Welcome to the School of

DesignStrategiesParsons The New School for DesignWelcome,

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 MearsDean

School of Design Strategies

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Mannes (150 West 85th Street)

Goldmark Practice Center(37 West 65th Street )

The New School for Drama(151 Bank Street)

William Street Residence (84 William Street)

Loeb Residence(135 East 12th Street)

Stuyvesant ParkResidenc e(318 East 15th Street)

20th Street Residence(300 West 20th Street)

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Schwartz Fashion Education Center(560 Seventh Avenue )

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14th St.–Union SquareSubway (4, 5, 6, L, N, Q, R)

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Fanton Hall/Welcome Center(72 Fi fth Avenue)Arnhold Hall (55 West 13th Street)

Lang (65 West 11th Street)

Johnson Center Annex (68 Fi fth Avenue)

Parsons East (25 East 13th Street)

79 Fifth Avenue

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University Center*(65 Fifth Avenue)

Johnson/Kaplan Hall(66 West 12th Street)

Lang Annex(64 West 11th Street)

Albert and Vera ListAcademic Center(6 East 16th Street)

Sheila C. JohnsonDesign Center

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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.

Schools and LocationsThe New School for Public Engagement . . . . . . A B D H I L N

The New School for Social Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D G

Parsons The New School for Design . . . . . . . D E I K L M N R

Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts . . . . . . . . B C

Mannes College The New School for Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J O

The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . I

The New School for Drama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Z

Services

Beth Israel Hospital 317 East 17th Street

Cardozo Law Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum 2 East 91st Street

Cooper Union Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cooper Square

Elmer Holmes Bobst Library . . . . . . . . .

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Auditoriums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A B I N

Cafeterias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 West 13th Street B I

Computing Centers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I K L

Human Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 79 Fifth Avenue

Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I J L

Student Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 79 Fifth Avenue G H X

Study Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. X

University Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Fifth Avenue A G

University Center* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F

University Writing Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W

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!

Sheila Johnson Design Center2 W. 13th Street / 66 Fifth Ave

Hours:M-­Th 8am-­12am, F 8am-­9pmS 9am-­11pm, Su 11am -­ 11pm

Gimbell Art and Design Library

Lobby, Kellen Auditorium & Archives, Bark Room(M101), Urban Undergrad Working Space

Computer room ( 005, 003)

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Urban Graduate Working Space, Dean’s Office

Career Services

Working Space, Print Output Center (407),

Arc Lab, Green Supply Space

Computer room (1000)

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9 F SDS Deans Office, Admin Office, Shop

Arnhold Hall55 W. 13th StreetHours:M-­Th 8am -­ 11pm, F 8am -­ 8pmS 9am -­ 8pm, Su 10am -­ 11pm

arnorld  hall

Lobby, Cafeteria, Study Center Library1F

Lounge, Reading room, Dorothy H. Hirshon Suite2F

Computer lab3F

Cafeteria, Lounge4F

Computer lab8F

Lounge, Small library, Computer room9F

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Albert and Vera List Academic Center6 E 16th Street

Hours:M-­Th 8am -­ 11pm, F 8am -­ 9pmS 9am -­ 8pm, Su 10am -­ 11pm

Lobby

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Small Lounging Area, Computer Labs, Print Output Center D707

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STUDY SPACESThis building in particular has lots of small study areas that you should feel free to settle into and take advantage of!

Albert and Vera List Academic Center6 E 16th Street

Hours:M-­Th 8am -­ 11pm, F 8am -­ 9pmS 9am -­ 8pm, Su 10am -­ 11pm

SDS Transdisciplinary Studio

These Doors

Open Work Space

SDS DESIS lab

Cafe

Collaboration:Parsons are an advocate for cross discipline collaboration. During your studies here please take the time to see what students from other programs, schools and departments are up to. Working together with someone from another discipline can be personally rewarding, great

larger community. It can also help you access more of the resources available on campus.

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FINDING THE TECHNOLOGY LABS & HOURS

GO TO: http://www.newschool.edu/information-technology/

The print output center isa service provided by Academic Technology for

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.

-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

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.

FOR ASSISTANCE WITH EQUIPMENT SPECIFICALLY:

HELPFUL TIPS FOR PRINTING:

arc.parsons.edu

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GREENSPACE

a visit to see whats available.

E-403 prototyping labOpening 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

Fogelman Social Science and Humanities LibraryArnhold Hall 55 West 13th StMonday-Thursday 8:30am - 10:30pm, Friday 8:30am - 7:30pm, Saturday 9:30am - 7:30pm, Sunday 10:30am - 8:30pm

Gimbel Art and Design LibraryShiely Johnson Design Center 2 West 13th Street

Monday-Thursday 8:00am - 9:00pm, Friday 8:00am - 6:00pm, Saturday 12:00pm - 6:00pm, Sunday 12:00pm - 8:00pm

Kellen Design ArchivesSheila Johnson Design Center 2 West 13th StreetCirculation and Refrence:by apointment only email archivist@newschool.edu

NYU Bobst library70 Washington Square SouthNew York, NY 10012

Cooper Union7 East 7th StreetNew York, NY 10003

Cardozo Law Library

New York, NY 10003 USA

New York Academy of Art111 Franklin StreetNew York, NY 10013

NEW SCHOOL & CONSORTIUM LIBRARIES

If you have any questions about navigating the library databases and consortium libraries, please feel free to contact a librarian for

of resources available through partner libraries and our own, so take advantage!

SDS WORKSHOP

OTHER SHOPSIn 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

MATERIALS FOR THE ARTS- mfta.orgEach year, MFTA provides millions of dollars of supplies

educational communities.

For more information and to learn about setting up a visit contact Peter Rednour rednourp@newschool.edu

RESEARCH LABSDESIS Lab: The Design and Social Innovation for Sustainability Lab (DESIS) advances the practice and discourse of design-enabled social innovation toward more sustainable cities

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

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.

MATERIAL RESOURCES

to all SDS students, this space features hand and power tools for wood construction projects and sewing machines and irons for fabric projects. Towards the end of the semester it becomes a very busy space as

time wisely. There will be a small number of orientation classes at the beginning of the academic year that you must take in order to access the lab going forward. Please check

classes.

SDS OFFICESDeanAlison Mears - 2 West 13th St 913A

Associate Dean Matt Robb - 2 West 13th St 913B

BA IDP DirectorAdam Brent - 2 West 13th St 906

BS Urban Design DirectorEmily Moss - 2 West 13th St 1013

MFA Transdisiplinary Design DirectorJamer Hunt - D1210

MS Design and Urban Ecologies DirectorMiguel Robles Duran - 6 East 16th St 726

MA Theories of Urban Practice DirectorAseem Inam - 6 East 16th St 727

MS Strategic Design + Management DirectorJon Jelen - 2 West 13th St 811

Graduate programs AdministratorJesseka Metts - 2 West 13th St 907

Director of Operations - SDSRobin Campbell - 2 West 13th St 913C

Operations Assistant - SDSPeter Rednour - 2 West 13th St 907

SDS/Foundation Shop ManagerHeechan Kim - 2 West 13th St 901

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.

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

urban planing, and the arts.

For more information and examples of previous partnerships visit:http://www.newschool.edu/parsons/external-partnerships/

FURTHER ABOUT THE SCHOOL OF DESIGN STRATEGIES

exchanges & partnerships

GRADUATEMFA Transdisiplinary DesignMS Design and Urban EcologiesMA Theories of Urban PracticeMS Strategic Design + Management

UNDERGRADUATEBBA Design + ManagementBFA Integrated Design ProgramBS Urban Design

Our annual peer reviewed journal committed to promoting cutting-edge research at the nexus of design, business, and social innovation.

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

SDS Magazine

AAS Graphic DesignBFA Communication Design BFA Design and TechnologyBFA Fine ArtsBFA IllustrationBFA PhotographyMFA Design and Technology MFA Fine ArtsMFA Photography

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

MA Design StudiesMA Fashion StudiesMA History of Decorative Arts and Design

AAS Fashion DesignAAS Fashion MarketingBFA Fashion DesignMFA Fashion Design and Society

AAS Interior Design BFA Architectural DesignBFA Interior DesignBFA Product DesignMFA Interior DesignMFA Lighting DesignM Arch ArchitectureM Arch/MFA Architecture/Lighting Design

More at Parsons The New School for Design

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WHERE THE NEW SCHOOL COMES TOGETHER:events.newschool.edu | go to this website to view the full calendar of eventsContact Peter Rednour of SDS if you are planning an event and could use some assistance!

Also reach out beyond Parsons and take advantage of all the courses The New School has to offer http://www.newschool.edu/academics/