Architecture Studio

The heart of the Architecture program is the large, open studio loft where students develop design projects in interaction with faculty and peers. The 5,000 square foot space is supported by wireless digital technology allowing for direct access for printing and plotting from student's desk to the adjacent 25-station computer laboratories. A curated material library and staffed model shop are also located adjacent to the studio. Use of the fabrication shops in the Fine Arts Department located above the studio is encouraged and promotes important exchanges with MFA graduate students as well. The Department's facilities are augmented by an extensive collection of books, periodicals, and slides, housed at the Adam and Sophie Gimbel Library of Art and Design. In addition, a consortium membership gives Parsons students access to the libraries of The Cooper Union and New York University. Among the Department's greatest resources is New York City itself. Located in the heart of downtown Greenwich Village, Parsons School of Design is fortunate to be situated at the very crossroads of New York's vibrant architecture and design communities where students frequent museums, galleries, and lectures.

Donghia Materials Library and Study Center

The Angelo Donghia Materials Library and Study Center, funded by the Angelo Donghia Foundation, is comprised of a library, a gallery, a computer lab, and a lecture hall. The Library allows students and faculty to review and check out state-of-the-art resources, putting the latest and most exclusive materials at their fingertips. Regular exhibitions at the gallery run by a full-time curator are open to the public, creating an open forum and dialogue with the larger interior design community.