Keyword Archives: design criticism

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

Andrea Lipps, MA ’08

“Design is everywhere, helping us interface with the world,” says Andrea Lipps. “Objects particularly resonate for me, encapsulating progress, memory,… 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

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

Museum Pieces

The Parsons community lent its talents to Talk to Me: Design and the Communication between People and Objects, a recent… read more

Directional (De)Signage

On September 24, Parsons hosted “Making Cities: Whither Design?,” a day of public lectures and discussions on urban design and… read more