Professional Stories from Our Alumni
Diana Erazo, Master of Architecture 2020 alumna, has joined the Harlem Children’s Zone as Arts Specialist with The Employment and Technology Center. The organization began as a one-block pilot in the 1990s, looking to break the cycle and prevent generational poverty. Since then, the organization has been providing better opportunities for children …
Mark Gardner Is Featured By DesignMilk
Mark Gardner’s new feature has been recently published by Design Milk as part of Friday Five, a series of posts where architects, designers, artists, and shop owners choose their five favorite and inspirational things to talk about. From Du Bois’ critical research on the African-American community, to the birth of …
Emily Moss and Carolin Mees Repurpose SCE Street Seats
Under a TEDC grant, BFA Architectural Design Director Emily Moss and Part-Time Faculty Carolin Mees repurposed SCE’s Spring 2019 Street Seats, originally located on East 13th Street outside the University Center. The temporary installation was repurposed for the Moore-Jackson Community Garden, a half–acre site located next to high-rise residential buildings …
Lighting Injustice
Parsons Lighting design program hosts an interactive conversation to promote advocacy of marginalized groups as part of the lighting designers’ role. In addition to connecting likeminded people across the global lighting design community, this program will seed supportive structures to sustain action required to achieve greater diversity and inclusion in the lighting design industry. Watch the video recording!
Robert Kirkbride to Participate in The AIANY/CFA Deans’ Roundtable
SCE Dean Robert Kirkbride will join the 16th annual Deans’ Roundtable organized by the Center for Architecture on November 6th at 6:00 pm. Representatives from several local schools of architecture will discuss current directions and challenges in architectural education. Registration is free and open here. Learn more about the event here.
“Preserving Black History” Talk Featuring Mark Gardner
Join Monica Rhodes, Professor Randall Mason, and Mark Gardner for a conversation on preserving the legacy of civic rights history, and the creation of a new center at the Weitzman School focused on the preservation of civic rights sites. The talk will be hosted on November 12th at 12:00 PM …