Welcome to the
School of Design Strategies
Parsons The New School for Design Welcome, On behalf of the School of Design Strategies and Parsons I am pleased you will be joining our community and we are looking forward to seeing what you accomplish in your time here. Our campus and New York City offer many fascinating opportunities and resources that we hope you will take full advantage of. We have assembled this document to help you get started in that process, and hope it invites you to explore what the school can offer you and encourage you to make the most of your time with us.
Alison Mears Dean
School of Design Strategies
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The New School for Public Engagement
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The New School for Social Research
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Mannes College The New School for Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J O The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music
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20th Street Residence
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Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
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Schwartz Fashion Education Center BR O
Cooper Union Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cooper Square
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Cardozo Law Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Fifth Avenue Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum . . . . . . . 2 East 91st Street
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Stuyvesant Park Residenc e
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Human Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Fifth Avenue Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I J L Student Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Fifth Avenue G H X
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Study Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X University Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(84 William Street)
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The School of Design Strategies can be found on the 9th floor of the 2 W 13th Street building, at 6 E 16th Street, and 66 5th Avenue!
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Johnson/Kaplan Hall A (66 West 12th Street)
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*Expected to be completed in 2013. The New School is undergoing expansion and renovation. Visit www.newschool.edu to view updates of the map. Published September 2012.
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Sheila Johnson Design Center 2 W. 13th Street / 66 Fifth Ave Hours: M-Th 8am-12am, F 8am-9pm S 9am-11pm, Su 11am - 11pm 10 F
Computer room (1000)
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SDS Deans Office, Admin Office, Shop
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Career Services
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Urban Graduate Working Space, Dean’s Office Advising, First Year Working Space, Print Output Center (407), Arc Lab, Green Supply Space
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Gimbell Art and Design Library
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Lobby, Kellen Auditorium & Archives, Bark Room (M101), Urban Undergrad Working Space
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Lounge, Small library, Computer room
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STUDY SPACES Hours: M-Th 8am - 11pm, F 8am - 9pm S 9am - 8pm, Su 10am - 11pm
This building in particular has lots of small study areas that you should feel free to settle into and take advantage of!
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SDS Transdisciplinary Design, DESIS Labs, Open Studio Space
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NEED-足TO-足KNOW NEW SCHOOL DESTINATION
TISHMAN AUDITORIUM @ 12th street
STUDY CENTER 90 Fifth Avenue
Opening Spring 2014
NEW UNIVERSITY CENTER corner of 14th Street and Fifth Avenue
FINDING THE TECHNOLOGY LABS & HOURS
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GO TO: http://www.newschool.edu/information-technology/
HELPFUL TIPS FOR PRINTING: ABOUT: The print output center is a service provided by Academic Technology for ODUJH VL]HG ÀOHV ZKLFK DUH outputted on high-quality thermal satin semi-gloss paper. The photo plotters have a printable width of 58 inches and can print up to ten feet in length.
FOLLOW THESE STEPS: -Use your NetID to login to technology lab workstations. If you do not know your NetID, look up your NetID or Reset your Password at my.newschool.edu -move work from thumb drive or email to “work in progress� drive before starting or printing -take your media with you when you leave -anything left in “work in progress� will be deleted -be sure to log out when you are done
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH EQUIPMENT SPECIFICALLY:
ARC or Academic Resources Center maintains and administers many of the most useful resources on campus shops, laser cutters, 3D printers, and equipment rentals. Their site has lots of information on what is available and how to use their equipment. They also have a small amount of equipment available for student rental mostly photo equipment and some audio recording devices.
arc.parsons.edu
E-403 prototyping lab Opening September 3rd this new lab space will feature Universal Laser Cutters, MakerBot 3D Printing Machine and a robotic fabric CNC cutter. This self service lab will be open to all Parsons students in the 25 East 13th St building. For more information including rules and hours of operation see the ARC website
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NEW SCHOOL & CONSORTIUM LIBRARIES Fogelman Social Science and Humanities Library Arnhold Hall 55 West 13th St Monday-Thursday 8:30am - 10:30pm, Friday 8:30am - 7:30pm, Saturday 9:30am - 7:30pm, Sunday 10:30am - 8:30pm Gimbel Art and Design Library Shiely Johnson Design Center 2 West 13th Street QG Ă RRU Monday-Thursday 8:00am - 9:00pm, Friday 8:00am - 6:00pm, Saturday 12:00pm - 6:00pm, Sunday 12:00pm - 8:00pm Kellen Design Archives Sheila Johnson Design Center 2 West 13th Street Circulation and Refrence: by apointment only email archivist@newschool.edu
NYU Bobst library 70 Washington Square South New York, NY 10012 Cooper Union 7 East 7th Street New York, NY 10003 Cardozo Law Library )LIWK $YHQXH WK Ă RRU New York, NY 10003 USA New York Academy of Art 111 Franklin Street New York, NY 10013
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MATERIAL RESOURCES SDS WORKSHOP
RESEARCH LABS
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DESIS Lab: The Design and Social Innovation for Sustainability Lab (DESIS) advances the practice and discourse of design-enabled social innovation toward more sustainable cities
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OTHER SHOPS In addition to our shop there are other specialised shops on campus, which through classes and cross discipline collaboration you may gain access to. -Ceramics studio -Furniture shop -Model shop -Lighting studio -Print shop -Metal shop
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Drawing Lab: The Drawing Lab offers cinemetric modes of gathering information, sampling data and generating knowledge in every-day life that engages the emergent nature of cities rather than designing emergence. Gen Y Lab: The goal and the scope of GYRL is to develop research activities that focus on understanding the relationships between the members of this generation and their diverse use of communications technologies and further identify the attributes that delineate these distinctions. REAL Lab: The work of this Research Lab is to enhance the learning opportunities of NYC public school students through the design of replicable curricular programs in art and design education. Visualizing Finance Lab: The Visualizing Finance Lab 9)/ H[SORUHV WKH ZD\V LQ ZKLFK FRPSOH[ Ă&#x20AC;QDQFLDO situations and dynamics can be explained through visual, metaphorical and narrative representations. Fashion Praxis Lab: The aim of the Fashion Praxis lab is to bring together scholars and practitioners who seek to examine and expand current notions of fashion, including its practices and modes of production. O Studio: A research, advisory and project leadership unit that builds innovation opportunities in situations of economic and social change in local settings globally.
FURTHER ABOUT THE SCHOOL OF DESIGN STRATEGIES
SDS OFFICES Dean Alison Mears - 2 West 13th St 913A Associate Dean Matt Robb - 2 West 13th St 913B BA IDP Director Adam Brent - 2 West 13th St 906 BS Urban Design Director Emily Moss - 2 West 13th St 1013 MFA Transdisiplinary Design Director Jamer Hunt - D1210 MS Design and Urban Ecologies Director Miguel Robles Duran - 6 East 16th St 726 MA Theories of Urban Practice Director Aseem Inam - 6 East 16th St 727 MS Strategic Design + Management Director Jon Jelen - 2 West 13th St 811
GRADUATE MFA Transdisiplinary Design MS Design and Urban Ecologies MA Theories of Urban Practice MS Strategic Design + Management UNDERGRADUATE BBA Design + Management BFA Integrated Design Program BS Urban Design
Graduate programs Administrator Jesseka Metts - 2 West 13th St 907 Director of Operations - SDS Robin Campbell - 2 West 13th St 913C Our annual peer reviewed journal committed to promoting cutting-edge research at the nexus of design, business, and social innovation.
Operations Assistant - SDS Peter Rednour - 2 West 13th St 907 SDS/Foundation Shop Manager Heechan Kim - 2 West 13th St 901
exchanges & partnerships SDS Magazine For updates and news from the school including new partnerships and exchanges and other opportunities for engagement and career development be sure to check our website:
sds.parsons.edu if you have information about events and news please email us at SDSmag@newschool.edu
Parsons engages in an ever changing array of external partnerships with leading business and governmental organizations. They are a great way to earn experience and develop FRQQHFWLRQV ZLWK LPSRUWDQW SOD\HUV LQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;HOGV RI GHVLJQ urban planing, and the arts. For more information and examples of previous partnerships visit: http://www.newschool.edu/parsons/external-partnerships/ In addition to our own Parsons Paris campus we have on going relationships with various international institutes and universities that offer our students the ability to take their education on the road, from Venice to Brazil to China there are emerging opportunities to be explored.
More at Parsons The New School for Design AMT
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The School of Art, Media and Technology
The School of Art and Design History and Theory
The School of Constructed Environment
The School of Fashion
AAS Graphic Design BFA Communication Design BFA Design and Technology BFA Fine Arts BFA Illustration BFA Photography MFA Design and Technology MFA Fine Arts MFA Photography
MA Design Studies MA Fashion Studies MA History of Decorative Arts and Design
AAS Interior Design BFA Architectural Design BFA Interior Design BFA Product Design MFA Interior Design MFA Lighting Design M Arch Architecture M Arch/MFA Architecture/Lighting Design
AAS Fashion Design AAS Fashion Marketing BFA Fashion Design MFA Fashion Design and Society
Also reach out beyond Parsons and take advantage of all the courses The New School has to offer http://www.newschool.edu/academics/
WHERE THE NEW SCHOOL COMES TOGETHER: events.newschool.edu | go to this website to view the full calendar of events Contact Peter Rednour of SDS if you are planning an event and could use some assistance!