Keyword Archives: urban studies

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

Rachel Lehrer
MFA Transdisciplinary Design ’12

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Lisa Gonzalez
BFA Photography ’11

Lisa Gonzalez’s photographs illuminate problematic aspects of American suburbia. The immaculate exteriors and perfect geometries of suburban homes hint at… 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

Connected

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

Exhibitions At Parsons

Parsons’ Sheila C. Johnson Design Center presented (RE)COLLECTION (June 16–Sept. 7), an exhibition for which curators SILVIA ROCCIOLO, ERIK STARK,… read more

Brooklyn Amplified

Parsons’ DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL INNOVATION (DESIS) LAB recently focused on social innovation in Williamsburg and Greenpoint, Brooklyn, in… 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