US-based architecture and urban design firm
Cooper Robertson
Industry
Architecture Founded
New York ,
NY , United States (1979 (1979 ) ) Founder
Alex Cooper FAIA
Jaquelin T. Robertson FAIA (1933–2020) Headquarters , 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 Services
Architecture ,
Urban Design ,
Planning Website
www .cooperrobertson .com
Battery Park City North Cove
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 .
History
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
Some of the awards Cooper Robertson have received include, but are not limited to:
The
American Architecture Award for the Museum at the
Gateway Arch , 2019
DOCOMOMO Modernism in America, Civic Design Award of Excellence for the Museum at the
Gateway Arch , 2019
Society of American Registered Architects (SARA) National Design Award for The Edible Academy, 2018
American Institute of Architects New York State Award of Excellence for the Master Plan of the Central Delaware,
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, 2013
Alex Cooper & Jaquelin T. Robertson, Seaside Prize from the Seaside Institute, 2002
[11]
Robertson on "the AD 100,"
Architectural Digest 's list of the top 100 architects and interior designers whose work has been published by
Architectural Digest .
[12]
Jaquelin T. Robertson,
Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture , 1998
[13]
Jaquelin T. Robertson,
Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture, 2007
[14]
Urban Land Institute Award for Excellence: Europe Competition for
Val d'Europe , 2008
Prix Rotthier pour la Reconstruction de La Ville for
Val d'Europe , 2008
American Institute of Architects (AIA) Honor Award in Regional and Urban Design for
Zuccotti Park , 2008
[15]
AIA Excellence in Design Award for
MOMA QNS 2004
[16]
National AIA Citation for Excellence in Urban Design for
Battery Park City Master Plan 1991
Select Projects
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
^
"AIA New York Chapter : Firm Directory Cooper Robertson" . aiany.aiany.org . Archived from
the original on June 2, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2016 .
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" "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 .
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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 .
^
"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 .
^ 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 .
^
" "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 .
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"MoMA QNS, Architectural Record, 8/2002" . Archrecord.construction.com. Retrieved January 12, 2012 .
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" "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 .
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" "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 .
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"Yale University A Framework for Campus Planning" (PDF) . Archived from
the original (PDF) on June 15, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2012 .
^
"The Seaside Prize Ceremony" . Seaside Institute. Retrieved January 12, 2012 .
^
"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 .
^
"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 .
^
"Jaquelin T. Robertson // School of Architecture // University of Notre Dame" . architecture.nd.edu . Archived from
the original on May 9, 2008.
^
"Architectural Record | Building Architecture, House Design & Products" .
^
a
b
"Architectural Record | BW/AR Awards 2004 | MoMA QNS" . Archrecord.construction.com. Retrieved January 12, 2012 .
^
"POSTINGS: A.I.A. Awards Symposium; A Peek at the Peak of Design" . The New York Times . September 21, 1997. Retrieved January 12, 2012 .
^ Muschamp, Herbert (June 6, 1993).
"ARCHITECTURE VIEW; On the Hudson, Launching Minds Instead of Ships" . The New York Times . Retrieved January 12, 2012 .
^ Muschamp, Herbert (November 7, 1993).
"Enlightenment On the Harbor" . The New York Times . Retrieved January 12, 2012 .
^ 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 .
^ Dunlap, David W. (March 30, 2003).
"Far West Side: a Vision of the Far Future" . The New York Times . Retrieved January 12, 2012 .
^ Cooper, Alexander (February 13, 2005).
"An Icon of Urbanism - Op-Ed" . New York Times . New York City; West Side (NYC). Retrieved January 12, 2012 .
^ Newman, Morris (September 23, 2001).
"Linking Disney to Other Anaheim Sites" . The New York Times . Retrieved January 12, 2012 .
^ Muschamp, Herbert (July 24, 2003).
"DESIGN REVIEW; Downtown Lighting With Hints Of Jazz" . The New York Times . Retrieved January 12, 2012 .
^ 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
Cooper, Robertson & Partners: Cities to Gardens . The Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd, 2007
ISBN
1-86470-167-6
External links
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