Mission of SCE
Encompassing a unique confluence of design disciplines, the School of Constructed Environments nurtures and guides tomorrow’s leaders in socially and environmentally sustainable, technologically innovative buildings, interiors, lighting, and products. In a time of unprecedented change, we foster the skills, values, and vision vital to creative thinking and the realization of a more integrated, equitable and delightful world.
Student and Alumni News
SCE Online Public Program: Black Neighborhoods Matter
SCE Public Programs Presents “Black Neighborhoods Matter” in partnership with AIANYC. This event was held on: May 4, 2022 7:30PM to 9:00PM Access the recording Here. The “Decolonizing Suburbia” installation, now on view at the Center for Architecture, explores the architectural typologies that can result in a new, more accessible commons in …
MFA Lighting Design Faculty Glenn Shrum discusses Lighting Education on “Get A Grip” Podcast
Associate Professor of Lighting Design Glenn Shrum discussed how to obtain credentials as a lighting designer on Episode 252 of “Get a Grip on Lighting” Podcast. “How do you gain credentials as a lighting designer? You go and learn under Henrik or Glenn. Our host and his guest talk …
Faculty News
2023 SUMMER VIRTUAL ARCHITECTURE RESIDENCY LIGHT + POLYCHROMY
‘T’ Space and the Steven Myron Holl Foundation announce our Summer 2023 Virtual Architecture Residency program. We expect a competitive pool of international applicants this year, with full scholarships available to all admitted residents and a $1000 stipend to visit the grounds and other destinations of interest in the Hudson …
“On Hope” featuring Nishan Kazazian, AIA at King’s College
On March 10, 2023, Nishan Kazazian will be presenting via zoom with the British Psychoanalytical Society in Collaboration with the Centre for Philosophy and Art at King’s College, London as part of the ‘Questioning the Obvious’ series, “On Hope”. Dostoevsky was emphatic about hope: “To live without hope is to cease to live. …
School News
Special Projects
Publications
Urban Design Ecologies shortlisted for Urban Design Group Book Award
The Urban Design Group in London has shortlisted Urban Design Ecologies, edited by SCE Dean Brian McGrath, for the Urban Design Book Award.
Parsons AAS Interior Design Work 6 Available
Parsons Work 6, AAS Interior Design, is the sixth in a series of publications, which documents design projects completed in the Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Interior Design at Parsons The New School for Design.