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Gabriela Rendon

Gabriela Rendon

Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Community Development

Urban Ecologies, Design Strategies, Urbanism, Community Organizing & Development, Design Research, Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, Urban, Urban History, Theory & Criticism, Urban Planning, Urban Policy, Urban Studies

Theories of Urban Practice (MA), Design and Urban Ecologies (MS)

Gabriela Rendón

Theories of Urban Practice (MA), Design and Urban Ecologies (MS)

Evren Uzer

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Miodrag Mitrasinovic

Miodrag Mitrasinovic

Professor of Architecture and Urbanism

Courtney Morgan

Courtney Morgan

Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Research Methods

Gabriela Rendon

Gabriela Rendon

Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Community Development

Miguel Robles-Duran

Miguel Robles-Duran

Associate Professor of Urbanism

Claudia Tomateo

Claudia Tomateo

Assistant Professor of Indigenous Knowledges and Methodologies

Georgia Traganou

Georgia Traganou

Professor of Architecture and Urbanism

Evren Uzer

Evren Uzer

Associate Professor of Strategic Design and Urban Practice

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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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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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About
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Contact Us
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.
Learn more
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- Find Your Program
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Industry Engagement
Study Abroad
Advising
Making and Academic Resources
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Intensives and Summer Programs
Youth and Pre-College Programs
Visiting Students
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.
Learn More
- Related Links
- Find Your Program
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Parsons faculty comprises world-renowned artists, scholars, and practitioners who lead their industries and academic fields. You work closely with them, benefitting from their scholarship and professional experience and networks. Our small class sizes enable you to benefit from their real-world experience and industry access.
Learn More
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- Find Your Program
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Parsons re:D
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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