]

The firm's work has included planned communities, urban infill, transit-oriented developments, including Battery Park City in New York and the new communities of Celebration, Florida,[2][3] Watercolor, Florida and Val d'Europe[4] outside Paris, France.[3] In the past, the firm has focused on architecture, open space design, and university campus planning. The firm's work includes a plan for the expansion of Harvard University's campus[5][6] into Allston, Massachusetts, MOMA QNS,[7][8] (the Museum of Modern Art's temporary home in Queens, New York), the New Albany Country Club in New Albany, Ohio outside Columbus, the new Columbia University School of Social Work building[9] in Upper Manhattan, the Visitor Center at the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden in Richmond, Virginia, the Framework for Campus Planning for Yale University,[10] Zuccotti Park, and numerous housing developments, primarily located in the Hamptons on the East End of Long Island and in the Caribbean.

Awards and distinctions

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Some of the awards Cooper Robertson have received include, but are not limited to:

Select Projects

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Work by Cooper Robertson includes:

 
Battery Park City Master Plan (1980)
 
Battery Park City Esplanade (1985)
 
Max M. Fisher College of Business at the Ohio State University (1999)
 
Stuyvesant High School[17][18][19] (1992)
 
Val d'Europe (2002)
 
Zuccotti Park (2006)
 
Master Plan for Celebration, Florida for the Disney Development Company (1997)

References

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  1. ^ "AIA New York Chapter : Firm Directory Cooper Robertson". aiany.aiany.org. Archived from the original on June 2, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
  2. ^ ""At Celebration, Some Reasons to Celebrate" by Lyn Riddle, The New York Times, March 7, 1999". The New York Times. March 7, 1999. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  3. ^ a b ""When You Wish Upon A House" by Carol Lawson, The New York Times, November 16, 1995". The New York Times. November 16, 1995. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  4. ^ "Val d'Europe, LEED ND: Comment on the draft rating system for green urbanism, Congress for New Urbanism". Cnu.org. October 24, 2006. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  5. ^ Harvard News Office. ""Harvard selects design firm for Allston," Harvard Gazette, June 10, 2004". News.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  6. ^ ""Cooper Robertson & Partners Interim Report," Harvard's Allston Initiative". Allston.harvard.edu. September 19, 2011. Archived from the original on August 2, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  7. ^ "MoMA QNS, Architectural Record, 8/2002". Archrecord.construction.com. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  8. ^ ""Queens, the New Modern Mecca" by Michael Kimmelman, The New York Times, June 28, 2002". The New York Times. June 28, 2002. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  9. ^ ""Residential Real Estate; Residence Hall and Academic Center for Columbia" by Nadine Brozan, The New York Times, February 8, 2002". The New York Times. February 8, 2002. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  10. ^ "Yale University A Framework for Campus Planning" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  11. ^ "The Seaside Prize Ceremony". Seaside Institute. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  12. ^ "AD 100: Jaquelin T. Robertson: AD 100 Designers". architecturaldigest.com. August 1, 2011. Archived from the original on February 18, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  13. ^ "UVa School of Architecture | Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Architecture". Arch.virginia.edu. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  14. ^ "Jaquelin T. Robertson // School of Architecture // University of Notre Dame". architecture.nd.edu. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008.
  15. ^ "Architectural Record | Building Architecture, House Design & Products".
  16. ^ a b "Architectural Record | BW/AR Awards 2004 | MoMA QNS". Archrecord.construction.com. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  17. ^ "POSTINGS: A.I.A. Awards Symposium; A Peek at the Peak of Design". The New York Times. September 21, 1997. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  18. ^ Muschamp, Herbert (June 6, 1993). "ARCHITECTURE VIEW; On the Hudson, Launching Minds Instead of Ships". The New York Times. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  19. ^ Muschamp, Herbert (November 7, 1993). "Enlightenment On the Harbor". The New York Times. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  20. ^ Dunlap, David W. (February 23, 2005). "Cramped Fordham Plans to Expand at Lincoln Center, Mostly Skyward". The New York Times. New York City. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  21. ^ Dunlap, David W. (March 30, 2003). "Far West Side: a Vision of the Far Future". The New York Times. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  22. ^ Cooper, Alexander (February 13, 2005). "An Icon of Urbanism - Op-Ed". New York Times. New York City; West Side (NYC). Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  23. ^ Newman, Morris (September 23, 2001). "Linking Disney to Other Anaheim Sites". The New York Times. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  24. ^ Muschamp, Herbert (July 24, 2003). "DESIGN REVIEW; Downtown Lighting With Hints Of Jazz". The New York Times. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  25. ^ Oser, Alan S. (January 23, 1994). "PERSPECTIVES; Housing and Stores for a Site Off Union Square". The New York Times. Retrieved January 12, 2012.

Further reading

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  • Cooper, Robertson & Partners: Cities to Gardens. The Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd, 2007 ISBN 1-86470-167-6
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