Cooper Union End of Year Show 2026

The Cooper Union End of Year Show converts the architecture school’s portion of the historic Foundation Building into a comprehensive gallery, presenting the work of graduating students from the undergraduate and graduate programmes. The 2026 show is expected to open in late May, providing an intensive look at a school renowned for its rigorous focus on the craft of drawing, spatial inquiry and tectonic precision.

The exhibition typically spans all studio years alongside a concentrated final thesis display, offering a longitudinal view of how ideas develop through the programme. For practitioners, Cooper Union graduates are associated with a particular conceptual discipline and material rigour that sets the school’s output apart within the New York hiring context, and the show provides a focused opportunity to engage with that work directly.

The Foundation Building is located at 7 East 7th Street in the East Village, Manhattan. The show is free and open to the public; opening hours and thesis presentation schedules are confirmed through cooper.edu/architecture in the weeks ahead of opening.