Oculus, the quarterly publication of the New York Chapter of the AIA, featured an article on the creative work of the School of Constructed Environments in their Fall 2012. This special issue of Oculus focuses on the relationship between education and the profession.

The School of Constructed Environments: Architecture / Interior Design / Lighting Design / Product Design regularly invites a selection of its diverse faculty to present what’s on the table’ in their creative research practices. This evening we will host Alexa Griffiths Winton and Mark Rakatansky. Design historian Alexa Griffith Winton specializes in the history and theory of the modern domestic interior.

Check out the latest coverage on the Parsons Design Workshop Project, in conjunction w/ the NYC Parks Dept., Splash House.

Ioanna Theocharopoulou, Assistant Professor, SCE, will be participating in the “Theatrum Mundi / The Global Street” conference at Columbia University this Friday, October 12, 2012. The conference is part of a new urban forum that “seeks to understand what brings life to a city, particularly in its public places and asks how these might be better designed.”

This event brings together two architects, Andrew Waugh and Michael Green, leading the design exploration of timber buildings, and Cees de Jager who directs the Binational Softwood Lumber Council, a nonprofit organization established by the Canadian and U.S. Governments to increase the use of wood products as part of the shift to green building. Thursday 11th October 2012, 6-8PM

People perceive space with many senses. Charlie Morrow gave a workshop within MFA Interior Design Studio 1 to investigate sound and audio experience as a primary consideration in the design of interiors. A video was made to capture the essence of the workshop: sound is an integral element in the design of interiors.

Splash House construction is complete! Please join us at the Highbridge Pool and Recreation Center (2301 Amsterdam Ave) and see the end result of the many months of hard work and collaboration between Parsons SCE, the community of Washington Heights, the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation, and our many wonderful volunteers.

Taking place from October 1, City Modern looks to elevate the level of discussion and awareness about great New York design across platforms and disciplines. New York’s talented design community will populate what promises to be an amazing week of panels, discussions and parties, culminating in a weekend of home tours in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

SCE is proud to announce the former faculty member Anupama Kundoo’s “Wall House” was featured in the New York Times review of the Venice Architecture Biennale.

In the article in world-architects eMagazine Andrew Bernheimer, Director of the Parsons Master of Architecture program, discusses the move to his current storefront office space for his firm, Bernheimer Architecture.