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
SCE Alumna Sana Garner stars in Design Show on Peacock TV
Sana Garner, AAS ID (’16) will star in the new Peacock Original Series, Backyard Blowout. “In 2013, I changed careers from being a modern dancer and working in communications to studying interior design at Parsons. Prior to starting the AAS program, I wanted to design hotels and spas but didn’t …
Abby Meyer Receives 2021 Conscious Design Award
Congratulations to Abby Meyer, 2021 BFA Product Design graduate, on receiving the Conscious Design Award in the Ready to be Implemented category for her capstone project. Every year, WantedDesign honors innovative student work from around the globe that unpacks a broad range of issues, from equity and social justice to …
Faculty News
The Inaugural TNS Creativity & AI Symposium In Collaboration With LG AI Research
In the Fall of 2022, The New School Parsons School of Design and LG AI Research are entering into an academic research collaboration to explore ways that Artificial Intelligence (AI) can support the works and learnings of creative professionals in a meaningful way. To learn more please visit here. Please …
The Radically Inclusive Studio: an open access conversation between New York, Cape Town, and Brisbane, co-authored chapter contribution by Michele Gorman
Parsons School of Constructed Environments Faculty Michele Gorman co-authored chapter contribution published in Routeledge’s Companion to Architectural Pedagogies in the Global South: “The Radically Inclusive Studio: an open access conversation on inclusive practices within the architecture studio”. co-authored with Michele Gorman (US), Jolanda Morkel (South Africa), Lindy Osborne Burton (Australia), …
School News
Special Projects
Publications
David Bergman’s, Sustainable Design: A Critical Guide published by Princeton Architectural Press
Written for students and practitioners in the fields of architecture and interior design, Sustainable Design: A Critical Guide provides a concise overview of all the techniques available for reducing the energy footprint of structures and spaces.
Work 5, a publication of the AAS Interior Design Program
Work 2011, volume 5, highlights work from the 2010-1011 academic year in the Parsons Associate Degree Program in Interior Design.