Mission of SCE
Encompassing a unique confluence of design disciplines, the School of Constructed Environments nurtures and guides tomorrow’s leaders in socially and environmentally sustainable, technologically innovative buildings, interiors, lighting, and products. In a time of unprecedented change, we foster the skills, values, and vision vital to creative thinking and the realization of a more integrated, equitable and delightful world.
Student and Alumni News
A Decarbonized & Decolonized Dinner Party: SCE & School of Fashion Earth Day Exhibition
Friday, April 22, 2022, 6:00PM to 9:00PM (EDT) A Decarbonized & Decolonized Dinner Party Sheila C. Johnson Design Center 2 W 13th Street, 4th Floor Please join us for a carbon free “Dinner Party” on April 22nd, Earth Day. This interdisciplinary exhibition and performative event asks big questions on socially just approaches to the future of eating …
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 …
Faculty News
From Field to Form: An Introduction to Building with Plants and Earth
David J. Lewis, Dean of SCE, and Jonsara Ruth, Design Director, Healthy Materials Lab, is forming, alongside Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, Lola Ben Alon Yona, and Mae-Ling Lokko, the introductory event of this important series, From Field to Form, next Wednesday, February 15th at 7:00pm at the Scholastic Auditorium. From …
Aya Maceda (ALAO) Named A Design Awardee at AIA Connecticut
Congratulations to MFA Interior Design faculty member, Aya Maceda, (ALAO) on being the recipient of an interior design award at AIA Connecticut! For more information on the winning project, click here.
School News
Special Projects
Publications
Architect and SCE Faculty Victoria Benatar featured in New York Social Diary
Image: Victoria Benatar shining in her sunny sunny Upper East Side living room.
Photography by Jeff Hirsch
Metropolis Magazine Article Features AFTERTASTE 2013: The Atmosphere of Objects
Susan Szenasy, Editor in Chief of Metropolis Magazine, used her Editor’s Notes (April 2013 issue) to tell about the 2013 Aftertaste Symposium’s focus on our relationship to objects. The symposium, subtitled “The Atmosphere of Objects” explored many ways that everyday things influence the way we live.