Urban Visionaries dinner will honor architects and engineers.The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, accredited institution of higher education; in New York City; coeducational; chartered and opened in 1859. will honor the artists, scientists and exemplary citizens who make New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. great at its fourth annual Urban Visionaries benefit dinner on Tuesday, March 28th. The evening will begin with a cocktail hour and silent auction of small works by renowned artists and architects, followed by a seated dinner. This year's honorees will include: Marie-Josee Kravis for Urban Citizenship; Jenny Holzer Jenny Holzer (born 1950 in Gallipolis, Ohio) is an American conceptual artist. She attended Ohio University (in Athens, Ohio), Rhode Island School of Design, and the Independent Study Program at the Whitney Museum of American Art. for Visual Art; Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio for Architecture; Nicholas Donofrio for Engineering; Simon Lok for Emerging Talent. The event will take place at Skylight skylight Roof opening covered with translucent or transparent glass or plastic designed to admit daylight. Skylights have found wide application admitting steady, even light in industrial, commercial, and residential buildings, especially those with a northern orientation. , at 275 Hudson St. For registration and additional information, please call (212) 353-4106 or visit www.cooper.edu. |
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