Special Projects



Eva Perez de Vega: The architecture of (hu)man exceptionalism redrawing our relationships to other species.

Professor Eva Perez de Vega will be presenting at the ACSA Annual Meeting. Her research and presentation is titled “The architecture of (hu)man exceptionalism. Redrawing our relationships to other species.” Read below for more information on the ACSA Annual Meeting. For more information and a registration link please click here.  The …


Carbon Sequestering: Synthesizing Passive House and Healthy Materials Recap

Passive House approach to operational energy with challenges of addressing upfront embodied carbon, as a key combination to address in approaching carbon-zero buildings. ​​To move our construction into a carbon-neutral environment it is essential to address the operational energy through Passive House performance together with the upfront embodied carbon through …


SCE Online Public Program: Black Neighborhoods Matter

SCE Public Programs Presents “Black Neighborhoods Matter” in partnership with AIANYC. This event was held on: May 4, 2022 7:30PM to 9:00PM Access the recording Here. The “Decolonizing Suburbia” installation, now on view at the Center for Architecture, explores the architectural typologies that can result in a new, more accessible commons in …


SCE Public Program: Design in a Post-Colonial Context: Singapore

SCE Public Programs Presents: Design in a Post-Colonial Context: Singapore Thursday, April 7 7-8pm EST Zoom Link   Hosted By: Yu Nong Khew, Dir. BFA ID Program; Assistant Professor of Interiors, Objects and Technology Cotter Christian, Assoc. Dean SCE; Assistant Prof. of Interior Design What does it mean to design …


ID Faculty Johanne Woodcock creates Inside Inside: a curated database of interiors and related fields

Inside Inside: a curated database of interiors and related fields The website Insideinside.org is a reference source that presents an online curated database of historic and contemporary interiors.  It provides a quick tool for initial research and avenues to further explore by including images of rooms, floor plans, and elevations, …


Celebrating Parsons Design Workshop Projects on Governors Island

The School of Constructed Environments at Parsons is pleased to announce the ribbon cutting for two Parsons Design Workshop projects created in collaboration with the Trust for Governor’s Island: Pagganuck and the Lab at Urban Farm.   The opening will celebrate the culmination of a two-year partnership with TGI, and …


Street Seats 2019 is Coming!

The NYC Department of Transportation Street Seats program is a seasonal project that reclaims portions of New York’s streets for much needed public space. Since 2016, Parsons School of Design has collaborated with the NYC DOT to design and build a public parklet through an undergraduate elective class offered by the School of …


SCE Interior Design Professor Christopher Kitterman of STADT Architecture wins Chelsea Pied-à-Terre Award

Dear SCE Community, SCE Interior Design Professor Christopher Kitterman of STADT Architecture’s project Chelsea Pied-à-Terre has been selected through a competitive juried review process to receive a 2019 AIANY Design Merit award in the Interiors category!  To see the official AIANY Design Awards announcement and list of winning projects, please click here.


Third Biannual Conference for Timber In The City 10/4- 10/5

Parsons School of Design invites you to New York City this fall for the third biannual timber conference sponsored by the Binational Softwood Lumber Council.   Timber has the potential to play a vital role in the design and creation of healthy and vibrant urban space on a large scale. …


2017 Street Seats Won Core 77 Community Choice Grand Prize!

The community has spoken! 2017 Street Seats is the grand prize winner of this year’s Community Choice. Congratulations to all the students and faculty involved in the project. Design Build Students: Reem Abi Samra, Katelin Collier, Javier Contreras, Russell Conway, Shaya Gansburg, Finn Harries, Charlotte Hoefer, Seung Chae Kang, Pranati …