Faculty News
Excellence in Affordable Housing Development
Congratulations to Andrew Bernheimer whose studio’s project, “One Flushing,” won the Excellence in Affordable Housing Development award. One Flushing is located on the former parking lot in Downtown Flushing, Queens, and operates as an integrated intergenerational residential space with a rooftop farm, community center, and a senior center amongst its …
Mark Gardner Will Give a Talk on Buildings, Race, and History
Mark Gardner, Director of the Master of Architecture program, will give a talk at the National Arts Club on December 9th. He will be joined by his colleagues from other architectural practices for a conversation about important historical influences on their careers and projects, and visions for a more equitable …
Mark Gardner Is Featured By DesignMilk
Mark Gardner’s new feature has been recently published by Design Milk as part of Friday Five, a series of posts where architects, designers, artists, and shop owners choose their five favorite and inspirational things to talk about. From Du Bois’ critical research on the African-American community, to the birth of …
Emily Moss and Carolin Mees Repurpose SCE Street Seats
Under a TEDC grant, BFA Architectural Design Director Emily Moss and Part-Time Faculty Carolin Mees repurposed SCE’s Spring 2019 Street Seats, originally located on East 13th Street outside the University Center. The temporary installation was repurposed for the Moore-Jackson Community Garden, a half–acre site located next to high-rise residential buildings …
“Preserving Black History” Talk Featuring Mark Gardner
Join Monica Rhodes, Professor Randall Mason, and Mark Gardner for a conversation on preserving the legacy of civic rights history, and the creation of a new center at the Weitzman School focused on the preservation of civic rights sites. The talk will be hosted on November 12th at 12:00 PM …
Mark Gardner Talks to AIA About Diversity and Inclusion
Mark Gardner, Director of the Masters of Architecture program, has talked to the AIA about the role the current generation of students has in challenging the existing institutional landscape, including the university, and domineering pedagogies. “If you want diversity, it’s an action. You actually have to create it.” Although he …
Andrew Bernheimer Publishes New Book
Congratulations to Andrew Bernheimer, Parsons SCE faculty in Architecture, on publishing a new book. “Fairy Tale Architecture”, which has already been featured in The New York Times, reimagines the relationship between the magical realm of every fairy tale inhabited by characters as well as architectural structures of all sorts, and …
Full-time Faculty Jonsara Ruth Published in Metropolis Magazine and Dwell
Full-time faculty Jonsara Ruth was published in Metropolis Magazine and Dwell. Jonsara co-authored a piece for Metropolis Magazine which was published a couple of days ago called “Designing for Equity and Well-Being in the COVID-19 Era“. Hana Kassem, co-author and Principal at KPF Architects, has also been a Part-Time faculty member at …
OSD Design Firm Works on Open Street Plan for Flatiron District
Over the summer, Simon David, Founding Principal of OSD design firm and Parsons BFA Architecture professor, has been working on an open street plan for the Flatiron Business District together with a couple of students from his New Green Deal spring 2020 studio. Studying pedestrian patterns during the pandemic has …
Yu Nong Khew Quoted on Medium’s Tech Blog Onezero
BFA ID director Yu Nong Khew was quoted last week about trends in home office and remote work on Medium’s tech blog called Onezero. See the article here.