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MFA Interior Design Director Michele Gorman participates in Colloquium: Towards an Alternative/Inclusive Paradigm

MFA Interior Design Director Michele Gorman will participate in the upcoming Colloquium 3: Towards an Alternative/Inclusive Paradigm – hosted by the School of Built Environment & Development Studies at the University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, and facilitated by Dr Yashaen Luckan.   Presenters are Jolanda Morkel, Hermie Delport, Michele …


Sarah Templin for Core77

Sarah Templin, SCE Part Time Faculty of Product Design, has shared her thoughts on design for disassembly with Core77. With more than 10 million tons of furniture ending their cycle in US landfills each year, healthier making and sourcing methods come to the forefront of thinking about how we make …


‘Revealing NYC’ Seminar

TNS’s summer seminar Revealing NYC is pleased to invite you to attend an upcoming lecture on Food and Justice. How, during a crisis, do individuals and communities come together to support and nourish each other? We will hear from the founders of Feed the Frontlines NYC and co-op members from …


SCE Dean Robert Kirkbride Featured on PBS Documentary “Mysteries of Mental Illness”

PBS Documentary Announcement Mysteries of Mental Illness PBS 4-part documentary series June 22-23, 2021   On Wednesday, June 23 at 9 pm EST, Dean Robert Kirkbride is featured in Episode 3, “The Rise and Fall of the Asylum,” of a new 4-part PBS documentary series, Mysteries of Mental Illness, premiering …


Hou de Sousa becomes Design Vanguard winner

Image courtesy Hou de Sousa Congratulations to Joshua de Sousa, Parsons architecture faculty and co-founder of award-winning architectural studio Hou de Sousa, for being selected as one of the 2021 Design Vanguard winners. Each year, Architectural Record selects 10 innovative architectural practices advancing work on form, construction, sustainability, and community …


Book Launch | MFA ID Environmental Design faculty Nina Edwards Anker’s new book Cocoon House launches at Venice Biennale

MFA ID Environmental Design faculty Nina Edwards Anker launches new book at the 2021 Venice Biennale of Architecture Watch the Venice Biennale Book Launch where participants address the Venice Biennale question: “How will we live together” EIGHT BOOKS in Eighty Minuets LIVE on YouTube with Chee Pearlman / TED Moderator, …


MFA ID Faculty Spotlight: Maria Linares Trelles and Lluís Alexandre Casanovas Blanco: Expansions – Biennale di Venezia 2021

Expansions, edited by Hashim Sarkis and Ala Tannir, gathers over 80 responses to the question posed by the Biennale Architettura 2021’s theme – How will we live together? These contributions act as an extension to the different thematics presented by participants in the galleries in Venice. Assembling the voices and …


Podcast with Parsons faculty Victoria Milne

Victoria Milne, Parsons faculty and creative adviser at 6¢ Design, has recently shared thoughts on the importance and value of public space and her experience working with the Times Square Alliance on the creation of The Times Square Design Lab. “When you show respect for the public, when you provide resources,  …


Design Talks | The Deans’ Table – Compassionate Leadership: Facing crisis with heart

The Deans’ Table | Compassionate Leadership: Facing crisis with heart ft. Dr. Robert Kirkbride We will remember this period in time for the rest of our lives. We witnessed a global pandemic, national calls for racial reckoning and social justice, and a significant presidential election within a divisive political environment. …


Great Design Begins with Color, Presented by Wid Chapman and David Ling

Great Design Begins with Color as presented by Wid Chapman and David Ling Let’s discuss color and material choices in interior architectural design. Color is a force with the ability to change a space, a mood or even a mindset. This is especially true for architectural interior design, where there …