2024-04-30T15:38:25-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/129641496/last-week-today-june-8-15-2015-big-projects-big-opinions Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2015-06-15T18:33:00-04:00 >2015-06-16T14:50:59-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/bw/bwoddoc5d5k51zth.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><strong><em>Friday, June 12:</em></strong></p><ul><li><a title="The new OMA-designed Garage Museum opens in Moscow" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/129418502/the-new-oma-designed-garage-museum-opens-in-moscow" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The new OMA-designed Garage Museum opens in Moscow</a>: On the design, Koolhaas has been quoted with&nbsp;"not restoring the building, but preserving its decay". The original Soviet-era building used to be a restaurant.</li></ul><p><strong><em>Thursday, June 11:</em></strong></p><ul><li><a title="Stargazing with Patrik Schumacher: Episode 33 of Archinect Sessions" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/129273931/stargazing-with-patrik-schumacher-episode-33-of-archinect-sessions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stargazing with Patrik Schumacher: Episode 33 of Archinect Sessions</a>: Patrik Schumacher discusses <a href="http://archinect.com/features/article/128885228/op-ed-beyond-stars-icons-and-much-more-by-patrik-schumacher" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">his recent op-ed for Archinect</a>.</li><li><a title="The Cooper Union turmoil continues: President Jamshed Bharucha resigns" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/129326913/the-cooper-union-turmoil-continues-president-jamshed-bharucha-resigns" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Cooper Union turmoil continues: President Jamshed Bharucha resigns</a>: In the midst of student protests and five trustees resigning, President Bharucha also stepped down last week. This came after the Cooper Union's <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/128257230/cooper-union-graduates-stage-tuition-protest-at-commencement-ceremony" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Board had already voted not to renew </a>Bharucha's contract as president next year.</li></ul><p><strong><em>Wednesday, June 10:</em></strong></p><ul><li><a title="Five Cooper Union trustees just resigned" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/129251398/five-cooper-union-trustees-just-resigned" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Five Cooper Union trustees just resigned</a>: Among them were Daniel Libeskind,&nbsp;Mark Epstein (the board&rsquo;s former chairman), Vassar College president Catharine Bond Hill, Francois de Menil (the board&rsquo;s vice chairman), and investment banker Monica Vachher.</li><li><a title="Locals welcome The 606, a.k.a. Chicago's &quot;High Line&quot;, but anxiety for its future remains" href="http://archinect.com/news/article/129171831/locals-welcome-the-606-a-k-a-chicago-s-high-line-but-anxiety-for-its-future-remains" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Locals welcome The 606, a.k.a. Chicago's "High Line", but a...</a></li></ul>