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 …

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 …

Congratulations to Devon Reina, Parsons alum in the BFA Product Design program, for having his work featured in Icon. PseudoPhysical series focuses on the importance of interactions and questions our perception by subverting design and physical laws. Everyday objects, from cups and pencils to dice and chess-men, are manipulated in such …

The School of Constructed Environments at Parsons is pleased to announce the ribbon cutting for two Parsons Design Workshop projects created in collaboration with the Trust for Governor’s Island: Pagganuck and the Lab at Urban Farm.   The opening will celebrate the culmination of a two-year partnership with TGI, and …

This summer Slow Research Lab, partnering with the Sibenik Hub for Ecology, provides an immersive opportunity to develop new practices of knowing and getting-to-know. Its interdisciplinary study program, based in Sibenik, Croatia explores conditions of ‘resonance’ within and between a spectrum of bodies (human and nonhuman) — from the intimate scale …

R+D for the Built Environment is thrilled to announce a sponsored, six-month, off-site design fellowship program starting this summer for four candidates in key R+D topic areas: building material science 3D printing, robotics, AV/VR/MR AI, machine learning, analytics, building intelligence quality housing at a doer cost building resiliency and sustainability …

Hosted by the Rapid Urbanization Grand Challenge at UNSW (Sydney), this global design ideas competition invites students to design a physical intervention or a series of interventions that meaningfully improves the lives of refugees in the city, in the short, medium and/or long term.  The interventions can be in any …

Applications for ‘T’ Space architecture residency are now open! Supported by the Steven Myron Holl Foundation, ‘T’ Space articulates its mission through a range of programs including exhibitions, publications, residencies for emerging architects, and permanent and temporary installation of artworks. To find out more about the application process, please check …

Join the Sustainable Furnishings Council for their GREENLeaders Sustainability Training at the Parsons Healthy Materials Lab on Friday, March 8, from 9:00 – 5:00 PM. This course provides an excellent grounding in sustainability issues and offers practical solutions for growing an eco-friendly home furnishing business. The Council have reserved 15 …

The NYCxDESGIN 2019 Awards is currently accepting submissions for its annual program that spans major areas of design – from architecture and interiors, products to accessories, craft to technology. Taking place this year from May 10-22, NYCxDESIGN showcases over a dozen design disciplines through exhibitions, installations, trade shows, panels, product launches, open studios, and …