PGUD
5280

Design and Urban Ecologies Studio 3

Parsons School of Design: School of Design Strategies

Non-Liberal Arts
Graduate Course
Majors Only
Urban Ecologies Studio 3
Fall 2025
Taught By: Evren Uzer and Miodrag Mitrasinovic
Section: A

CRN: 2487

Credits: 6

The Studio 3 is a research-driven course that supports students in becoming independent investigators and critical urban practitioners. Building on the research methodologies, design skills, and planning tools acquired during the first year of the program, students begin to define and develop their individual thesis projects around topics and contexts of their own interest. Throughout the course, students articulate research questions, develop a theoretical framework, and design a methodological approach suited to their inquiry. They explore time-based strategies and socio-spatial scenarios that lead toward a specific urban intervention, with attention to feasibility, impact, and transformative potential. The studio culminates in the definition of project development scenarios, laying a strong conceptual and strategic foundation for the thesis work to follow. Students are encouraged to engage with grassroots groups, community-based nonprofit organizations, NGOs, or municipal agencies. This studio establishes a foundation for the thesis project.

Open to: MS in Design and Urban Ecologies majors only; others by permission of MS in Design and Urban Ecologies program. Pre-requisite(s): PGUD 5190 Urban Ecologies Studio 2.
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: Studio (S)

Modality: In-Person

Max Enrollment: 14

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: 2:56am EDT 6/28/2025

Meeting Info:
Days: Monday, Wednesday
Times: 12:10pm - 2:50pm
Building: TBD
Room: TBD
Date Range: 8/27/2025 - 12/15/2025