![The Cooper Union's new academic building at 41 Cooper Square.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/21b1a93c-41c0-4076-8732-a4cfb852bd9a/am_cooperunion_11.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format)
The Cooper Union's new academic building at 41 Cooper Square.
![Foundry Gridnik was selected for its resemblance to the lettering on the original building.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/21b1a93c-41c0-4076-8732-a4cfb852bd9a/am_cooperunion_03.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format)
Foundry Gridnik was selected for its resemblance to the lettering on the original building.
![The lobby atrium at 41 Cooper Square.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/21b1a93c-41c0-4076-8732-a4cfb852bd9a/am_cooperunion_01.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format)
The lobby atrium at 41 Cooper Square.
![Donor signage cascades down the underside of a lobby staircase.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/21b1a93c-41c0-4076-8732-a4cfb852bd9a/am_cooperunion_02.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format)
Donor signage cascades down the underside of a lobby staircase.
![The visible edges of the typography create a pattern in the halls.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/21b1a93c-41c0-4076-8732-a4cfb852bd9a/am_cooperunion_08.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format)
The visible edges of the typography create a pattern in the halls.
![Room signage set in Gridnik.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/21b1a93c-41c0-4076-8732-a4cfb852bd9a/am_cooperunion_07.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format)
Room signage set in Gridnik.
![Donor signage on the roof terrace appears as a constellation of names engraved in granite.](https://pentagram-production.imgix.net/21b1a93c-41c0-4076-8732-a4cfb852bd9a/am_cooperunion_13.jpg?rect=%2C%2C%2C&w=640&crop=1&fm=jpg&q=70&auto=format&fit=crop&h=400)
Donor signage on the roof terrace appears as a constellation of names engraved in granite.