Faculty News



SCE Public Program: Design in a Post-Colonial Context: Singapore

SCE Public Programs Presents: Design in a Post-Colonial Context: Singapore Thursday, April 7 7-8pm EST Zoom Link   Hosted By: Yu Nong Khew, Dir. BFA ID Program; Assistant Professor of Interiors, Objects and Technology Cotter Christian, Assoc. Dean SCE; Assistant Prof. of Interior Design What does it mean to design …


SCE Public Program: Toward Carbon-Efficient Lighting

SCE Public Programs Presents: Toward Carbon-Efficient Lighting Tuesday March 29, 2022 12-1:30pm EST Access a recording of the event Here. Hosted by: Glenn Shrum, IALD, Associate Professor of Lighting Design and Interdisciplinary Practice, Parsons School of Design / Founding Principal, Flux Studio Nearly 5% of current global CO2 emissions are …


SCE Students and Faculty featured at IDEC Annual Conference 2022

2022 Virtual Annual Conference Reconnect + Recalibrate March 1-4   This year’s conference is an opportunity for interior design educators, students and stakeholders to reconnect, share scholarship, learn about new teaching practices, forge industry partnerships, and explore opportunities for collaboration. The 2022 conference seeks to foreground our individual and collective …


AAS ID Director Adegboyega Adefope Recognized as Construction Idol for New York Build 2022 Expo

  AAS ID Director Adegboyega Adefope has been recognized as Construction Idol for New York Build 2022 Expo, being held at Javits Center, March 2-3. This is an initiative that recognizes people that have made a significant contribution to the construction industry as a leader, mentor and inspiration to others.  …


Decarbonized + Decolonized Dinner Party Talks + Workshops

  Decarbonized + Decolonized Dinner Party Talks + Workshops A series of student-led workshops will be hosted, with the support of Parsons faculty, outside guests, and organizations, to create the artifacts of a carbon free “Dinner Party” on April 22nd, Earth Day, bringing attention to the impact that global warming …


Bernheimer Architects to Design New Beachfront Housing

Bernheimer Architects will participate in the development of new beachfront housing on New York’s Rockaway Peninsula. A now vacant 116-acre lot between Beach 32nd Street and Beach 56th Place will become home to the city’s first net-zero development. The new complex will include 1,650 units of housing, 1,320 of which …


Genealogy of Bassac by Brian McGrath

Congratulations to Parsons SCE faculty Brian McGrath on the release of his recent book, “Genealogy of Bassac.” Genealogy of Bassac is the story of the White Building’s conception, inhabitation, abandonment, rehabilitation, eviction, and demolition in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (1963 – 2017). From introducing a culture of independence and modern living, to witnessing …


Jaklitsch/Gardner Architects Remodel a Historic Brooklyn Penthouse

Jaklitsch/Gardner Architects led by principals Mark Gardner and Stephan Jaklitsch finished the renovation project for a penthouse in one of the historical landmarks located in downtown Brooklyn. Built in the 1920s, the building first served as the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower and was converted to residencies in 2007. The design …


MFA ID DESIGN STUDIO 3 EXHIBITION + SHOW

MFA ID DESIGN STUDIO 3 EXHIBITION Please join us next Thursday, December 9th, for the Design Studio 3 exhibition. The Fall semester marks the beginning of  thesis research for second-year students at the MFA in Interior Design program. In this context, Design Studio 3 becomes a space for spatial, formal, and material …


MFA Lighting Design Director Craig Bernecker Earns LIT Lifetime Achievement Award

MFA Lighting Design Director Craig Bernecker Earns LIT Lifetime Achievement Award The LIT Lighting Design Awards was created five years ago to recognize the efforts of talented international lighting product designers and lighting implementers. The LIT Awards was envisioned to celebrate creativity and innovation in the fields of lighting products and applications. …