Parsons The New School for Design (abbreviated Parsons), is a design school affiliated since 1970 with The New School, formerly known as New School University. Parsons is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design (AICAD), a consortium of thirty-five leading art schools in the United States. The main Parsons campus is located in Greenwich Village, New York City; its prestigious Fashion department is located prominently in the heart of the city's Garment District in midtown. The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local, state, or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... In an educational setting, a dean is a person with significant authority . ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Crowded Shibuya, Tokyo shopping district An urban area is an area with an increased density of human-created structures in comparison to the areas surrounding it. ... The New School is an institution of higher learning in New York City, located around Greenwich Village in Lower Manhattan. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... The New School is an institution of higher learning in New York City, located around Greenwich Village in Lower Manhattan. ... AICAD logo. ...

Parsons has approximately 3,100 undergraduates and more than 400 graduate students enrolled. The School also offers continuing education courses and certificate programs, as well as weekend and summer pre-college programs for high school students.

Parsons used to have seven affiliate schools, located in France, Los Angeles, Malaysia, South Korea, the Dominican Republic, and Japan. These affiliate schools operated independently, but embrace Parsons' philosophy and teaching methodology. Recently, Parsons has cut off connections with all other schools except Parsons Paris in France and the Altos de Chavón School of Design in the Dominican Republic.^{[citation needed]} Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...

There are 30 full-time faculty members and more than 675 adjunct faculty members, many of whom are successful working artists and designers in New York City. Faculty members and visiting critics include architect Brian Lewis and artist Brian Tolle.

Parsons is the setting for the Bravo reality television program Project Runway. Tim Gunn, Chair of Fashion Design at Parsons, serves as the mentor to the designers on the program. This article is about the U.S. cable network. ... Project Runway is an American reality television series on the Bravo network that focuses on fashion design. ... Timothy M. Gunn (born 1953) is an American fashion maven and television personality. ...

History

Founded as the Chase School in 1896 by impressionist painter William Merritt Chase, it changed its name in 1898 to the New York School of Art. Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... William Merritt Chase (November 1, 1849 - October 25, 1916) was an American painter known as an exponent of Impressionism and as a teacher. ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Frank Alvah Parsons joined the faculty in 1904. He became an administrator in 1907, and worked to broaden the curriculum, opening the first programs in interior design, graphic design, and advertising in the United States. In 1909, the school was renamed the New York School of Fine and Applied Art to reflect these offerings. Parsons became sole director in 1911, a position which he maintained to his death in 1930. 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Interior design is the process of shaping the experience of interior space, through the manipulation of spatial volume as well as surface treatment. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Commercialism redirects here. ... Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

William Odom, who established the school's Paris Ateliers in 1921, succeeded Parsons as president. In 1939, he renamed the institution the Parsons School of Design to recognize his predecessor's formative influence. Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1970, the school was incorporated into The New School for Social Research. In 2005, when the parent institution was renamed The New School, Parsons School of Design was renamed Parsons The New School for Design. 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The New School for Social Research is the graduate division of The New School. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The New School is an institution of higher learning in New York City, located around Greenwich Village in Lower Manhattan. ...

Notable Alumni and Attendees

Fine Art

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Fashion Related

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See also

• Parsons table

The Parsons table is a small, square table made in a simple, unadorned style with four, flush, square legs that are equal in thickness to the top. ...

External links

• Parsons The New School for Design
• Parsons Paris
• Altos de Chavón School of Design