PGTD
5600

Thinking Design for this Century: Assembly Assembly: Transdisciplinary Practices Today

Parsons School of Design: School of Design Strategies

Non-Liberal Arts
Undergraduate Course
Graduate Course
Degree Students
Assembly
Fall 2025
Taught By: Lara Penin
Section: A

CRN: 9635

Credits: 3

This course invites students to reflect on how transdisciplinary practices engage with the conditions and urgencies of the 21st century. Through readings, dialogue, and guest conversations, students explore how different ways of thinking, making, and organizing across design, art, activism, and the social sciences respond to contemporary challenges. A core component of the course is the curation and facilitation of public-facing assemblies that serve as forums for collective inquiry shaped around shared themes.

Open to: MFA in Transdisciplinary Design majors; others by permission of MFA in Transdisciplinary Design program.
Prerequisites: No Prerequisites
Co-Requisites: No Co-requisites

College: Parsons School of Design (PS)

Department: School of Design Strategies (SDS)

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Seminar (R)

Modality: In-Person

Max Enrollment: 15

Repeat Limit: 2

Add/Drop Deadline: September 9, 2025 (Tuesday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: November 17, 2025 (Monday)

Seats Available: Yes

Status: Open*

* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 7:40am EDT 6/13/2025

Meeting Info:
Days: Thursday
Times: 9:00am - 11:40am
Building: TBD
Room: TBD
Date Range: 8/27/2025 - 12/15/2025