PSCE
5038

Live Build Project: Space as Matrix

Parsons School of Design: School of Constructed Env.

Non-Liberal Arts
Graduate Course
Majors Only
Live Build: Space as Matrix
Spring 2025
Taught By: Christine Facella and Michele Gorman
Section: A

CRN: 15936

Credits: 3

In this course, students will create full-scale interior environments for an exhibition in the Aronson Galleries in 2025, exploring feminist, queer, and intersectional spatial practices. The exhibition will merge feminist design legacies with current architecture and interior design discourse. Functioning as both an archive and pop-up studio, it fosters collaboration among students, practitioners, and the public. Students will interpret the feminist concept of space as a matrix, challenging traditional spatial hierarchies and addressing social justice issues like racism, inequality, and climate change. Engaging with feminist archives, they’ll propose new interior and exhibition design approaches. The course emphasizes research, prototyping, and testing designs that evolve throughout the semester. The final installation will include mock-ups and prototypes, focusing on multifunctionality and flexibility. Visible from the street, the exhibition will provoke questions about inclusivity, asking who designs space and for whom, while promoting well-being and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Open to: All university graduate degree students.

College: Parsons School of Design (PS)

Department: School of Constructed Env. (SCE)

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Studio (S)

Modality: In-Person

Max Enrollment: 12

Repeat Limit: 2

Add/Drop Deadline: February 3, 2025 (Monday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: April 15, 2025 (Tuesday)

Seats Available: No

Status: Waitlist*

* 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: 7:20am EST 12/13/2024

Meeting Info:
Days: Friday
Times: 12:10pm - 2:50pm
Building: 6 East 16th Street
Room: 1008
Date Range: 1/24/2025 - 5/9/2025