Cross-Disciplinary design practice that considers an holistic approach to complex design relationships is essential to successful projects in the constructed world that we inhabit. As part of our educational mission at SCE, we believe that forming curricula that teaches students the roots of unique disciplinary skills through a supportive, empathetic and collaborative design process that includes multiple cognate disciplines is critical to ensure that their future professional work embodies these traits.

The Allied Studio, a cross-disciplinary design studio that mixes graduate students from Architecture, Interior Design and Lighting Design, every fall term identifies an actual client and site within New York City for students to analyze and propose new design interventions. This year the class worked with the Harlem School of the Arts; a rich cultural center and significant community anchor that offers classes in dance, theater, visual arts and music for students ranging in age from toddlers to early adulthood.

As part of the Sheila Johnson Design Center public programming, lighting design students conduct a light “focusing” exercise to assure the gallery lighting supports the aesthetic interests of the exhibition.  This offers students tangible hands on experience with luminaires, light sources and optics.     

Parsons AAS ID Interiors mentioned in HD Talks post: The purpose of the studio was to investigate new potential in the saturated hotel market. By mapping trends in culture and society against hotel programs, we were able to generate 8 new brands.  From these brands, hotel designs were created.  The final review served …

A unique writing competition open to all New School students in all divisions and all programs.
First place award of $400 and a second place award of $200.

Please come to the Harlem School of the Arts this coming Saturday, December 8, 2012, 12-1pm, for an exhibition of the work of the Parsons Allied Design Studio. HSA is located at 645 St Nicholas Avenue and can be reached by subway on the ABC or D lines to 145 St or the B and C lines to 135 St.

SCE is proud to announce the dedication and ribbon cutting of Empowerhouse on December 4th in Washington DC.

Peace & Quiet is a temporary dialogue station where veterans and civilians can openly engage each other in conversation.

A presentation and conversation with ABRUZZO BODZIAK ARCHITECTS, one of the 2012 New Practices New York (NPNY) winners!

The Center for Architecture’s eighth annual architecture schools exhibition showcases exemplary student work from 14 New York area schools.