For the second year in a row, Parsons’ MFA Lighting Design program was well represented at the Illuminating Engineering Society’s Annual Conference in August 2017.  Dr. Craig Bernecker, presented a paper, The Influence of Chromaticity on Subjective Impressions in Lighted Environments, based upon research conducted within the Lighting Thesis Studio …

Parsons MFA Lighting Design Program has partnered with the U.S. Department of Energy through Pacific Northwest National Laboratories to undertake an evaluation of connected lighting systems through the Next Generation Lighting Systems program.  Seven different connected lighting systems were installed in seven classrooms on the New School campus in Manhattan, …

Craig Bernecker, Ph.D., FIES, Associate Professor of Lighting Design, was presented the Illuminating Engineering Society’s Distinguished Service Award at the IES Annual Conference on August 12, 2017.  The IES Distinguished Service Award is presented in recognition of continuous dedicated service to the Society, “having significantly furthered the purpose for which …

This biannual Convention was created for the global lighting design market. Lighting designers, architects, researchers, universities, industry and clients use PLDC as a platform to meet, learn about the latest developments in lighting design, and discuss the future of the lighting design profession. “Incidents of Lightness” – Glenn Shrum, Director MFA …

Parsons lighting design program had the greatest participation of any University and Zhuofei Ren (MFALD ’15) was named the winner to the PLDC 2017 Challenge Competition.” The Challenge consists of four Rounds through which the best students will be selected. Five experienced designers from different parts of the world coached the …

Lunch and Learn with Thread Event Details: Wednesday, November 8th, 12:00-1:00pm Donghia Gallery, 25 E 13th Street, 3rd Floor Thread transforms trash from the developing world into dignified jobs and sustainable fabrics. Come learn insights into their best practices and how they are working towards a healthier textile industry. Eventbrite …

Congratulations to Christine Facella on receiving the 2017 ASLA Student Award! Facella earned her Masters from City College in 2017 receiving a degree in Landscape Architecture (MLA) and is an alumna of Parsons BFA Product Design program. Please find below Facella’s project statement in which she received her award for. To read …

Max Bond Jr. Lecture, “Monumental Matters | Public Space & Collective Memory”   WHEN: Friday, October 20th, 2017, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm WHERE: Center for Architecture, 536 Laguardia Place, New York, NY 10012 RSVP: Click HERE to RSVP   Join the New York Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects (nycobaNOMA) and the AIANY Diversity …

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, landscape architecture or urban design who will be entering their final year of study in September 2018. Travel Study Focus:   The firm currently …

RADICAL RELEVANCES CONFERENCE 2018 Radical Relevances is a conference and peer reviewed multidisciplinary journal addressing complex global phenomena of our time, such as climate change, biodiversity, income inequality, and mass migration. We invite researchers and artists straddling multiple (or within one) disciplines to submit papers and artworks that go beyond the …