Category: Headlines

Laying Foundations

“Please remove your shoes before entering the house.” Steven Scribner, M.Arch ’11, makes that polite but determined request of visitors… read more

A Good Showing: Parsons Festival

Campus visitors last May were met with bright yellow decals and posters beckoning them to the inaugural Parsons Festival. The… read more

Connected

Spirits are high at the opening ceremonies of Solar Decathlon 2011, in West Potomac Park on the National Mall. Richard… read more

National Treasures

Work by NINA CHANEL ABNEY, MFA FINE ARTS ’07, is part of 30 Americans, an exhibition on view at the… read more

Trans-Mapping

MFA Transdisciplinary Design students recently unveiled Mapping Transdisciplinary Design, a 3D visualization of their field of study installed on the… read more

Footnotes

D’WAYNE EDWARDS, former footwear design director for Nike’s Jordan division, recently led 23 students from six countries through his innovative… read more

Visitors On Campus

Recent speakers on campus included designer MASSIMO VIGNELLI; artists LAWRENCE MALSTAF, LUIS CAMNITZER, JOHN EWING, CHRISTOPHER ROBBINS; designer MARTIN KALTENBRUNNER;… read more

Hearst Scholars

The 2010–2011 Hearst Scholarship recipients included first-place winners CLAUDIA SENIOR, BFA ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, and LUCIA CUBA OROZA, MFA FASHION DESIGN… read more

Afrofuturistic Explorations

Intermedia Initiatives, directed by COCO FUSCO of Parsons’ School of Art, Media, and Technology (AMT), received a grant from the… read more

Pooling Resources

Next summer, people going for a swim at Washington Heights’ Highbridge Pool and Recreation Center will enjoy the use of… read more

Designed For Change

Four new graduate programs at Parsons are slated to launch in 2012. Students enrolled in the research-driven MA THEORIES OF… read more

New Faculty Hires

New faculty are bringing research and studio skills to campus. CHRISTOPHER CSIKSZENTMIHÁLYI, distinguished visiting professor of art and design research,… read more