Design Workshop Team Presents ‘Porchlight’
2020 might have cancelled our plans and overthrown routines, protocols of action and everything else tagged and tucked away as “familiar,” but the Design Build Workshop stood resilient and inventive despite the many local and global challenges. Amidst turmoil, new partnerships have been formed, places imagined, and ideas shared. Last …
Mary Ann Scherr’s Legacy in Metal Exhibition
All Is Possible is the first museum retrospective of the work of American metalsmith, educator, and industrial designer Mary Ann Scherr. A former Chair of the Product Design department at Parsons from 1979 to 1989, she helped create a series of jewelry designs that monitored vital functions long before Fitbit …
LEVENBETTS Selected as AIA NY Firm of the Year
Congratulations to David Leven, Parsons Associate Professor of Architecture, and Stella Betts whose architectural practice, LEVENBETTS, has been recognized as the 2020 AIA NY State Firm of the Year. LEVENBETTS is an award winning New York City based architecture practice founded by David Leven and Stella Betts in 1997. The …
MFA IDD Alumna Presented at SciTech Forum
Mooncrete rock Ana Emilia Hernandez Lara, MFA IDD Program 2020 alumna, has presented her capstone research project, co-authored by Keith Gutierrez from MIT Media Lab, at the SciTech Forum. The paper titled “Conceptual Design: ISRU Moon Regolith Concrete and Construction Modules” addresses the recent push for lunar explorations and the …
BLT Architects Student Design Competition
BLT Architects will host its tenth-annual Student Design Competition structured as a partner project. This year’s challenge will be a 24-hour virtual competition beginning on Saturday, February 27th, and ending Sunday, February 28th. The winning two-person team will receive $1,000 each and a summer internship with the firm. Both undergraduate and …
Workshop Opportunities at Penland
Penland School of Craft will be offering 94 workshops across its studios in May-August 2021, taught by renown artists and professionals. From clay and paper, to wood, glass and textiles, each studio will be supporting scholarships for students of all levels. The scholarship application deadline for May Specials and summer workshops …
Manual of Physical Distancing by LTL Architects
The Manual of Physical Distancing was first presented to the public in May 2020 as a consolidated effort by LTL Architects — founded by David Lewis, Paul Lewis, and Marc Tsurumaki — and Guy Nordenson & Associates to support the scientific research on Covid-19 by using the visual practices of …
Rosannah Harding and Matthew Ostrow Received AIANY Merit Award
Photo: HardingOstrow Congratulations to Rosannah Harding, Parsons architectural design faculty, and Matthew Ostrow on receiving a Merit Award in this year’s AIANY Design Awards. Their project, Perch, explores the adaptive reuse of one of New York’s most iconic and visited infrastructure — the Brooklyn Bridge. By introducing a new pedestrian level above …
MFA IDD project is chosen by IKEA hackers
Congratulations to MFA Industrial Design students Jane Voronovich, Tirth Engineer, and Shayn Jackson whose Advanced Model Methods project was chosen by Ikea hackers. Velumen Divider is a design exploration of accessible ways to reimagine home environment and create private spaces using simple and inexpensive objects such as an outdoor trellis. You …
Rama Chorpash to Join Danish Design Award Jury
For the second year in a row, Rama Chorpash will be joining the Danish Design Award jury. The Award celebrates best design solutions and foregrounds the many ways in which design can make a difference for our society. Presented jointly by the Danish Design Center and Design denmark, it has …