Beyond Boundaries: Examining Pathways for Diversity and Inclusion in Design Oct 18th at Center for Architecture (600-8:00pm) A forum gathered to examine and discuss issues of diversity in design, both in terms of current challenges & prospective drivers of change and progress.The panelist included Mark Gardner, AIA, NOMA Asst Professor, …

Congratulations to the following faculty at the School of Constructed Environments at Parsons for their selection by the New York City Department of Design and Construction to be among the 26 pre-qualified firms qualified to design public projects in the five boroughs through 2019: Mark L. Gardner of Jaklitsch/Gardner Architects, David …

Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital Remembered: Its Architectural and Cultural Significance, Its Loss, and Implications for Other Historic Psychiatric Institutions – October 2016 is the one year anniversary of the demolition of Greystone Psychiatric Hospital. Why does Greystone remain so significant?  Greystone’s Last Stand: ‘As it is with most preservation efforts — The …

Performers from COPA and Parsons are being sought for a project led by the brilliant Moscow designer/director Dmitry Krymov. This project will convene for two intensive weeks each semester for the next two years. In year three, a full production will be mounted, intended for performance in New York and international touring. Instrumentalists, singers, …

Hart Howerton Travel Fellowship Program – We are pleased to introduce the 2017 Hart Howerton Travel Fellowship Program.  Now in its eleventh year, the Fellowship provides students with an opportunity to enrich their education with both travel and office experience. The Fellowship is available to undergraduate and graduate students in planning, architecture, …

Parsons’ sixth alumni exhibition – Saturday, October 15, 2016 Loop, Parsons’ sixth alumni exhibition, is an immersive, interactive experience highlighting cross-disciplinary, collaborative work across media. On view in the Arnold and Sheila Aronson Galleries and Parsons’ new Making Center at 66 Fifth Avenue from October 15-31, the show features work by more than 120 alumni from …

American Chemical Society 2017 National Conference, 
San Francisco, CA: April 2nd-6th “Chemistry & the Design of Physical Objects: Innovations from 1950 to the Present” CALL FOR ABSTRACTS  Deadline for Submissions: October 31, 2016 Innovations in chemistry, specifically the development of new materials and new reactions, can both drive and be driven …

Donghia healthier Materials Library and Healthy Materials Lab present the second in a series of Lunch + Learns with nora flooring! ​ nora systems, Inc., develops, produces and markets resilient rubber floors under the brand name nora. Headquartered in Weinheim, Germany, nora has been shaping the development of rubber floor coverings for over 60 years as a leading manufacturer worldwide. …

Metropolis’s New Design Competition are hosting a design contest called Tomorrow’s Workplace Design Competition which challenges designers and architects to envision how the office of the future will support workers’ needs for privacy, light, nature, noise reduction, community, and health. As work-life balance increasingly gives way to work-life integration, we …