The School of Constructed Environments is proud to share that Faculty Nishan Kazazian was featured in The Armenian Spectator, detailing his Armenian heritage, and how his upbringing in Beirut, Lebanon shaped his artistic practices in the wake of The Armenian Genocide. Nishan Kazazian is a licensed American architect …

We are delighted to announce that Jeanne Choi has been named Partner at Tillett Lighting Design Associates. Jeanne has shaped the firm’s reputation for beautifully-realized solutions to complex design problems for over ten years. She has a deep understanding of the poetry of nighttime public space and an unwavering commitment …

For Earthing Interiority, Shreya Dwivedi Parsons MFA Interior Design ’24 draws on her cultural background, a traditional Indian philosophy of using regional, naturally occurring ingredients in building materials to connect with the land. These include seaweed, oyster shells, moss, and driftwood. This approach not only transforms interiors into living ecosystems, …

Andrew Bernheimer, an Associate Professor of Architecture is the founding Principal of Bernheimer Architecture based in Brooklyn, NY. “History was made in Brooklyn today when the union at Bernheimer Architecture ratified the first-ever collective bargaining agreement (CBA) at a private sector architecture firm. The milestone contract has language about the …

Congratulations to faculty member Andrew Bernheimer!   Bernheimer Architecture is proud to have been selected by The Architect’s Newspaper as Best of Practice 2024, medium-sized firm/Northeast. Quoting the Editors of AN: “The Best of Practice Awards commend the overall operations and structures of companies within the AEC community. It’s an …

“School of Constructed Environments at Parsons Shares Its 2024 End-of-Year Exhibition”  Head to their website for a more in-depth look at some of the amazing MFA Industrial Design projects from the School of Constructed Environments End of Year Exhibition. Journalist Kelly Beall writes “Nothing tops the dedication and intensity poured …

Alexandra Bean and Caroline Kepley, both graduates of Parsons School of Design, Their collaboration stems from their time at Yabu Pushelberg, where their paths crossed while designing luxury hospitality projects. They discovered the harmony between their interiors, drafting, and industrial design backgrounds and have fostered a partnership that thrives on …

SCE faculty, Victoria Benatar, was recently appointed to the NY AIA Board of Directors! Read more here.

EXD ARCHITECTURE, directed by SCE faculty member Victoria Benatar, was recently featured on Bloomberg TV’s World’s Greatest. WHO IS EXD? Based in the ever-changing city of New York, Victoria Benatar and Michelle Cianfaglione founded EXD ARCHITECTURE to use design to analyze dualities in the city, which they translate into ‘layered’ …

SCE faculty member and KPF Principal, Hana Kassem, was one of the 10 architects elevated from AIA’s New York City chapter to Fellowship, and one of only two in the Design category. The 2024 Jury of Fellows for the American Institute of Architects (AIA) elevated 96 new members to its …