Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Cooper Union's Foundation Building (almost) returns to full view

Photos by Steven 

Workers continue to remove the elaborate sidewalk bridge (the Urban Umbrella!) from outside the Foundation Building here on Cooper Square between Astor Place and Seventh Street...
The sidewalk structure arrived in April 2021... work permits pointed to a "renovation on the fourth floor."

The Urban Umbrella, made of recycled steel and translucent plastic panel, made its first NYC appearance in the fall of 2017.

The Italianate brownstone building designed by architect Fred A. Petersen was completed in 1859.
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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 8, 2023 at 4:01 PM

    Finally, that scaffolding is actually coming down it has been there for so long I do not remember seeing that building without it.

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    1. AnonymousAugust 8, 2023 at 4:34 PM

      same! I forgot how beautiful that building truly is

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  2. MrNiceGuyAugust 8, 2023 at 5:09 PM

    Awesome that the scaffolding is gone! Though I wish all scaffolding was that nice -- bright, clean, easy enough to navigate.

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  3. SarahAugust 8, 2023 at 7:02 PM

    It's only been 2.5 years? Feels like longer. Though I agree that the Urban Umbrellas are less unpleasant than many common alternatives.

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  4. AnonymousAugust 8, 2023 at 7:03 PM

    The second major building in the world, behind the Houses of Parliament in London, to be built with modern steel-frame construction.

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  5. Simon EAugust 9, 2023 at 12:10 AM

    Seeing that building when I walk by, or emerge from the number 6 train, or ride on the crosstown bus, has made me happy for 40 years. Never get tired of seeing it.

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  6. AnonymousAugust 9, 2023 at 12:04 PM

    looks great today!

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