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Timber in the City: Sustainable and Affordable Urban Housing
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
Sound Designer Charlie Morrow leads workshop with 1st year MFA Interior Design students
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.
Art, Environment, Action! Opening Reception Thursday, 27 Sept 2012 | 6:00 pm–8:00 pm
Art, Environment, Action! is a creative teaching laboratory and environmental “artshop.” Bringing together artists, designers, architects, dancers, chefs, and scientists who work at the intersections of art, pedagogy, and ecology, it invites the public to join them to transform and activate the gallery.
Anna Rabinowicz published in Core77 on Metal Molding in the South of Brazil
“As part of my research on bio-inspired design, I took a trip to the south of Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul), where, for nearly the past ten years, I have worked with artisans to create my designs. On this trip, I decided to investigate the metal molding industry in this region, with the hope of uncovering new manufacturing and collaborative opportunities.”
SCE Fall 2012 Public Programs Announced
Speakers include: SplashHouse, Daniel Michalik, Nathalie Rozot, Peter Wheelwright, Cees de Jager, Andrew Waugh, Michael Green, Alexa Griffith Winton, Mark Rakatansky, Cathy Lang Ho, Anne Guiney, Lauren Crahan & John Hartman, Quilian Riano, Rama Chorpash, Miguel Robles Duran, Derek Porter, George Brainard, Keller Easterling, Matthew Cobham, William Massie
As It Is On Earth, a novel by Peter Wheelwright, published by the Fomite Press
As It Is On Earth is set in New England over seven days leading up to Columbus Day at the end of the Millennium, 1999. Narrated by Taylor Thatcher, an irreverent young university professor from a fallen family of Maine Puritans, the story follows his ruminative quest and errant attempts to escape from history.
SCE faculty Daniel Michalik featured in 40 under 40: Craft Futures at the Smithsonian Museum
SCE is pleased to announce that BFA Product Design and MFA Interior Design faculty Daniel Michalik’s work is included in the exhibition 40 Under 40 – Craft Futures at the Smithsonian Museum’s Renwick Gallery in Washington DC from July 20, 2012 – February 3, 2013. The Smithsonian has also acquired editions of Michalik’s 3/1 Chair (2011) and Massimo plates (2012) for their permanent collection.
National Building Museum names SCE faculty Paul Goldberger as the Fourteenth Laureate of the Vincent Scully Prize
The Prize was awarded to Goldberger for his lifetime work of encouraging thoughtful discourse and debate about the importance of design.
Harlem School of the Arts + Parsons: Graduate Allied Design Studio
Harlem School of the Arts and Parsons the New School for Design announce a re-envisioning of the HSA building for the school’s next 50 years. Students and instructors from the graduate programs in architecture, lighting, and interior design are working in concert in the Allied Design Studio at Parsons School …
Work 5, a publication of the AAS Interior Design Program
Work 2011, volume 5, highlights work from the 2010-1011 academic year in the Parsons Associate Degree Program in Interior Design.