design


Lunch + Learn

Donghia healthier Materials Library and Healthy Materials Lab present the first in a series of Lunch + Learns with MechoSystems! MechoSystems who create EcoVeil  – PVC free, Greenguard and C2C certified shade cloth – will give a presentation on the performance and environmental profiles of the materials in their shade cloths. The title of the first talk is MechoSystems: getting the …


Congratulations David Lewis on the release of Manual of Section

  Congratulations David Lewis on the release of Manual of Section Please find attached Lewis’s press release and the sample pages/cover image for the book Manual of Section. Manual of Section is now available in stores. For more information on the Lewis and his new release, check out the link below! …


A Little Slice of Heaven for Interior Design Alumna, Laura Santos

There is a little slice of heaven for everyone especially, Parsons own Interior Design alumna, Laura Santos. Santos, an interior designer who studied at Parsons was published in Architectural Digest when she was practicing at LS Interiors. Thanks to her luxurious design skill for her own townhouse in Greenwich Village; she …


Parsons presents Shirt-Less! Make your own shirt and be part of a healthier future!

  MONDAY 08/29 – THURSDAY 09/01  11AM – 2PM LOBBY OF 2 WEST 13TH ST  OPENING EVENT MONDAY 08/29 5PM – 7PM   Over 2 billion t-shirts are sold each year. 700 gallons of water are used to make one t-shirt.  More than 17 million tons of cotton was produced last year. 215 billion t-shirts could be produced with this cotton.  …


Starling Project founded by Sterling McDavid, Parsons Interior Design Alumna – a social good candle line that helps provide solar energy to rural communities in need.

  Starling Project makes gorgeous scented candles that are hand poured in Brooklyn, New York and made with American hand-blown glass and cotton wicks. McDavid’s business supports the American economy but also is making a major impact in the life of individuals less fortunate abroad. Starling Project, founded by Parsons alumna, Sterling McDavid ’15 has donated …


We are happy to announce that Parsons School of Design is a Partner University of PLDC 2017 in Paris, France.

  We are happy to announce that Parsons School of Design is a Partner University of PLDC 2017 in Paris, France. Please see links below for more information Press Release – Call for Papers PLDC Conference Information


We are happy to announce that Parsons School of Design is a Partner University of the 5th Light Symposium 2016 in Wismar/D.

  We are happy to announce that Parsons School of Design is a Partner University of the 5th Light Symposium 2016 in Wismar/D. Please see link below to find out more. 2016 Light Symposium  


Two Artists Built a Spinning House, and Then Moved In – ReActor House, completed!

Two Artists Built a spinning house, and then moved in which sits upon a concrete pillar at Omi International Arts Center in Ghent, N.Y. The house spins and tilts with the wind, and the weight of its inhabitants. The 40-by-8-foot Modernist structure was a living space for Schweder and Shelley …


Jia Lun Wu ’15, BFA ID alumna wins the IDA gold medal for her Interior Design final year project

Congratulations to former BFA Interior Design student, Jia Lun Wu.  Jia Lun Wu won the IDA gold medal for her Interior Design final year project. Please see link below to view project. https://idesignawards.com/winners/zoom2.php?eid=9-12559-16


Collecting and Disseminating Knowledge on the Architecture of the Metacity written by Professor Brian McGrath

Essay, Collecting and Disseminating Knowledge on the Architecture of the Megacity written by Professor Brian McGrath has been published in the journal Urbanisation. Urbanisation aims to publish comparative as well as collaborative interdisciplinary scholarship that will illuminate the global urban condition beginning with a firm footprint in the Global South, specifically …