AAS Interior Design Publication Work 8

Parsons Work 8, AAS Interior Design, is the eighth in a series of publications documenting design projects completed in the Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Interior Design at Parsons School of Design. This issue features ‘Interior Sites’. Click here to view the publication. It is also available for purchase on Amazon.


Waste Not: all(zone)

SCE presents, Waste Not 3: all(zone), hosted by Brian McGrath, Dean of SCE, and presented by Rachaporn Choochuey, co-founder of all(zone). Based in Bangkok, all(zone) is a group of happy design professionals who joyfully collaborate with specialists across the borders of their fields and country. They are fascinated by the ever-changing mega metropolis …


Waste Not: The Social Meaning of Light

SCE presents, Waste Not 2: The Social Meaning of Light, hosted by Craig Brenecker, Associate Professor of Lighting Design, and presented by Toby Cumberbatch, Professor of Electrical Engineering. This talk will discuss some of the technical and social challenges associated with lighting off the electrical grid. Results will be presented from work with a culturally adaptable, …


Pressure Cooker Urbanism: Density, Growth, and Gambling in Macau

SDS & SCE present, Pressure Cooker Urbanism: Density, Growth, and Gambling in Macau – Land reclamation in Macau has a long and tortuous history, pressured by political exigencies, economic crises, demographic pressures, and cultural ambitions, giving rise to an erratic series of well-intentioned projects that were all too often cancelled, compromised, or abandoned …


Waste Not: Passive House

SCE presents, Waste Not 1: Passive House, hosted by David White, Assistant Professor of Environmental Technology and Material Sciences, featuring architects, Paul Castrucci, Julie Torres Moskovitz, and Michael Ingui. The Passive House standard, the world’s most stringent energy efficiency standard, first came to the US in 2005. Since then, NYC has become …


Unpacking Diversity: Culture/Representation

A series of events on the the theme of examining (or unpacking) diversity specifically in design related fields.


Vertical Urban Factory with Nina Rappaport

The School of Constructed Environments at Parsons presents Nina Rappaport, author and curator of Vertical Urban Factory; Rama Chorpash, Director of MFA Industrial Design at Parsons, whose creative-practice focuses on Making in Place; Victoria Hattam, Professor of Politics, The New School; and Sonam Velani, Policy Advisor to the Deputy Mayor …