Congratulations to Zac Pepere, BFA Product Design alumnus, whose work has been recently featured in the Graduate Design section of Wallpaper Magazine. Named “Material Values”, his project focuses on value we attribute to different materials and challenges contemporary attributions through creative reuse of paper and food by-products from the restaurant …

For 16 years, DWR has proudly hosted the Champagne Chair Contest. This is an incredibly unique design opportunity to create a miniature chair using only the foil, label, cage and cork from no more than two champagne bottles. Five winners will receive a DWR Gift Card. Prizes will be awarded in …

The Rotch, an annual two-stage design competition, awards an emerging professional $40,000 to travel abroad for a minimum of six months, conducting architectural investigations and research of their choosing. The application process is simple, and all applications are due Friday, January 17.  Candidates must: be US citizens who have obtained …

Undergraduate and Graduate Students are encouraged to apply for the SOM Women’s Initiative Shadowing Opportunity. The program gives invaluable experience, mentorship and guidance to talented students who plan to pursue a career in Architecture, Engineering or related fields. During the week-long program, selected students will rotate through SOM departments to …

SCE Faculty Matt Burgermaster presented recent work on practices of “remaking” at Design Inquiry’s Futurespective conference. Held at the Institute of Contemporary Art at MECA, in Portland, Maine, this interdisciplinary event explored issues in design culture related to the question: what does it mean to rethink the past in the …

“Ziggy”, this year’s winning installation for the annual Flatiron Public Plaza Holiday Design Competition, is about to open to the public on Monday, November 18th. The project was created by NYC-based design and architectural studio Hou de Sousa, co-founded by Nancy Hou and Joshua de Sousa, Parsons architecture Faculty. Through its …

On October 16th, Parsons SCE welcomed the American Institute of Architects and the National Organization of Minority Architects for the opening of the 47th NOMA Conference. Hosted in the iconic setting of Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall where Dr. Martin Luther King gave a speech in 1964, the event opened up …

In partnership with the GREEN Program, The Think Company is providing a scholarship opportunity for the spring program cycle. The GREEN initiative is aimed at project-based education and hands-on industry exposure for future sustainability leaders. It is based on designing immersive, short-term programs for undergraduate and graduate students in a …

Can luxury be sustainable? Sustainability is not a luxury — it is a necessity. While some companies around the world have been shifting gears and making sustainability their language(s), Parsons design community is on a path to crack it open… Starting from the hair care products on our shelves. This …

Founding Director of Parsons MFA Industrial Design program Rama Chorpash has been named as part of the International Jury for the  2020 Danish Design Award — Design Denmark. Beyond the multi-staged judging deliberations throughout 2020, Chorpash will also act as an ambassador to the award. The award celebrates the many ways …