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Parsons SCE Faculty Member’s Firm Wins AIA North Carolina Design Honor Award for projects at Duke University

Architecture Operations D.P.C. (ArcOps) has been awarded an AIA Honor Awarded for two strategic projects recently completed in Duke University’s West Campus. The first project is a new entry for the Bryan Center, a Brutalist 1970’s building that serves as the ‘student center’. The addition gives the dated building a …


IKEA + Parsons School of Design

What if you dress it, add wheels, take it outside, add storage, make it vintage or add technology? What could this open source platform for living do for people living in small spaces or with kids? And how can it evolve during a lifetime? These are some of the questions …


BFA Product Design Alumna Aakriti Kumar represents India in Frankfurt Design Fair

Differniture is a furniture design company started by Parsons school alumna Aakriti Kumar in New Delhi were she was invited to represent India in the talent zone of the consumer goods trade fair, Ambiente in a 5 day show in February 2017 at Frankfurt, Germany. Aakriti won the title for best …


Spring 2017 Career Expo!

The Spring 2017 Career Expo is almost here! Please reference below dates to see when your session is occurring. The Career Expo is designed for graduate and undergraduate students alike.


‘Give it to the cause’ – Parsons MFA Interior Design students represent at DIFFA

‘Give it to the cause’ – Parsons MFA Interior Design students (Sarah Burns, Lena Kouvela, Joel Rice) represented The School of Constructed Environments well at the annual DIFFA (Design Industries Foundation Fighting Aids) ‘Dinning by Design’ event which was held this past week, March 16-20 at Pier 92 in New York.  …


SCE Faculty Jieun Yang on Parallel Histories of Industrial Landscape in Russia and US

Tuesday, March 21, 6:00 – 8:00pm – Register HERE!  At the Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place – Directions HERE!  Jieun Yang of Habitat Workshop will discuss her travel through post-industrial cities in Russia and a comparative look at American legacy cities funded by the CFA’s Le Brun grant. Beginning with the …


IDSA STUDENT MEMBER HELPS UNVEIL NEW WEARABLES AT SXSW

In March 2017 at SXSW Interactive in Austin, TX, Tim Ronco, S/IDSA, was among a group of Parsons School of Design students who unveiled new, wearable technology devices and experiences to transform wellness. Göbie and Sleepwise were designed by students from Parsons MFA Industrial Design, MFA Design and Technology and BBA Strategic Design and Management programs, along with members of Game Changer Catapult—which …


Product Design Director Daniel Michalik to lead panel discussion at the 2017 Architectural Digest Design Show

Daniel Michalik has built a design practice centered on new uses for sustainable materials, and will lead a panel discussion with 4 leading furniture designers and gallerists on that very subject at the 2017 Architectural Digest Design Show. Participants will include designers Kim Markel, Ara Levon Thorose, Cody Hoyt, and gallerist Lora Appleton. Schedule …


Product Design Faculty Tucker Viemeister and Steph Mantis to present at the 2017 IDSA NE Regional Conference

Product Design Faculty Tucker Viemeister and Steph Mantis to present at the 2017 IDSA NE Regional Conference Tucker Viemeister and Steph Mantis are two faculty from the BFA Product Design Program that come from different professional backgrounds and generations. However, when they teamed up in Fall 2016 to lead a …


The submission period for CONTAINER is now open and due APRIL 14TH!

The submission period for container is open! SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE APRIL 14TH There is no specific “topic,” but all work should be framed under the theme “THE EXTENDED PHENOTYPE.” Any and all design and written work performed while attending the SCE is acceptable.The interdisciplinary design journal published through Parsons School of Constructed …