Jean Gardner: Embodied Agriculture: Descartes Never Killed Baby Carrots!

A Presentation by Jean Gardner, Associate Professor of Social-Ecological History and Design at SCE. This brown bag lunch presentation is part of the programs for the exhibition LIVING CONCRETE-CARROT CITY at the Anna Maria Kellen  Gallery of the Sheila C.  Johnson Design Center October 21, Thursday 12-1:30pm Kellen  Gallery, 2 …


SCE Student Council Members 2010-2011

For the 2010-2011 academic year, here’s the who’s who on Student Council representing SCE.


AIA Scholarship Opportunity

The American Institute of Architects 2010 a/e ProNet David W. Lakamp AIA Scholarship THE PROGRAM This scholarship was initiated in 1990 by a/e ProNet, a group of insurance professionals providing risk management services to architects and engineers. In 1999 the scholarship was renamed for David W. Lakamp, who a founder …


Planning, Food and the Neighborhood

Spotlight on Solar Decathlon and the Chase Community Development Competition


Casey Danson Presentation

Parsons alumni, Casey Danson will be visiting Parsons. Casey is an early pioneer of sustainability. She runs the non-profit Global Possibilities and has produced a movie called Who’s Got the Power? 3pm October 15th, 2010 The Glass Corner, 25 East 13th room 206


Solar Decathlon Exhibition: Empowerhouse

Presenting the work of the joint New School / Stevens Institute of Technology team for the International Building Competition 13 October, Wednesday,  Opening 7:30pm after Kellen Gallery Presentation Exhibition runs 13 to 17 October Arnold and Sheila Aronson Gallery,  66 5th Avenue          parsit.parsons.edu Forging new ground in the Solar Decathlon, …


Jonathan Speirs Lecture, ‘Light & Dark’

Work of the London-Based Lighting Design Firm Speirs & Major


Kalil Student Assistant Position Announced

The Board of the The Michael Kalil Endowment for Smart Design and the School of Constructed Environments are pleased to announce the creation of the Kalil Student Assistant Position, funded as a $5000.00 annual stipend for combined Fall and Spring semesters. The mission of the Endowment is twofold: to foster …


Teaching Tomorrow’s Product Designers: An Interview With Rama Chorpash

From Fast Company, September 28, 2010 Read the original article here Teaching Tomorrow’s Product Designers: An Interview With Rama Chorpash Talking with the new director of Parsons’ product design program. As an designer heading his own eponymous firm, Rama Chorpash has developed environments, furniture, and art for companies like Herman …


VIDEO: Urban Green Council Emerging Professionals Career Fair and Roundtable

Connecting young professionals and students with esteemed architecture, engineering, construction, real estate, and product firms