We are very pleased to announce the inaugural members of the Parsons Lighting Design Partners Program!   Industry Partners Designers Lighting Forum of New York Velux Eaton XAL   Design Partners Available Light Illumination Arts Focus Lighting HLB Lighting Design   The Parsons Lighting Design Partners’ program is designed to …

SCE Faculty member, David J. Lewis is awarded along with his firm, LTL Architects and Princeton Architectural Press one of ten prestigious awards for the best architecture book of the year 2016 for their book, Manual of Section (PAPress, 2016).  This international award was given by the Deutsches Architekture Museum (DAM) and was selected …

OPEN CALL FOR CHOCATHON: RE-IMAGINE THE GODIVA CHOCOLATE EXPERIENCE (NOV 11-13) Graduate students and undergraduate seniors at The New School are invited to participate in our Chocathon: Re-imagine the Godiva Chocolate Experience from Friday, November 11 through Sunday, November 13. Design the sustainable chocolate experience from the bean up! In this three-day workshop, …

Current Work: Theaster Gates Monday, November 21                 7:00 PM in John L. Tishman Auditorium, University Center, The New School Artist Theaster Gates speaks on his expanded practice, which includes space development, object making, performance, and critical engagement with many publics. Gates works with …

Donghia healthier Materials Library and Healthy Materials Lab present the third and final in our series of Lunch + Learns for 2016 with Forbo Flooring Systems, featuring Marmoleum Flooring. Marmoleum, natural linoleum is biobased, highly durable, non-toxic, anti-microbial and easy to maintain. Forbo marmoleum floors are associated with sustainability, durability, high quality and innovative design with …

Please Join us! When: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2 Where: At The Center, 536 LaGuardia Place, NY, NY 10012 This program will address ideas for a unifying pedagogy needed to teach holistic, human-centered interior design to the next generation of students and professionals. Grazyna Pilatowicz initiated and fostered the innovative, …

On Memory and Forgetting In two separate yet simultaneous activities in early November, Parsons SCE Dean Robert Kirkbride will focus on Memory and Forgetting. First, he is a jurist for the flash competition, Memory, sponsored by Arch Out Loud, joined by Karsten Harries (Yale) and Ana Milijacki (MIT). For details …

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 …