design within the city. Cooper, Robertson & Partners Cooper's private practice began in 1979, when he founded Alexander Cooper & Associates in New York City after 12 years of public service. In 1988, Cooper partnered with his Yale School of Architecture classmate Jaquelin T. Robertson, changing the firm's name to Cooper, Robertson & Partners. The firm has written many design guidelines under Cooper's supervision, which are now industry standards for plan implementation. In total, the firm has written guidelines for over 25 million square feet of completed development. Cooper's projects have created settings that did not exist prior to his work, including Battery Park City, the Hudson River Esplanade and Zuccotti Park in the busy Financial District of Manhattan. He has created walkways in several cities that millions use annually, and created open spaces. Major projects His notable work-to-date in urban design includes Battery Park City, New York City's west side Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project, the expansion of the Museum of Modern Art, the International Trade Center, Yale University's Framework for Campus Planning, and Zuccotti Park. His work in architecture to date includes the Columbia University School of Social Work, Stuyvesant High School in lower Manhattan, Duke University Medical Center's Clinic, and both Fisher Hall and Pfahl Hall at the Fisher College of Business at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Other interests and awards As an academic, Cooper directed the Graduate Urban Design Program at GSAPP, Columbia University. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. He received the Seaside Prize from the Seaside Institute in 2002. References Further reading Cooper, Robertson & Partners: Cities to Gardens. The Images Publishing Group Pty Ltd, 2007 External links Cooper, Robertson & Partners American urban planners Yale School of Architecture alumni Living people 1936 births Architects from New York (state) Urban designers Yale College alumni New Classical architects