MFA Industrial Design student Jessica Thies has been named the Winner for the 2022 / Special Awards / FOOTWEAR INNOVATION with her project: Shrooes.

Shrooes are a footwear design which collaborates with living mycelium to bond with a knitted textile upper. Mycelium, the root-like structure of fungi, are sentient organisms which can bond with textile materials. As footwear today uses synthetic foams, are constructed with toxic adhesives, and unable to biodegrade, I am exploring …


MFA ID Faculty to Present at 7th Annual Symposium of Latin American Art – Friday, March 31st

MFA ID Faculty member Maria Linares Trelles will present her research on cartographies at the 7th Annual Symposium of Latin American Art this Friday (March 31st). The Seventh Annual Symposium is presented by the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, the Institute for Studies on Latin American Art (ISLAA), …


LEED Training – NYC – Spring Webinars

Boost your career prospects with the prestigious LEED Green Associate designation! LEED is the benchmark for green building certification, and having this accreditation demonstrates to employers and clients that you have a certified expertise in the field. With the LEED Green Associate exam having a less-than-stellar pass rate, the value …


Dr. Sharon Egretta Sutton, FAIA OPENING KEYNOTE: 2023 TOPAZ MEDALLION Annual Meeting ACSA

The Topaz Medallion, presented jointly by AIA and the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, honors those who educate others to ensure architecture’s enduring excellence. An educator, author, and citizen architect with worldwide reach, Dr. Sharon Egretta Sutton, FAIA, has shifted the profession of architecture toward a more equitable, diverse, …


Eva Perez de Vega: The architecture of (hu)man exceptionalism redrawing our relationships to other species.

Professor Eva Perez de Vega will be presenting at the ACSA Annual Meeting. Her research and presentation is titled “The architecture of (hu)man exceptionalism. Redrawing our relationships to other species.” Read below for more information on the ACSA Annual Meeting. For more information and a registration link please click here.  The …


2023 Waterfront Scholars Application

Apply for the opportunity to attend the 2023 Waterfront Conference as a Waterfront Scholar. Join hundreds of attendees at the Waterfront Alliance’s premier gathering of stakeholders, planners, environmental advocates, and industry experts. The conference will be held on May 8, 2023 at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York …


Symposium: Architectural Pedagogies of the Global South: Perpetrating Pedagogies for Spatial Production

This Symposium will be featuring Brian McGrath and Michele Gorman of Parsons SCE. The GSA cordially invites you to an upcoming symposium and book launch by Dr Harriet Harriss titled “Architectural Pedagogies of the Global South: Perpetrating Pedagogies for Spatial Production”. Dr Harriet Harriss is an esteemed scholar, practitioner, and educator …


Andrew Bernheimer, FAIA Medal of Honor

Congratulations to Andrew Bernheimer who is being awarded the 2023 Medal of Honor by the AIA, American Institute of Architects. Andrew Bernheimer is a Brooklyn-based architect and Associate Professor of Architecture at the Parsons School of Design. Bernheimer leads an eponymous firm responsible for a wide variety of residential, civic, …


Conference: Greening Towards Urban Resilience

Professor Brian McGrath will be the keynote speaker for the upcoming final LIFE UrbanGreeningPlans in Barcelona, Spain. Please find more information including registration info below: The LIFE UrbanGreeningPlans project is coming to an end! To share the wealth of experience collected by the participating cities and Periurban Parks, project partners …


Tishman Environmental Merit Scholarship

We are pleased to announce a new round for the Tishman Environmental Merit Scholarship. The program funds students to travel to Alaska to undertake Summer internships with environmental organizations. Up to two students will be selected for this round. Tishman scholars will receive a $4500 stipend to cover round-trip airfare …