In order to provide a greater-than-lecture exposure to issues of the built environment, Parsons School of Constructed Environments brings small groups of students to local projects of the highest interdisciplinary quality for tours led by the professionals who make these projects possible. Events are open to all SCE students.
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Ho Chi Min City / NYC Planning Roundtable
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.MGX Exhibit
.MGX brings innovative 3D printing techniques to designers, architects and artists from around the - all with a degree of detail, complexity and speed that cannot be offered by other production techniques.
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David Weeks Studio On-Site Insight Tour
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Christine Platt Lecture: joint SCE / GPIA
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Della Valle Berheimer Lecture, Blog Discussion & Book Launch
AIA Honor Award winning architects Della Valle Bernheimer have come out with a new book "Think/ Make", and Andrew Bernheimer has caused a stir with his "Design Observer" Blog Posting of 8/25/09. They speak to us about their work.
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Juhani Pallasmaa Lecture
In our current global networked culture that puts so much emphasis on the virtual and the visual, the mind and the body can become detached and ultimately disconnected. Finnish Architect Pallasmaa here continues the exploration begun in his classic work The Eyes of the Skin by further investigating the interplay of emotion and imagination, intelligence and making, theory and life.
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Shigeru Uchida Lecture Esteemed Japanese designer Shigeru Uchida, President of Tokyo's Kuwasawa Design School and recipient of multiple international design awards, has for decades engaged in diverse design projects worldwide… from furniture, light fixture and product design, to architectural interiors and urban planning. He will speak to us about his work.
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"Building Energy Positive" Exhibit Through the combination of conservation measures and technologies that concentrate ambient energy, the next generation of buildings will become energy producers rather than consumers. This exhibit will show case examples of building integrated solar concentrators now under development. These projects represent multi year research collaborations between academic institutions and industry. Included are projects entitled The 3rd Skin (Parsons), Blubber (RISD), IC Solar Facade System and Advanced EcoCeramic Envelope Systems (RPI), Solar Louvers (TU Darmstadt). The exhibit will include drawings and mock-ups of full-scale prototypes.
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Growing Urban Habitats:
Authors Katie Swensons and SCE Dean Wiilliam Morrish host a roundtable discussion about
"Growing Urban Habitats", rephrasing questions and renaming issues in the housing debate. The discussion will explore opportunities for designing superior housing that is respectful of current communities and sustainable for generations yet to come.
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Flatpack City Exhibit Deborah Gans Studio & Anselmo Canfora's Initative reCOVER
The exhibit will engage two practices that thoughtfull plan deployments in communities of need.
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Diller Scofidio + Renfro On-Site Insight Tour Award winning architect Charles Renfro hosts us at his the office of DS+R to see behind the scenes how they work on their acclaimed projects.
BY STUDENT EMAIL RESERVATION ONLY CHECK YOUR NEWSCHOOL EMAIL FOR INFORMATION HOW TO APPLY 20 Students Maximum, 4 spots reserved for each Program until Tuesday the 15th 5pm
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"Water" Booklaunch & Infrastructure Slam
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Detour: The Architecture of Norwegian Tourist Infrastructure
Parsons SCE, in collaboration with The Guggenheim Museum and The Architectural League, mount this exhibit of spectacularly designed infrastructure, and hosts a series of talks around town about the role of design and art in infrastructure and public amentities, both in cities and in the landscape.
Exhibit thru January 15 Gallery Walkthru with Architectural League Members, Saturday December 5, 12-3pm Guggenheim Museum Roundtable, January 19, 6-8pm |
