Faculty News



Jean Gardner: Embodied Agriculture: Descartes Never Killed Baby Carrots!

A Presentation by Jean Gardner, Associate Professor of Social-Ecological History and Design at SCE. This brown bag lunch presentation is part of the programs for the exhibition LIVING CONCRETE-CARROT CITY at the Anna Maria Kellen  Gallery of the Sheila C.  Johnson Design Center October 21, Thursday 12-1:30pm Kellen  Gallery, 2 …


Planning, Food and the Neighborhood

Spotlight on Solar Decathlon and the Chase Community Development Competition


Teaching Tomorrow’s Product Designers: An Interview With Rama Chorpash

From Fast Company, September 28, 2010 Read the original article here Teaching Tomorrow’s Product Designers: An Interview With Rama Chorpash Talking with the new director of Parsons’ product design program. As an designer heading his own eponymous firm, Rama Chorpash has developed environments, furniture, and art for companies like Herman …


SCE faculty Alfred Zollinger, to participate in Sukkah City 09/19-20

‘Sukkah City’ is an international design competition to re-imagine this ancient phenomenon.


VIDEO: Susan Szenasy: “Brilliant Simplicity: 15 Designers Research, Collaborate, Innovate”

Presenting a short film that traces the many ways breakthroughs can happen in a design practice.


‘New Exhibition Design 02’ book launch on Sept. 10

Please join us for the launch of the book ‘New Exhibition Design 02’ in the Kellen Auditorium at Parsons The New School for Design on September 10 at 6 p.m. The editors Philipp Teufel and Uwe Reinhardt will introduce some of the featured projects and designers from this major compendium …


MArch program granted six-year NAAB accreditation

This July, the Parsons MArch program was granted by NAAB a full 6-year term of accreditation with no “causes for concern.” The program thanks all who helped with the accreditation effort for their patience, willingness to submit material and attend meetings. Your support is greatly appreciated.


Parsons SCE Faculty Emily Abruzzo wins Architectural League Prize for Young Architects & Designers

Emily Abruzzo of Abruzzo Bodziak Architects are among the winners of the 2010 Architectural League Prize for Young Architects & Designers. The exhibition of the winning firms will be at Parsons Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Auditorium June 22 thru August 5th. Abruzzo Biodziak will present their work at the lecture …


Parsons SCE Faculty, Jeremy Barbour, wins New Practices New York AIA honor

Parsons SCE Faculty, Jeremy Barbour’s studio – Tacklebox -wins honor in: Exhibition:  July 15 – October 23, 2010 Center for Architecture 536 LaGuardia Place NY, NY 10012 Gallery Hours Mon-Fri: 9am to 8pm Sat: 11am to 5pm New Practices New York 2010 is the third juried portfolio competition and exhibition …


“See Through City”: Photographs by Jill Corson. May 10-23, 2010

Corson’s multi-layered jewel-toned photographs of NYC’s built environment reveal her unique manner of seeing and recording our consumer culture.