Solar Decathlon Exhibition: Empowerhouse

Presenting the work of the joint New School / Stevens Institute of Technology

team for the International Building Competition

13 October, Wednesday,  Opening 7:30pm after Kellen Gallery Presentation

Exhibition runs 13 to 17 October

Arnold and Sheila Aronson Gallery,  66 5th Avenue          parsit.parsons.edu

Forging new ground in the Solar Decathlon, a team of students from Parsons The New School for Design, Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy, and Stevens Institute of Technology exhibits their work to date as they develop a solar-powered home for residents of the District of Columbia, working in partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Washington, D.C., and the D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD). The space features the layout of the house in full scale, as well as work and process from all of the departments involved, including but not limited to architecture, interior design, product design, engineering, urban policy and management, communication design, fashion, and design + technology.

The Architects Newspaper published a complete article on the project here