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For more than a century, Parsons has been inspired by the transformative potential of design. Today, the school’s groundbreaking academic programs carry forward that mission, making Parsons the number one U.S. design school and top ranked globally. Our programs deliver a uniquely interdisciplinary education enriched by the resources of New York City.
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Parsons offers rigorous interdisciplinary programs across the spectrum of art and design, from fashion and technology to urban design, fine art, and management. Here, creators and scholars master established disciplines and develop emerging ones, fostering innovation that transforms business, advances sustainability, and enhances social impact and health.
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Beautiful, provocative, transformative, and boundary-breaking: The creative outpouring of Parsons’ students and faculty is as diverse as our community itself. Uniting it all is a commitment to reflective process and the understanding of the power of art and design to bring about needed change in the world.
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Our school is animated by progressive creativity, activism, and its setting within a dynamic urban environment and university. Parsons is where ambition, ingenuity, and collaboration tirelessly converge, and New York City is the ideal setting for starting your journey.
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At Parsons, your career begins your first day on campus. Here, you gain the creative and critical foundation you need to turn passions into a professional life of your own design. With your toolkit of hands-on, collaborative methods and global support network, you enter prepared for sustained success in your field or in advanced studies.
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Parsons welcomes applicants who seek a rigorous education in an environment where creativity, critical thinking, and global perspectives thrive together. If you are ready to take first steps toward your creative education and career, you have come to the right place. Learn more about visiting, applying to, and attending our school.
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Alicia Tam Wei

Assistant Professor of Product and Industrial Design

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tam@newschool.edu

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Alicia Tam Wei

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Alicia Tam Wei is a design strategist and educator. She is passionate about fusing creative ideas with emerging technologies to develop innovative products. An experienced product manager and UX designer for technology start-ups, her product design work has been featured at Wanted Design (NYC) and the Surface Design Show (London).

In addition to teaching at Parsons, Alicia is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor for Barnard + Columbia Architecture and a Critic for the Industrial Design department at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). She holds a BA in Architecture from Yale University, an MA from the Royal College of Art, and an MSc from Imperial College London in Innovation Design Engineering.

Degrees Held

MA Innovation Design Engineering, Royal College of Art MSc Innovation Design Engineering, Imperial College London BA Architecture, Yale University

Current Courses

Product Design Semantics
PGIN 5010 - Fall 2026
Space/Materiality
PUFY 1020 - Fall 2026

Future Courses

Open Play Lab
PSCE 3070 - Spring 2027
Design Studio 6
PUPD 4011 - Spring 2027

Past Courses

Open Play Lab
PSCE 3070 - Spring 2026
Design Studio 6
PUPD 4011 - Spring 2026

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