Auditorium, a 198-capacity lecture hall and event space designed as a smaller, more modern alternative to the Great Hall.
== Financial support ==
A substantial portion of the annual budget, which supports the full-tuition scholarships in addition to the school's costs, is generated through revenues from real estate. Its endowment is over $600 million. The land under the Chrysler Building is owned by the endowment, and as of 2009, Cooper Union received $7 million per year from this parcel. Further, under a very unusual arrangement, New York City real-estate taxes assessed against the Chrysler lease, held by Aby Rosen, are paid to Cooper Union, not the city. This arrangement would be voided if Cooper Union sold the real estate. In 2006, Tishman Speyer signed a deal with the school to pay rent that has escalated to $32.5 million in 2018.
=== Financial crisis and tuition controversy ===
Around October 29, 2011, rumors circulated the school was in serious financial trouble. On October 31, a series of open forums …
