SCE Alum Aakriti Kumar, has been working on design sustainability using natural resources to create responsible, zero-waste, chemical-free home furniture. The Parsons graduate and winner of India’s Interior Lifestyle Awards 2016, and Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 manufactures her atelier-styled pieces in India. She’s expanding her remit to include designing …

Reem, a dual degree student majoring in Architecture and Urban Studies, has been awarded $5000 for her project from the Eugene Lang Opportunity Award This award will allow Reem to participate in the School for Field Studies‘ summer program in Arusha, Tanzania: Wildlife Management and Conservation. Below is an excerpt …

SCE M.Arch Director, Mark Gardner, was interviewed by Dwell Magazine along with Zena Howard, Phil Freelon, and Melvin Mitchell on the topic of (black) architecture. Excerpt: “Architecture is one of the whitest jobs in America. Set against this background, black architecture—from the most epistemological understanding, architecture that is conceived and put …

Upon completing his dual degree in Architecture and Philosophy this year, Emmet will be embarking on a nine-month drawing project of the city of Dresden, Germany. Emmet will collaborate with Prof. Niels-Christian Fritsche and the Department of Architectural Delineation at Technische Universität Dresden. In his words, Emmet explained his reason for …

  Congratulations to 7 amazing nominated BFA PD seniors on your presentations at the 2018 IDSA Student Merit Awards. Christi Ernest Tanvi Thakur Brendan Cunningham Akinyemi Fapohunda Tarika Jain Kayla Wolfe Aishwarya Janwadkar And CONGRATS to Tarika Jain, who will be representing Parsons at the NE District Design Conference at RIT next …

Julia graduated with a dual degree from the New School with a BFA in Product Design from Parsons School of Design and a BA in Sociology from Eugene Lang College. As a 2018 Core77 x A/D/O designer in residence, Julia will be working on creating various inclusive and accessible design …

Now What?! Advocacy, Activism & Alliances in American Architecture Since 1968 April 13–26, 2018 Arnold & Sheila Aronson Galleries Sheila C. Johnson Design Center Parsons School of Design The New School 66 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10003   The Civil Rights, Women’s, and LGBTQ Movements impacted every facet of …

Sweets, the building products database by Dodge Data & Analytics, is offering a scholarship opportunity available for students in architecture, design and engineering. This $2,500 scholarship is intended to help undergraduates and graduates offset the increasing cost of tuition, helping pursue their dream of a career in one of these areas. …

A rendering of the renovated Helen Hayes Theater. Rockwell Group.   How does the design of performance space impact the creation of new work? How can that space transform the experience of the viewer? This program will look at how recent developments in theater design are incubating new forms of …

  QS World University Rankings named Parsons number 1 on its list of best art and design schools in the U.S., and number 2 on its list of best art and design schools in the world. The rankings highlight the world’s top universities in 46 individual subjects, based on academic …