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 …

Lecture: Robin Guenther “Healthier Healing Environments” MFA ID Studio 3 and Healthy Materials Lab invite Robin Guenther to speak on October 4 @12:10pm in the Glass Corner located at 25 E 13th ST, E206 Robin Guenther is a Principal of Perkins+Will and Senior Advisor to Health Care Without Harm. An expert in sustainable …

Cybernetic Urbanism: Managing (with) The Unmanageable City Speaker: Tim Jachna Place: 25 East 13th ST. Room: E206 Time: 7:00pm-8:00pm Date: October 5, 2016 The presentation given by Jachna will sketch out some possible elements of a second-order cybernetic perspective on the city and demonstrate some consequences and applications of this way …

Join us for a discussion with 7group’s John Boecker on integrative design concepts and case studies, and learn steps toward implementing this approach. SCHEDULE 6:00 – 6:30pm  Registration and Reception 6:30 – 8:00pm  Presentation and Discussion moderator Clare Miflin, RA, LEED AP BD+C, Certified Passive House Designer Architect, Kiss + …

Donghia healthier Materials Library and Healthy Materials Lab present the first in a series of Lunch + Learns with MechoSystems! MechoSystems who create EcoVeil  – PVC free, Greenguard and C2C certified shade cloth – will give a presentation on the performance and environmental profiles of the materials in their shade cloths. The title of the first talk is MechoSystems: getting the …

Place by Design 2016 Finalists – Mark Gardner; Asst. Professor of Architectural Practice & Society The Place by Design Finalists envision public space as something greater than a backdrop for human activity. These projects push everyday places to become an integral part of a community and a force for social, economic and environmental change. …