SCE Faculty member, David J. Lewis is awarded along with his firm, LTL Architects and Princeton Architectural Press one of ten prestigious awards for the best architecture book of the year 2016 for their book, Manual of Section (PAPress, 2016).  This international award was given by the Deutsches Architekture Museum (DAM) and was selected …

OPEN CALL FOR CHOCATHON: RE-IMAGINE THE GODIVA CHOCOLATE EXPERIENCE (NOV 11-13) Graduate students and undergraduate seniors at The New School are invited to participate in our Chocathon: Re-imagine the Godiva Chocolate Experience from Friday, November 11 through Sunday, November 13. Design the sustainable chocolate experience from the bean up! In this three-day workshop, …

Donghia healthier Materials Library and Healthy Materials Lab present the third and final in our series of Lunch + Learns for 2016 with Forbo Flooring Systems, featuring Marmoleum Flooring. Marmoleum, natural linoleum is biobased, highly durable, non-toxic, anti-microbial and easy to maintain. Forbo marmoleum floors are associated with sustainability, durability, high quality and innovative design with …

Please Join us! When: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2 Where: At The Center, 536 LaGuardia Place, NY, NY 10012 This program will address ideas for a unifying pedagogy needed to teach holistic, human-centered interior design to the next generation of students and professionals. Grazyna Pilatowicz initiated and fostered the innovative, …

On Memory and Forgetting In two separate yet simultaneous activities in early November, Parsons SCE Dean Robert Kirkbride will focus on Memory and Forgetting. First, he is a jurist for the flash competition, Memory, sponsored by Arch Out Loud, joined by Karsten Harries (Yale) and Ana Milijacki (MIT). For details …

Beyond Boundaries: Examining Pathways for Diversity and Inclusion in Design Oct 18th at Center for Architecture (600-8:00pm) A forum gathered to examine and discuss issues of diversity in design, both in terms of current challenges & prospective drivers of change and progress.The panelist included Mark Gardner, AIA, NOMA Asst Professor, …

Congratulations to the following faculty at the School of Constructed Environments at Parsons for their selection by the New York City Department of Design and Construction to be among the 26 pre-qualified firms qualified to design public projects in the five boroughs through 2019: Mark L. Gardner of Jaklitsch/Gardner Architects, David …

Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital Remembered: Its Architectural and Cultural Significance, Its Loss, and Implications for Other Historic Psychiatric Institutions – October 2016 is the one year anniversary of the demolition of Greystone Psychiatric Hospital. Why does Greystone remain so significant?  Greystone’s Last Stand: ‘As it is with most preservation efforts — The …

Performers from COPA and Parsons are being sought for a project led by the brilliant Moscow designer/director Dmitry Krymov. This project will convene for two intensive weeks each semester for the next two years. In year three, a full production will be mounted, intended for performance in New York and international touring. Instrumentalists, singers, …

Hart Howerton Travel Fellowship Program – We are pleased to introduce the 2017 Hart Howerton Travel Fellowship Program.  Now in its eleventh year, the Fellowship provides students with an opportunity to enrich their education with both travel and office experience. The Fellowship is available to undergraduate and graduate students in planning, architecture, …