Exhibitions



Mary Ann Scherr’s Legacy in Metal Exhibition

All Is Possible is the first museum retrospective of the work of American metalsmith, educator, and industrial designer Mary Ann Scherr. A former Chair of the Product Design department at Parsons from 1979 to 1989, she helped create a series of jewelry designs that monitored vital functions long before Fitbit …


International Door Knob Exhibition Curated by Parsons Alumni

The “Doorknobs: Beyond the Everyday” exhibition opens May 15th, 2019 at WantedDesign as part of NYC x Design 2019. Curated by Sarah Templin and Gregory Beson — Parsons grads in the MFA Industrial Design program — the exhibition will present works by eighteen designers, artists and makers who explore and …


David Leven’s LEVENBETTS realize the zoid pavilion for Art Omi.

LEVENBETTS: Art OMI Zoid Opening what: opening of zoid when: Saturday September 8, 2018. 1:00-4:00pm where: Art Omi, Architecture Field 01. Ghent New York   zoid is a shelter in the Art Omi Architecture Fields.   zoid exists somewhere between a house and a campsite   zoid posits a way of living with basic elements needed to exist …


Close to the Edge: The Birth of Hip-Hop Architecture Opening

M.Arch Director, Mark Gardner, is on the advisory abroad, and part-time faculty Peter Robinson will be part of the conversation on Close to the Edge: The Birth of Hip-Hop Architecture.  Hip-hop is a cultural movement established by the Black and Latino youth of New York’s South Bronx neighborhood in the early …


Victoria Milne’s firm 6¢ Design produced the inaugural Times Square Design Lab in May

Part of the Times Square Design Lab team sitting on Island Collection, by Brad Ascalon Times Square Design Lab ‘18. Left to right: Jerome Barth, Brittney Hazelwood, Victoria Milne, Brad Ascalon, Louis Lim, William Sarnecky, Alexandra Gonzalez, Rebecca Rodal.   Part time faculty Victoria Milne‘s firm, 6¢ Design, worked with client Times …


“Thing-Like Being” Group Design Show

Group exhibit by 5 BFA PD alums from 2016 and 2017. Their exhibit is part of the TriBeCa Design District and NYCXDesign. Opening Party: May 17th 7-10pm One Art Space 23 Warren Street, NY 10007 RSVP


New Practices New York Exhibition

MABU, Unbuilding Long Branch, New Jersey. Image: MABU   New Practices New York Exhibition SCE faculty Matt Burgermaster has recent work featured in the upcoming exhibition New Practices New York 2018 at the AIA’s Center for Architecture.  This exhibition presents the projects, ideas, and influences of the winners of the 2018 New Practices New …


Industrial Design Students Showcasing Their Projects at Copper Hewitt Lab

As part of the Cooper Hewitt Lab | Showcase of Student Projects on Accessibility and Inclusion two separate projects from our MFA Industrial Design were selected.  Joined by 17 other successful students from around the world, the select entries will be on display in Cooper Hewitt’s Barbara and Morton Mandel gallery between February 5–24, 2018. The students will showcase and present …


Parsons Lighting Design alumni excel Professional Lighting Design Conference international lighting student competition

Parsons lighting design program had the greatest participation of any University and Zhuofei Ren (MFALD ’15) was named the winner to the PLDC 2017 Challenge Competition.” The Challenge consists of four Rounds through which the best students will be selected. Five experienced designers from different parts of the world coached the …


Natural Light and Architecture Event – 10/26/17

Natural light sources and their associated phenomena are distinguished by their capacity to incite awe, fear, curiosity, and fascination –– emotions that contribute to the sense that we are part of a larger system we may never fully understand. Solar light, which encompasses both sunlight and daylight, offers an opportunity …