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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 …


AIANY Virtual Student Roundtable ft. SCE M.Arch Student

AIANY Virtual Student Roundtable Saturday, 02/26/2022, from 03:00 PM – 04:00 PM The AIA New York Architecture Student Roundtable will convene student leaders in student government, AIAS, and NOMAS from over a dozen northeastern schools of architecture to discuss various topics including race, gender, equity, disruptions, and labor. M.Arch Candidate Olivia Haley-Schmitt will be representing …


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 …


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 …


Parsons School of Design Ranked Among Top 15 Best Bachelor’s in Interior Design

Parsons School of Design Ranked Among Top 15 Best Bachelor’s in Interior Design November 9, 2021 – Parsons School of Design (The New School) has been ranked among the top 15 best bachelor’s in interior design degree programs for 2022 by CollegeRank. The ranking was recently published on the organization’s …


Interior Design Professor Hans Galutera Takes Students on Site Visit to Rebranded Chapel Bar at Historic Fotografiska

Parsons AAS Studio 3 Hospitallity Design Studio led by Assistant Professor Hans Galutera visited the rebranding of Chapel Bar located at the renovated Beaux-Arts Historic Landmark Fotografiska and the innovative creative workspace – Neuehaus. Chief Development Officer Adriana Marianella and VP of Design – Steven Chen were the gracious hosts …


SCE Spring Exhibition is Featured in Dezeen

Despite this year’s limitations and abbreviated framework for the much-anticipated Parsons Festival, the SCE Spring 2021 Exhibition has been able to travel, albeit virtually, providing a chance to share and celebrate amazing student work across all disciplines. In addition to NYCxDesign, ArtsThread x Design Pavilion, NY Now and other festival …


Aashna Singh Receives 2021 Brooklyn Architects Scholarship

Congratulations to Aashna Singh, current BFA Architectural student, on becoming one of the recipients of the 2021 Brooklyn Architects Scholarship. Every year, the Brooklyn Architects Scholarship Foundation awards scholarships to deserving architectural students attending an accredited architecture program in New York City. Aashna’s project, Community Music Works, imagines a collaborative, art-driven space …


SCE Double Major recognition – Maria Alexandra Llerena

Maria Alexandra Llerena was named one of the top 50 interior design students graduating this year in North America as part of the inaugural Metropolis Future 100 program. Alexandra Llerena was nominated by William Watson, Visiting Assistant Professor at Parsons back in November 2020. The Metropolis Future 100 is an award …


Save the Date! – proTango 2021 will be March 4, 2021!

proTango is an annual public event organized by LUX Parsons, a student organization comprised of individuals enrolled in the Master of Fine Arts Lighting Design program. The event invites design professionals (pro) to Parsons to meet students for a lively and dynamic exchange (Tango) surrounding employment opportunities, design ideas, and …