Contacts:
Gloria Gottschalk, New School University
212-229-5667, ext. 239
[email protected]
Lauren Erlichman, New School University
212-229-5667, ext. 206
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Carole Schaffer, Parsons School of Design
212/229-5314
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PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN APPOINTS PETER WHEELWRIGHT
AS CHAIR OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
(New York, NY - October 1, 2001) Parsons School of Design of New
School University is announced the appointment of Peter Wheelwright as Chair
of Architectural Design. Mr. Wheelwright has been serving as Interim Chair for
the past two years and has been a member of the Parsons faculty for 15 years.
A principal in PMW Architects in New York City, Mr. Wheelwright’s
residential work has been widely exhibited and published, both nationally and
internationally. He has participated in national symposia, and written on issues
concerning the interface between natural and technological systems in architecture.
His influential work on material practice and his writings on the pedagogical
consequences of environmental philosophy and theory have been instrumental in
the development of the curriculum of the department, including graduate studios
in design/build (The Design Workshop) and the integration of issues of
urban sustainability into design studios. He received his B.A. in Painting and
Sculpture from Trinity College before attending the Architecture Program at
Cornell University. He received his M.Arch. from Princeton University.
Parsons School of Design offers a B.F.A. program in Architecture, as well as a Master of Arts in Architecture and a Master of Arts in Lighting Design. The Architectural Design Program at Parsons School of Design teaches students a way of thinking about the built environment in all of its complex forms. It examines the designed world in multiple scales: landscapes to furniture, as well as multiple social practices: cities to performance space. Students' interdisciplinary training and digital expertise provide them with a range of career opportunities in the design world.
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Parsons School of Design, a division of New
School University, is one of the largest degree-granting colleges of art
and design in the nation. Currently enrolled are about 2,400 undergraduate students,
380 graduate students, and 2,500 non-degree students from all 50 of the United
States and from 60 countries. Parsons’ main campuses are located in New
York City’s Greenwich Village and Midtown Manhattan. In addition, Parsons
has affiliate schools in Paris, France; Kanazawa, Japan; Seoul, South Korea;
and the Dominican Republic. Undergraduate degrees are offered in Architectural
Design, Communication Design, Design and Management, Fashion Design, Fine Arts,
Illustration, Integrated Design Curriculum, Interior Design, Photography, and
Product Design. Graduate degrees are granted in Architecture, Design and Technology,
Lighting Design, Painting, Sculpture, and the History of Decorative Arts. For
further information on Parsons, call 212/229-8910 or go to the Web site at www.parsons.edu.
New School University, with 7,000 matriculated students
and 25,000 continuing education students, is comprised of seven academic divisions:
The New School, the Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science, Parsons
School of Design, Eugene Lang College, Mannes College of Music, the Robert J.
Milano Graduate School of Management and Urban Policy, and the Actors Studio
Drama School, as well as the University's B.F.A. in Jazz and Contemporary Music.
New School Online University offers one of the largest selections of online
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