nysid atelier: year in review
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ATELIER: YEAR IN REVIEW 2012
2 Letter from the President
3 Introduction
4 Board Member Profile: Jill Dienst
5 Board of Trustees, Advisory Board
6 Commencement
10 Student Awards
12 Celebrations and Key Events
18 Public Programs
23 Alumni Events
25 Thesis/Capstone Projects by 2012 Graduates
50 Scholarship Recipients
52 Scholarship Recipient Profile: Suzy Genzler
53 NYSID Supporters
57 Albert Hadley in Memoriam
58 Administration
59 Faculty
60 NYSID at a Glance
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Greetings:
NYSID is always evolving and striving to improve, but there is one thing
that remains constant—the quality and dedication of our faculty and
students. Time and again, students, faculty, alumni, and staff talk about
what a close-knit community we are and how congenial and pleasant an
environment NYSID is. We are tremendously proud that we’ve created a
culture that is both academically challenging and socially enriching.
With such a diverse student body (33 countries are represented), our
students inevitably learn from one another and gain insight from their
varied cultural and professional backgrounds.
This 2011–2012 Atelier touches upon the highlights from the academic year
and showcases outstanding thesis and capstone projects from the class of
2012. The students’ projects—designs from everything from hotels, retail
stores, and spas to office spaces, museums, and hospitals—is a testament to
their creativity and hard work, as well as the support they receive from the
NYSID community—faculty, staff, and the larger design industry. We hope you
enjoy this overview of another busy and productive year at NYSID.
Sincerely,
David Sprouls, President
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
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Atelier, as this publication is known, is named after the Mario Buatta
Materials Atelier, a tranquil room on the second floor of the main NYSID
building. It functions as a student workspace and materials library and
has become a symbol of our students’ dedication and commitment to
their education.
Each year, we create the Atelier as a review of the academic year and a
testament to the students’ hard work. It’s one of the few opportunities we
have to revel in everything that happened—the special events, the exhibitions,
the awards, and, of course, the classes and the work the students produced.
We are constantly amazed at how much goes on in just nine months, and
this past year was no exception. We hope you enjoy this look back at the
2011–2012 academic year.
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JILL DIENSTBOARD MEMBER PROFILE
Jill Dienst is owner of Dienst + Dotter Antikviteter, a shop specializing in Scandinavian antiques, paintings, and objects from the 17th to mid-20th century. Before opening the store in 2005, Dienst worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Didier Aaron, Inc.; and Jacques Granges Design Studio, all ofwhich helped frame her unique eye and appreciation for the finest art andantiques. She joined NYSID’s Board of Trustees in 2009 and was recently appointed chair of the College’s Committee on Institutional Advancement.
Why did you want to open your own antique store?
Perhaps a mid-life crisis? In all seriousness, I was always buying for myselfand a few discreet collectors and about nine years ago as my buying networkgrew, and more and more people were asking me to find pieces for them, I thought it might be fun to broaden a hobby and passion into a “real” business. It’s a lot of fun to hunt for a special piece with a story and thenmatch it up with a great home. I get to be collector, researcher, and teacherfor a living. All of my past experiences in the art and design world wrapped up under one roof.
Dienst + Dotter specializes in Scandinavian design. Why are you drawn to this type of work?
I was blessed to be exposed to some of the finest collecting eyes and art historians in the world. However,over time, we all gravitate to what we respond to and our own collecting and designing eyes evolve. Lessonsdrilled into me in my early formative career was to buy, collect, and live with things you like and love—nothingmore than that. I was drawn to the integrity of design, use of natural materials, and purity of form that is inherent in Scandinavian design. I want to live with these pieces and it seems that others do as well— increasingly so.
How did you get involved with the College? And what do you see for the future of NYSID?
I was asked by Anne Korman and Jim Druckman, both longtime members of NYSID’s Board. They made me anoffer I couldn’t refuse—no pay and a lot of work helping build the preeminent, not-for-profit design school inthe country, if not the world.
If the past few years are any indication of future success, I amtruly honored to be a member of a board that refuses to rest onits laurels and seeks to constantly improve the education of itsundergraduate and graduate students. They also work to attracttop educators with real world experience and take the positionthat our best years are ahead of us. I wouldn’t be involved withNYSID if I also didn’t believe this. Stay tuned.
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NYSID BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND ADVISORY BOARD
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Patricia M. Sovern
Chairman
David Sprouls
NYSID President
Amory Armstrong
Elaine Wingate Conway
Alexander C. Cortesi
Jill H. Dienst
James P. Druckman
Ross J. Francis
Elliot Greene
Alexa Hampton
Jodie W. King
Terry Kleinberg
Anne Korman
Ellen Kravet
Dennis Miller
Susan B. Nagle
Betsey Ruprecht
David Scott
Matthew DeMarco, Esq.
General Counsel
Inge Heckel
Trustee Emeritus
Arthur King Satz
President Emeritus
ADVISORY BOARD
Stanley Abercrombie
Christian P. Árkay-Leliever
Robin Klehr Avia
Jeannie Bochette
William N. Breger
Michael Bruno
Mario Buatta
Clodagh
Birch Coffey
Murray B. Douglas
Kathleen M. Doyle
David Anthony Easton
Anne Eisenhower
Mica Ertegun
Mariette Himes Gomez
Michael Graves
Hugh Hardy
Gerald A. Holbrook
Douglas Tong Hsu
Thomas Jayne
Wolfram Koeppe
Jack Lenor Larsen
Michael Manes
Charlotte Moss
Michele Oka Doner
Barbara Ostrom
Sylvia Owen
Charles Pavarini, III
Robyn Pocker
James Stewart Polshek
John Saladino
Peter Sallick
Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill
Alexandra Stoddard
Adam D. Tihany
Calvin Tsao
Susan Wallace
Bunny Williams
Vicente Wolf
NYSID is fortunate to have an energetic and involved Board of Trustees, made up of interior designers,textile designers, gallery owners, financial officers, furniture and antique dealers, and entrepreneurs.“Boards are often not very involved in the day-to-day life of a school, but our Board is really loyal and invested in moving the institution forward in the growing professionalization of the field,” said NYSIDBoard chairman Patricia Sovern. “Whenever they can, they reach out to students and staff and many attend classes for critiques, advise students on their thesis projects, and much more.”
The Board of Trustees has ultimate responsibility for the financial, administrative, and academic affairs of NYSID. The role of a trustee is a vitally important one. It is the Board that, collectively, bears fiduciary responsibility for the College and provides for its overall leadership. The Board works closelywith the president and senior administration in developing the institution’s near-and long-term goals,setting major policies, and approving curricula and budgets, managing the College’s assets, and spending of the capital funds.
The Advisory Board is made up of successful designers, architects, and executives from related industries. They give the College guidance on new developments in the design fields as well as help forging relationships and creating opportunities for NYSID students.
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COMMENCEMENT On May 18, the NYSID community gathered for its 95th Commencement Exercises. NYSID faculty, staff,board members, and honored guests joined the 169 graduating students and their families to celebratetheir extraordinary accomplishments.
President David Sprouls set the tone for the event in hiswelcome remarks. “Anywhere you travel in the country—whether you’re in L.A. or Miami or Maine—all distances toNew York City are officially measured to and from the centerof Columbus Circle. Truly, all roads lead here. And from here,you can go anywhere.”
Amy Lau, principal of Amy Lau Design, gave aninspiring speech thattouched upon what she has learned in her 20years as designer, curator, and business-owner—and “someonewho is fortunate to beginevery day engaged in theprofessional passion ofmy life.” She summed itall up nicely in “Five lessons I’ve learned”:
1. Stuff happens—so remain calm andcapable
2. Perseverance pays off3. Turn disadvantagesinto advantages
4. Innovate, innovate,innovate
5. Never stop learning
The striking view from Jazz at Lincoln Center, which overlooks Columbus Circle and Central Park, was the perfect backdrop for the students and the powerhouses of design and style that received honorary doctorate degrees: Amy Lau, Margaret Russell, John Saladino, and Martha Stewart.
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Well-known lifestyle guru Martha Stewart was visibly grateful to receive her honorary doctorate degree. Jill Dienst, NYSIDboard member and owner of Dienst + Dotter antiques gallery, introduced Stewart, saying, “From your award-winning magazine, Martha Stewart Living, to your best-selling product lines, you share the creative principles and practical ideas that have made you America’s most trusted guide to stylish living.”
Interior designer John Saladino, who has served on NYSID’s International Advisory Board for many years, also receivedan honorary degree. NYSID board member Anne Kormandescribed Saladino’s notable and wide-ranging career andhis “timeless work that honors your philosophy of mixing‘old with new’ and appeals to both traditional and moderntastes.”
Margaret Russell, editor in chief of Architectural Digest, washonored for her contributions to the world of design—fromher impressive career in journalism to her commitment tocharitable work. Russell thanked the audience for her honorary doctorate after being introduced by NYSID boardmember and alumna Susan B. Nagle.
NYSID chairman Patricia Sovern (in red) listensto the ceremony with trustees and honorary doctorate recipients, including NYSID faculty andboard member Terry Kleinberg (far left), Amy Lau(middle), and Margaret Russell (right).
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COMMENCEMENT Each year, NYSID recognizes outstanding achievements of students and faculty with a number of special awards.
The Chairman’s Award, which recognizes exceptional creative achievements of graduate students, was given to Kylie Sarley,MFA pre-professional level (left); HeatherClinger, MFA post-professional level (middle);presented by Dr. Ellen Fisher, vice presidentfor academic affairs and dean (right). Other Chairman’s Award recipients were TaruanMabry, MPS in Sustainable Interior Environments; and Wendy Cruz-Gonzalez,MPS in Interior Lighting Design.
Sofia Juperius received the Ana Blanc Verna Award for Excellence in Interior Design, which is given to a senior inthe BFA program who has demonstrated and expressed creativity throughout his or her entire course of study.
Catharine (Suzy) Genzler received the Alumni Award, whichis given to an academically outstanding graduate who hasalso performed exceptional services to the College and itscommunity.
Ho Youn Yi was awarded the Travel Prize. He used the awardmoney to visit iconic historical and modern spaces in Europeand Korea over the summer to conduct an in-depth explo-ration of walls and what they signify spiritually, culturally,and socially across cultures and countries.
Dr. Ellen Fisher presented Terry Kleinberg with the William Breger Faculty Achievement Award. Kleinberg hasbeen teaching at NYSID since 1991 and has served as facultyrepresentative on the Board of Trustees since 2008.
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Wendy Cruz-Gonzalez (MPS in Interior Lighting Design)Robert Bruce Thompson Annual Student Light Fixture Design Competition
Named after lighting industry veteran Robert Bruce Thompson,this competition recognizes design, innovation, and creativityin lighting fixture design.
The assignment was to design a light fixture to illuminate thetask area of an airline ticket counter. Cruz-Gonzalez’s project,called Shelter Light, won second prize and was praised by thejudges for “providing the best quality of light among the winning entries this year” and for “its graceful form and thestrong architectural gesture.”
Farnaz Hamedanchian (MPS in Interior Lighting Design)IES NYC Student Lighting Competition “Fraction & Refraction,” 3rd Place
The IES NYC Student Lighting Competition recognizes a three-dimensional study on the way light plays with textures, flowsthrough materials, and creates layers of contrast.
Hamedanchian’s design was concerned with what one can dowith light as an art form. “I created a simple, organic feel andpeaceful composition of natural elements using refracted lightto make artful shadows on the wall behind them.”
Nitya Krishnan (MFA-2)NEWH Sustainable Hospitality Design Competition
The NEWH Sustainable Design Competition provides studentswith the opportunity to showcase their design skills, utilizingsustainable design products and practices.
Krishnan created an elaborate design for the Kranina Eco Resort, located in Thekkady in the Indian state of Kerala. “The theme behind the resort is to build a spiritual connectionand bond between the resort’s guests and their surroundings.Since we experience the world through our five senses, the resort has been consciously designed to create harmonyamong the senses while traversing through a unique experience to attain serenity and pleasure.”
Roger Tien (MFA-1)Delta Innovative Design Awards, ContractMagazine
Contract magazine and Delta’s Innovative Design Awards recognize outstanding conceptual design incorporating Deltafaucet products in three targeted categories—healthcare, hospitality, and public facilities.
Tien designed a men’s restroom. The design for this facility, located in a contemporary-looking Turkish restaurant, blendsmodernism with traditional elements, and is inspired by themany Turkish decorative styles. “The inspiration for this project focuses on this layering of cultures, and on the intricate patterns found in Islamic art and architecture.”
STUDENT AWARDSOne of the best indicators that NYSID is doing its job well is the success its students enjoy. This year,NYSID students were again lauded with a number of distinguished industry awards. Projects ranged from designs for a loft apartment for Lady Gaga to lighting fixture design for an airline ticket counter. This year’s recipients are described below.
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STUDENT AWARDS
Zeina Barakat (BFA)Decorators Club - Jacqueline Beymer Scholarship
Named after the former Decorators Club president, theJacqueline Beymer Scholarship is awarded to a New York Citydesign student who has participated in a juried competitionheld at the New York Design Center.
Barakat created an extravagant loft apartment for pop iconLady Gaga. “All the rooms were designed with elaborate details and complemented with high-end finishes and materials. Each room contains a specific reference to Gaga’sedgy, elegant style.”
Ho Youn Yi (BFA) IFDA Rising Stars Award
Awarded by the International Furnishings and Design Association in recognition of rising stars in the interior design arena and three starlets from New York City’s leadingdesign schools.
Yi designed the flagship office for a fictional company calledMetaclick in lower Manhattan. The design was inspired byhomeostasis—the property of a system, either open orclosed, that regulates its internal environment and tends tomaintain a stable, constant condition.
Aylem Merino (BFA)Save-A-Sample, 2nd Place
Awarded in recognition of outstanding participation in thehand drawing competition organized by Save-A-Sample, anonprofit organization that creates a second life for unusedbrochures, fabrics, and finish cards and donates them tolocal design schools.
Merino created original drawings for an art gallery within a loft. “Cubic forms transform space; visual and spatial experiences merge into one, and bold colors celebrate thearts and the pleasures of life.”
ASID Education Legacy Fund Scholarship Awarded to outstanding students pursuing a course of study in the field of interior design from the five CIDA-recognized programs in the New York metropolitan area.
Hanna Muniz (BFA)Tamar Plawes (BFA)Cheryl Sadlowski (BFA)
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The project team came to join in on the celebration. From left to right are Andy Hathaway, principal, Steven Winter Associates;Saemi Lee, associate, Gensler; Jonathan Rose, Jonathan Rose Companies; Yvonne Pho, project manager, Jonathan Rose Companies; Kate Sherwood, associate, Gensler; Michelle Moulton, engineer, Turner Construction; and John Griffin, projectexecutive, Turner Construction.
CELEBRATIONS AND KEY EVENTSOne of the keys to creating an enriching academic environment is to provide opportunities to come together both inside and outside the classroom. Whether it’s to honor an individual, mark an importantmilestone, learn from experts, or just have some fun, the College hosted a number of special eventsthroughout the year that brought together all facets of the design community.
On October 18, 2011, we celebrated the opening of Phase II of NYSID’s LEED-Platinum GraduateCenter at 401 Park Avenue South, which added another 20,000 square feet of much-needed room for classes, exhibitions, studios, and workspaces. This second-floor layout and designclosely resembles that of the third floor (whichopened in 2010).
Alumnus and board member David Scott and NYSID chairman Patricia Sovern were joined by more than 100 alumni, graduate students, and supporters, as well as representatives from Gensler, the firm that designed the Graduate Center.
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Guests included NYSID’s spring benefit honorees: textile designer Jack Lenor Larsen (with hat) and landscape designer Thomas Woltz; they are joined here by Jill Dienstand NYSID chairman Patricia Sovern (in purple).
Jill Dienst and Martha Stewart at the kickoff party.
Left to right: Shubert Foundation president and Sotheby’schairman Michael Sovern, jewelry designer Janet Greene, interior designer Mario Buatta (seated), NYSID chairman Patricia Sovern, and NYSID board member Elliot Greene.
CELEBRATIONS AND KEY EVENTS
In March, NYSID threw a kickoff party for the 2012spring benefit at Dienst + Dotter Antikviteter, aManhattan store that specializes in Scandinavianantiques, paintings, and objects from the 17th to the mid-20th century. The party, sponsored byNYSID trustee Jill Dienst, was a way to announcethe College’s spring benefit, which honoredJack Lenor Larsen and Thomas Woltz.
KICKOFF PARTY FOR THE NYSID SPRING BENEFIT
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CELEBRATIONS AND KEY EVENTS
In memory of his father, Whitney Armstrongpresented landscape architect Thomas Woltz withthe College’s first Thomas N. Armstrong III Awardin Landscape Design. Thomas Armstrong–whowas a longtime NYSID trustee as well the formerdirector of the Whitney Museum of American Artand the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts–diedin 2011.
Louis Oliver Gropp,(far left) former editor of House Beautiful and former NYSID trustee,introduced Jack LenorLarsen. NYSID chairman PatriciaSovern and president David Sproulspresented Larsen with a LifetimeAchievement Award.
Guests included Geoffrey Bradfield, Roric Tobin, and Mario Buatta.Buatta was one of the benefit’s cochairs, along with Ellie Cullman,Philip Gorrivan, Amy Lau, Stephanie Odegard, Campion Platt, andBarbara Slifka.
On April 18, NYSID hosted its annual spring benefit dinner at the Metropolitan Club in Manhattan tohonor textile pioneer Jack Lenor Larsen and noted landscape designer Thomas Woltz, with proceedsgoing to NYSID’s Annual Fund. More than 175 guests attended and were treated to lively acceptancespeeches from both Larsen and Woltz; table decorations incorporated Larsen textiles.
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CELEBRATIONS AND KEY EVENTS
From left to right: Bunty Armstrong,wife of the late Thomas Armstrong III,a longtime NYSID trustee; and AmoryArmstrong, the Armstrong’s daughter,both served as honorary chairs for thebenefit. They are joined by SusanWatts, and Janet York.
Guests at the spring benefit.
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Guests included Duane Hampton, writer, educator, lecturer,and widow of noted decorator Mark Hampton, shown herewith NYSID chairman Patricia Sovern.
Reagan Fletcher, curator of the exhibition and longtime archivist of the Shubert Archive, gave a special presentation on therestoration of the Shubert theaters.
Patricia Sovern was also joined by Cynthia Hazen Polsky,artist, art collector, and art patron.
CELEBRATIONS AND KEY EVENTS
On March 21, NYSID chairman Patricia Sovern hosted a special luncheon for fellow patrons of the artsand design. The event took place in NYSID’s Gallery, where more than 40 guests viewed the exhibition“Theatrical By Design: A Century of The Shubert Organization’s Theater Interiors.”
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CELEBRATIONS AND KEY EVENTS
This year the award for Interior Products was presented toLutron Electronics, Inc. Cathy Lambe and Glenn Buchholzwere on hand to accept the honor.
From left to right: Robin Klehr Avia and Mark Thaler fromGensler; Dr. Ellen Fisher, NYSID vice president for academicaffairs and dean; and Ethan Lu, director of graduate studiesand the area coordinator for the MPS in Sustainable InteriorEnvironments program at NYSID. Gensler received the awardfor Design of Interior Spaces.
Russell Unger (left), from the NYC Green Codes Task Force,received the Advocacy/Community Award, which recognizesleading grassroots organizations, nonprofits, private founda-tions, individual advocates/educators, and other communityentities that promote and practice sustainability. MarkBoekenheide (right), representing The Related Companies,received the award for Development/Real Estate, which recognizes extraordinary green builders, construction managers, and facilities managers/operators.
In conjunction with the awards ceremony, Dr. Jack Elliott,professor of ecological design at Cornell University, spokeabout eco feminism—the fusion of feminist and ecologicalthinking that was founded on the belief that the social constructs that lead to the domination and oppression ofwomen also lead to the abuse of the natural environment.
For the fourth consecutive year, NYSID hosted the Green Design Awards to recognize organizations andindividuals in the New York City area that are at the forefront of sustainability and green design.
GREEN DESIGN AWARDS
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PUBLIC PROGRAMS Public programs are central to the cultural life of NYSID. Each year, the College presents a variety of lectures and exhibitions that are not only learning tools for students but also a way to engage the publicand add historical and cultural value to the fields of interior design and its related disciplines.
In the fall there were twomajor exhibitions. The firstcelebrated the photographicpursuits of NYSID alumnaKitty Chou, entitled “TheAccidental Photographer:Line, Color, Perspective,Photographs by KittyChou,” which was on view at the NYSID Gallery fromSeptember 15 to October 14.Chou is currently practicinginterior design in her nativeHong Kong, but she consid-ers photography one of herprimary mediums of expression.
The second fall exhibition celebrated the 20th anniversary of the landmark exhibition, “Design 1935-1965: What Modern Was,” mounted by theMontreal Museum of Decorative Arts in1991. It was the first scholarly assess-ment of an area of design that has subsequently become a popular marketand collecting favorite.
The NYSID exhibition, which was organized in collaboration with theStewart Program for Modern Design,contained a variety of images from theoriginal “What Modern Was” exhibition,as well as photographs of interiors andiconic architectural landmarks of the period and a selection of mid-centurymodern furniture borrowed from private collectors that was similar to what was shown originally.
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PUBLIC PROGRAMS
In the spring, the NYSID community was treated to“Theatrical By Design: A Century of The Shubert Organization’s Theater Interiors,” which brought together a selection of archival photographs and design documents displaying the sumptuous interiorsof 17 Broadway theaters owned and operated by theShubert Organization. The exhibition focused on thehistoric restorations of the Barrymore, Belasco, Longacre, Shubert, and Winter Garden theaters andwas curated by Reagan Fletcher, longtime archivist of the Shubert Archive.
Notables from the interior design, restoration, and theater worlds turned out for the exhibition opening on March 7. Philip Smith, chairman of the Shubert Organization (seated), is joined by NYSIDchairman Patricia Sovern andMichael Sovern, president, The Shubert Foundation and chairman of Sotheby’s.
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PUBLIC PROGRAMS
The BFA Fall Thesis Projectsexhibition (January 26,2011–February 24, 2012)was installed at the NYSIDGallery; it displayed workfrom students who hadcompleted their thesis projects in December 2011.
Beginning in the spring, theBFA Spring Thesis Projectsexhibition showed off morethan 18 undergraduate thesis projects at the NYSIDGallery, while 40 MFA andMPS graduate students displayed their work in theMFA & MPS Spring Thesisand Capstone Projectsexhibition at the GraduateCenter. Both shows were on view May 17–August 5.
NYSID student work took center stage with two thesis exhibitions this year. The projects, hypothetical designs based on the adaptive reuse of existing buildings, allowed students to explore all phases of aprofessional project, including concept development, presentation drawings, models, and materials boards.
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PUBLIC PROGRAMS
In the fall 2011, Simon Seligman spoke on “Custodians, Collectors and Tastemakers: The Cavendish Women atChatsworth,” bringing a fresh perspective on the greathouse and collections to be found at Chatsworth—thestately home in Derbyshire, England, that has been home togenerations of the Cavendish family. Seligman looked at theevolution of the family and their estate through the eyes ofthe Cavendish women.
In partnership with the Museum of Arts and Design, NYSIDpresented Stanley Abercrombie’s lecture in November entitled “The Case Study Houses”— the inexpensive and efficient model homes that were built for the U.S. residentialhousing boom after World War II. Abercrombie was editor inchief of Interior Designmagazine for 14 years and is the author of numerous books and articles on architecture anddesign. He has twice given the NYSID commencement address and was honored by the College with an HonoraryDoctorate in Fine Arts.
In another partnership with the Museum of Arts and Design,in November, designers Vladimir Kagan and Jack LenorLarsen; Evan Snyderman, cofounder of the gallery R 20thCentury; and Anna Hoffman, design history columnist forApartment Therapy, discussed the comeback of the modernism movement in a panel entitled “The Return ofModernism.”
The spring 2011 season was kicked off with a lecture byMitchell Owens, special projects editor of Architectural Digest. He spoke about the memorable scenic and costumedesigns created by Cecil Beaton. Beaton is best known as a fashion and portrait photographer, but he also had a successful career as a stage and costume designer forBroadway, ballet, and opera.
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PUBLIC PROGRAMS
NYSID STUDENTS LEND A HAND
For the fourth consecutive year, NYSID studentswere invited to participate in Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS’ (DIFFA) Dining By Design annual fundraising event that brings together celebrated individuals from the worlds offashion, interior design, art, and architecture tocreate extraordinary dining environments.
Also in April, NYSID and Museum of the City of New Yorkteamed up to present “Young Interior Designers Makingtheir Mark,” at the South Street Seaport Museum. Up-and-coming interior designers spoke about their latest projectsand their approaches to design, including Brooke Lichten-stein and Yiannos Vrousgos of Input Creative Studio; BrittonSmith; Julie Torres Moskovitz of Fabrica718; Lyndsay Caleoand Fitzhugh Karol of the Brooklyn Home Company; StefanSteil of MR Architecture + Décor; and Marie Aiello of theMarie Aiello Design Studio. Aiello's Dexter room for Metropolitan Home’s Showtime House is shown here.
In April, architectural historian and NYSID faculty memberBarry Lewis gave a talk about how Sixth Avenue in MidtownManhattan played a brief role in the early 20th century asNew York City’s boulevard of music halls. Lewis is perhapsbest known for the video walks he cohosted with David Hartman on WNET Channel 13.
The NYSID team, (from left to right) was led by faculty advisorRene Estacio and consisted of students Nick Domitrovich,Catharine (Suzy) Genzler, Elizabeth Battin, and Tim Hwang.Clodagh Design, one of the world’s leading design studios,mentored the team.
This year's dining experience, FLOAT, used everyday materialssuch as thread, paper clips, and wire to create an atmosphereof illusion and altered perspective. The primary graphic element in the installation was created by using over a mile anda half of white rope contrasted against a black background.
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ALUMNI EVENTS It’s easy for everyone to get busy with their new lives after graduation, but NYSID makes a point of hosting a few fun and interesting gatherings for its alumni each year. It’s a chance for people to reconnect, relax, and learn something valuable about the industry. Two important alumni events—one in the fall and one in the spring—were held this past year.
On October 13, NYSID hosted an alumni gathering at the New York Design Center. The eventkicked off with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at the showroom of DIRRT Environmental Solutions, an innovative company that offers sustainable interior wall systems with made-on-demand components that can be configured and reconfigured in seemingly limitless ways. Here Brooke Lichtenstein and Michael Harold, both 2010 graduates of NYSID,catch up before an alumni panel discussion.
The panel discussion, which took place in the Levine Calvano showroom, was moderated by alumni board president Valerie Mead. Alumni panelists (seated, left to right) Allison Russell Davis ’05, Arlene Angard ’08, Sarah Muchow ’10, Charles Pavarini III ’81, and Jennifer Graham ’85, all responded to the question, “What would you recommend doing to adapt to the current economic situation?” Comments ranged from “Being competitive in the marketplace” and “You have to do a little bit more than you used to” to “You also need to draw on a broader range of skills” and “Keep yourself relevant and show passion.”
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On May 9, alumni and the Class of 2012 gathered at the showroom of Anthony Lawrence-Belfair, creators of custom furnitureand drapery in Chelsea, to congratulate recent graduates and officially welcome them as members of the Alumni Association.Members of the Class of 2012 celebrated together, including (from left to right), Roger Tien, Jun Hong, Emma Lazarus, Kimberly Bevan (and friend), Brett Helsham, and Jaclyn Costanzo.
Valerie Mead, NYSID alumni council president (far left), spoke at the event, welcoming thenew graduates and introducing the new alumni president, Allison Russell Davis ’05 (farright). Here Mead and Davis are joined by Lana Lawrence, vice president of AnthonyLawrence-Belfair, and Ethel Rompilla, NYSID alumna and faculty member.
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In the pages that follow are descriptions of a body of work as diverse
as NYSID students themselves. Many projects take their inspiration from
a particular building or neighborhood in one of the New York City’s five
boroughs, while others look beyond New York or even the United States for
the raw material upon which to base a project. Whatever their inspirations,
these projects represent the culmination of a student’s design study
at NYSID.
Each of the works here was presented to a jury of faculty and industry
professionals and was a student’s final step toward graduating from
NYSID with a BFA, MFA, or MPS degree.
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MFA-1 THESIS PROJECTSThe professional-level Master of Fine Arts in Interior Design (MFA-1) is a three-year program designed to provide an advanced interior design degree to students who hold a baccalaureate degree in a field unrelated to design. The program is focused on the ability to formulate, propose, and work out design solutions in a safe, sustainable, and aesthetically pleasing way.
Ashley Ainsworth
Hogs Head Winery +Food Complex
Project Type: Hospitality
The Hogs Head Winery +Food Complex aims to redefine the way youngpeople in New York experience wine and food.The space offers unusualdrinking and dining settings and allows visitors to witness all stages of the wine-makingprocess.
Kimberly Bevan
East Bridge Tennis Club
Project Type: Sports and Recreation
East Bridge Tennis Club is aprivate club on Manhattan’sUpper East Side for people who enjoy tennisand socializing. East Bridge captures the spirit and tradition of tennis in a highly welcoming atmosphere, a rare thing to find in a club that combines both social and athletic activities.
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MFA-1 THESIS PROJECTS
Tyler Bracken
Kinetic
Project Type: Sports and Recreation
Kinetic, a luxury boutique fitness complex makes fitnessas engaging as bar hopping. It aims to entice affluentyoung New Yorkers to incorporate physical activityinto their schedules by reinventing the impersonalenvironment of the typicalgym. Kinetic offers a variety of high-energy group fitnessclasses, and a juice bar andlounge with a DJ. There is alsoa play center where adults canlearn and interact with eachother. Kinetic hopes to provide New Yorkers with a healthy alternative for mingling while fulfilling thesocial high they crave on aSaturday night.
Jaclyn Costanzo
The Brooklyn Children’s Institute
Project Type: Education
The Brooklyn Children’s Institute is an after-school facility whose mission is to promotehealthy development, self-expression, and socialization in childrenages 8 to 13. The facility is organized around a light-filled grove orientedtoward the Manhattan skyline. The BCI is a spaceto be inspired and a placewhere kids can just be kids.
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Nick Domitrovich
Nuorentaa Men’s Membership Spa & Hotel
Project Type: Hospitality
The philosophy behindNuorentaa is that it’s harmful for one to move forward without stopping to reflect. Designed to becalming, disciplined, and inspirational, the facilityhelps members focus, transforming them intohealthier and more fulfilledindividuals. Through relaxation and meditation,members achieve balance in their daily lives.
Miriam K. Fitzmorris
The India Street Brewery
Project Type: Hospitality
The India Street Brewery isan all-in-one microbrewery,beer garden, and brewingschool located on the East River in the Greenpointneighborhood of Brooklyn.The restaurant and brewerysit side by side, allowingguests to observe the entirebrewing process while sampling the house beer.
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Brett Helsham
The Red Hook Yacht Club
Project Type: Hospitality and Recreation
The Red Hook Yacht Club in Brooklyn provides a specialized urban sailing environment where youngand old can nurture a passionfor sailing. Inspired by 17th- and 18th-century Europeangalleons, the clubs décor and layout presents variouselements found in vessels of this type.
Jun Hong
Studio 304
Project Type: Mixed Use
Studio 304 is an Americanfashion brand that providesmid-price to high-end casual wear for women. Located in the SoHo sectionof Manhattan, the space includes design studios, office and retail space, and a fashion showroom.The design of the space—through its use of layersand slashing diagonallines—reflects the brandand the concept behind it.
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Mariem Horchani
JetBlue Premium Class Airport Lounge
Project Type: Hospitality
The premium-class airportlounge is the new frontier in luxury air travel. As thefirst interaction with the passenger, the lounge can shape the “luxury experience.” Airlines, manyof which have recently upgraded their premium-class aircraft cabins, are now looking to the “ground” asthe place to make an impactand enhance their brand. Say goodbye to the oldmodel, the glorified hospitalwaiting room. Say hello toluxurious amenities, high design, and fun. This is whatJetBlue is about.
Rajvi Jhaveri
Cricket Club of New York
Project Type: Hospitality
The Cricket Club of New York,located at the southern endof Roosevelt Island in themiddle of the East River, is a private club catering topeople interested in thegame of cricket. The club allows members not only towatch the game but also offers them the chance toplay it as well. The designconcept is derived from theelements of cricket itself.These elements are used for seamless transitions between the spaces and toevoke feelings of the game.
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Marybeth Poston
Harlem Mile Academy
Project Type: Education
Harlem Mile Academy is apublic boarding school forteenagers from from grades 9 to 12 in Harlem. The schoolprepares its students for thefuture in a secure yet casualatmosphere while also introducing ways to livehealthy and educationallyrich lives. Harlem Mile Academy removes at-riskadolescents from negative influences within their community while still allowing them to remain in that community.
Kylie Sarley
The Sutherland
Project Type: Hospitality
The Sutherland is a boutique hotel on Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour;besides guest suites it features a bar, restaurant,spa, and a pool overlookingthe harbor. Inspired by thelocation’s history, the concept behind the hotel isthat each area is designedas an industrial island, allowing guests to unwindwhile enjoying the relaxedAustralian lifestyle.
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Shih Chi Tien
Fisker Showroom & Experience Center
Project Type: Retail
Fisker is a revolutionary new hybrid electric car manufacturer based in California. Karma is their first model and the very firstecology-minded, luxurysports sedan in the world.With its fresh approach to the market, the Fisker Showroom & Experience Center is designed to increase the company’s visibility to the public, showcase their eco-technology,and attract new customers.
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MFA-2 THESIS PROJECTSThe post-professional Master of Fine Arts in Interior Design (MFA-2) is a two-year, terminal degree program thatprovides practicing professionals in interior design, architecture, environmental design, and closely relatedfields with the opportunity for advanced creative and academic scholarship in interior design. Students graduatewith a deep understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of the design of the built environment, the ability toarticulate and resolve advanced problems in design, and are prepared to become leaders of the profession.
Elizabeth Battin
Workshop
Project Type: Civic
The mission of Workshop isto create a place that linksproducts and people throughcelebrating and teaching the importance of craft.Workshop is a place wherecommunities support localentrepreneurship, confrontmaterials, learn do-it-your-self techniques, appreciatethe tangible, and embrace a“back-to-basics” style of life.
Gozde Caliskan
3Domed Turkish Cultural Center
Project Type: Cultural
The goal of this project is to introduce Turkish art and culture to New Yorkers.This building is a new typeof cultural center containinga Turkish bath, a shop, a hookah house, a pidehouse, a carpet and tapestry exhibition, and a Turkish restaurant.
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Heather Clinger
Shed 13 Resort
Project Type: Hospitality and Recreation
Shed 13 Resort is a new skiresort model that incorpo-rates venues for balancedyear-round use; activities include winter sports, summer music events, andhiking. The resort aesthetictakes its cues from theruggedness of the site, visually connecting visitorsto the mountain. It is compact, with stylish guestrooms that appeal to the social and economic valuesof 16- to 32-year-old members of Generation Y.
Sapnu George
The Peer Hotel
Project Type: Hospitality
The Peer Hotel is set in the visually and intellectuallyengaging environment ofNew York City. Undertonesof emotional phenomenalike darkness, chaos, andconflict in their physicalform demonstrate that discomfort is an inevitablepart of life, and hedonism a necessary evil.
[email protected]/sapnu/docs/sapnu_portfolio
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Debbie Jane Go
National Library of the Philippines
Project type: Civic
The design of this building is based on the geography of the Philippines, a countrythat is divided into threemain island groups: Luzon,Visayas, and Mindanao. The building is divided intothree areas—a general reference building, a communal building, and a rare books building—connected by a screen covering the building’s facade and a large exteriorstaircase along the back ofthe building—symbolizingfaith.
Cheolho Kim
Applied Arts Collective
Project Type: Cultural
This proposed incubator facility is for creative disciplines such as architecture, photography,and product, graphic andinterior design. It creates anurturing environment forpeople who work in the applied arts industry by offering low-cost work-spaces, subsidized spaces,and promotion services.
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Shweta Lia Mathew
Beyond the Bars
Project Type: Civic
Conventional correctional facilities serve as prisonboxes, where the deprivationof liberty as penalty for breaking the law is paramount. Beyond the Barschallenges the fundamentalpremise of imprisonment,proposing a sort of architectural intervention that rethinks retribution. Architecture in this context resituates itself as a psychological tool that influences the differentspheres of human behavior,urging a shift in attitude froman instrument of punishmentto a space of reform.
Andrea Jean Werwinski
The Well: AlternativeHealthcare Retreat Center
Project Type: Healthcare
This alternative healthcareretreat center—located in the West Village of New YorkCity—provides a healing, educational, and meditativeescape for busy city dwellers.The traditional ideas of private and public areas arereanalyzed and boundariesare redefined.
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MPS IN SUSTAINABLE INTERIOR ENVIRONMENTSThe Master of Professional Studies in Sustainable Interior Environments (MPS-S) is a one-year post-professional program focused on specialized knowledge, thinking, and skills structured to prepare design professionals to assume leadership roles in developing and maintaining sustainable interior spaces that will impact the world in a positive way.
Intended for those working in the design or architecture professions, the program provides students with a thorough grounding in the best practices in environmentally informed designs for the interior. Upon completion of the program, students are in a position to sit for LEED AP certification—a highly sought-after credential.
Christa Cathers, Yun-Chi Jong, and Nitya Krishnan
The Front Porch
Project Type: Hospitality (Restaurant)
Located in the heart of Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood, the FrontPorch is a modern Americanrestaurant focused on promoting healthful eatinghabits. The restaurant offersseasonally inspired culinaryofferings and locally sourcedingredients with the hope ofchanging often harmful current eating habits. The restaurant’s culinary nutritionist and chef workhand-in-hand to create sustainable, tasty, and nutritious meals. The establishment’s motto is:“One meal at a time!”
Cathers:[email protected]
Jong: [email protected]
Krishnan:[email protected]
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Jessica Joanlanne,Francesca Mayer Martinelli,and Laura Rothfuss
Novara
Project Type: Commercial
With the opening of its first New York City office, Novara, a private bicyclebrand owned by REI sportinggoods, plans to rebrand itselftoward a more urban-basedclientele. The cutting-edgedesign and sustainable elements create a space thatfosters collaboration and productivity.
Joanlanne:[email protected]
Martinelli:[email protected]
Rothfuss:[email protected]
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Taruan R. Mabry, Chetsi Shah, and Rachel Woldman
O’Right Green Haus
Project Type: Retail
O’Right Green Haus is aTaiwan-based sustainablehair and skin care companyopening its first internationalboutique. The boutique is designed to provide an all-in-one experience, consisting ofa bistro and bar, a manicurespa, a modest salon space,and a large retail display ofsustainable hair, skin, andcosmetic products—all designed to offer customers a holistic pampering experience. Through eco-conscious design strategiesand a nod to New York’s infrastructure, O’Right Green Haus aspires to be the first LEED Gold salon in New York City.
Mabry: [email protected]
Shah:[email protected]
Woldman:[email protected]
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MPS IN INTERIOR LIGHTING DESIGN CAPSTONE PROJECTSThe Master of Professional Studies in Interior Lighting Design (MPS-L) is a one-year, post-professional degree providing rigor-ous professional education in the area of natural and artificial illumination for the interior environment. The program includeslighting design studio courses that integrate acquired knowledge and research, while exploring residential, commercial, andinstitutional environments. Graduates are prepared to sit for the certification exam given by the NCQLP (National Council onQualifications for Lighting Professionals).
Wendy Cruz-Gonzalez
Matrix and Stevens
Project Type: Commercial
Merging theory and practice,Matrix New World Engineeringpartnered with the Stevens Institute of Technology to reinforce its own brand visionand leadership. Through theintegration of building systemsolutions, this new spacetakes cues from its employeesand visitors as it showcasesthe ecological contributionsof every season.
Farnez Hamedanchian
Salvatore Ferragamo Store
Project Type: Retail
The concept for this projectwas balance and aestheticallypleasing lighting. It was inspired by architectural lighting designer RichardKelly’s discipline of makingthe distinction between threebasic functions: ambient luminescence, focal glow, and play of brilliants. The mainconcentration of the designwas on custom fixtures, relating them to Ferragamo’sbrand and history to create aspecial look with maximumsustainability in terms of fixtures, lamps, controls, and materials.
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Liat Raz
Salvatore Ferragamo Store
Project Type: Retail
This lighting concept proposes a gradual shift inwarmth, lighting techniques,and ambience as customersventure deeper into the store.The dramatic lighting at thefront references Ferragamo’shistory as a shoe designer to Hollywood stars, and incorporates theatrical, high-visibility fixtures. The central area that followsis a bit warmer and softer inappearance, with less dramaand fewer exposed fixtures. A culmination of the storejourney, the innermost, private shopping area, is thewarmest with relaxing, subdued lighting.
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BFA IN INTERIOR DESIGN THESIS PROJECTSThe Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Interior Design provides students with the professional-level preparation tobecome practicing interior designers. The program combines a comprehensive interior design curriculum and a broad-based education in the liberal arts. The emphasis is on creativity, effective verbal and graphic communications skills, technical proficiency, and sustainability.
Aysenur Akgul
Luxury Yacht “Perla”197' (60m)
Project Type: Hospitality
PERLA 197' is a one-of-a-kindyacht that provides three and a half decks, including asun deck. The goal was to create a “home on the sea” that would meet a client’s specific needs, and guaranteean experience of unsurpassedluxury and comfort. AlluringTahitian black pearls were the inspiration for the design concept.
Lisa Cunningham Davis
The Human Rights Center
Project Type: Civic
Located in Toronto’s historicDistillery District, the HumanRights Center encourages visitors to embark on a journey of the human condition when it is deprivedof basic civil liberties. Through exploratory reflection,individuals are encouraged to find their collective voiceagainst violations of basicglobal human rights.
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Ana Epremashvili
Alexander McQueen Flagship Store
Project Type: Retail
McQueen represented respect and had a deep understanding of the humanbody, textiles, cut, and beauty.He managed to intertwine history, romance, provocation,sex, war, love, and passion ineach one of his collections. To be able to create an atmosphere that could hold its ground, yet elevate evolvingand changing collections, was the challenge this thesisfaced—and answered.
Jessica Garrett
ZODIAC
Project Type: Hospitality(Casino)
ZODIAC is a casino resort located on the boardwalk inAtlantic City, New Jersey. It offers a competitive number ofgaming tables, slot machines,a poker room, a race book,high-limit rooms, as well as retail stores and amenities:restaurants, nightclubs, anevent center, a spa, a theater,and a rooftop party pool. ZODIAC follows the four elements of the tropical zodiacthrough its modern casino design, providing natural light,technological amenities, andvisual stimulation. ZODIAC is meant to be explored.
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Catharine (Suzy)Genzler
Eisig House: Labor and Birth Accommodations
Project Type: Healthcare
The Eisig House is a newmodel in care delivery. It addresses the six basicneeds of a woman in labor:security, control, options,privacy, accommodations,and targeted services. It supports the naturalprocesses outside of theclinical setting while stillproviding the comfort ofmodern medicine.
Jennie Gil
Riff Hotel
Project Type: Hospitality
Washington, D.C., serves asboth backdrop and foil forthe Riff, a folk rock-inspiredboutique hotel celebratingthe past, present, and futureof the music and culture thatchanged America.
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Gunnhildur Gudnyjardottir
Hotel Gjá
Project Type: Hospitality
Situated on Iceland’s remoteWestman Islands, Hotel Gjá(translation: Ravine) is an exclusive hotel comprising26 rooms, a bar, and arestaurant. Spectacular viewsof the harbor and volcanoserve as a backdrop for aweekly gathering of guestsand the local community tosing traditional Icelandicsongs.
Randall Paul Harmon
O.I.L. (Once In a Lifetime)
Project Type: Mixed Use
O.I.L. is a proposed design studio and production facilityfor home furnishings inside an 18th-century cavalry stablelocated in the Presidio of San Francisco. Based on theHannover Principles (a set ofstatements about the impor-tance of environmental impactin the design of buildings and objects), O.I.L is a solution to a common problem facingmany cities today—how do youpreserve abandoned, yet significant, institutional structures while simultaneouslyinvigorating the local economy?
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Seongeun Hwang
10 Corso Como
Project Type: Retail
10 Corso Como is a multifunctional conceptstore dedicated to art, fashion, music, design, and culture. A network of interconnected spaces offers customers an enjoyable journey from one experience to the next.The rooftop garden is aquiet and relaxing environment as well as a green space for the urban environment.
Alex Ibragimov
Verve Miami: The Future Venue,Restaurant, and Lounge
Project Type: Mixed Use
Verve Miami is the future for the Winter Music Conference—an annual gathering in Miamithat attracts over 100,000 artists and music industry delegates from more than 70countries. After careful researchof the industry and the experiences that people look for at this conference, a spatial layout was created. The long but intimate hall incorporates several restaurants and bars and lets the visitor travel seamlessly from one cultural experience to the next.
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Sofia Juperius
The M.B.A. Athletic Center
Project Type: Sports andRecreation
The M.B.A. Athletic Center(M.B.A. stands for mind, body,and attitude) is a performanceenhancement and physicaltherapy center dedicatedsolely to professional athletes.The center is more than just a gym, it’s a place where elite athletes can mingle withother like-minded athletes;they are able to train together, share experiences,and help motivate and inspireone another.
Jun Oh Kim
JOA Hotel
Project Type: Hospitality
JOA Hotel uses modern design to provide a greatview of the city and a uniqueexperience for upscaleyoung travelers. The hotelhas a variety of guest rooms,a gymnasium, restaurant,lounge, and a lobby. Guestrooms feature high-qualitynatural materials; the dramatic public areas convey a sense of opennessand urbane sensitivity.
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Yeonghoon Kim
Genesis Gyre
Project Type: Retail
Genesis Gyre is a showroomand brand experience for the Hyundai Genesis automobile. Demonstrationsof technological advances, a first-class sales environ-ment, and a premier ownership experience arecombined in a multilayeredatmosphere. The interior aggressively spills out of the space to capture currentand potential customers anddraws them into an areawith innovative technologiesthrough interactive demonstrations.
Elizabeth Kottakis
The Art of Couture
Project Type: Mixed Use
The Art of Couture project allows visitors to experiencegarments and artifacts fromonce-powerful institutions.Situated in New York’s Meatpacking District, thegalleries, runways, retailareas, and restaurant makeaccessible a world thatwould normally be out ofreach to the general public.
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Amy Straus
The Soapbox: Political Co-Workspace
Project Type: Civic
The Soapbox is an exploration of how space can trigger, develop, andgrow political and socialchange. Groups organizedaround political or social issues or a set of shared concerns are treated as if they were start-up businesses—they are givenco-workspaces, tools, andsupport. The space is designed with no specificpoint of view or political affiliation in mind.
Ho Youn Yi
Designer ResidencyStudio
Project Type: Mixed Use
Designer Residency Studiocreates visibility for new and talented designers bybreaking through thePanopticon of the formerCastle Williams fort on Governors Island in NewYork Harbor. The buildinghas been reconfigured forliving and working space,staff, and gallery areas. It also serves as an eventspace and a viewing pointfor New York Harbor monuments and the Manhattan skyline.
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Geoffrey Bradfield scholarship Juhee Chung
Barbara Bernie scholarship Stephanie Longo
Keith Bjes scholarship Randall Harmon
Ruth Burt scholarship Stephanie Longo
Sheila Chapline scholarship Samantha Teyhen
J. T. Collins scholarship Elizabeth Martinez
Inez Croom scholarship Czarina Torrado
Murray Bartlett Douglas scholarship Elizabeth Krausnick
Albert Hadley scholarship Erick Espinoza
McMillen scholarship Randall Harmon
Charlotte Moss scholarship Kathleen Finley
LaVerne Neil scholarship Alison Fidler,
Samantha Masone,
Sara Mermelstein
E. N. Shean scholarship Erica Potash
Karl Springer scholarship Lovina Hauge
Sherrill Whiton scholarship Lyndsey Morris
Mario Buatta scholarship Alexis Galane,
Jessica Garrett, Catharine (Suzy) Genzler
SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS Each year, NYSID gives deserving students more than $600,000 in scholarship money. The 2011–2012 recipients were:
ENDOWEDSCHOLARSHIPS
Kathleen Altman
Jessica Archeval
Nicole Berliner
Bethany Callihan
Carly Chetek
Adrienne Colenburg
Erick Espinoza
Alison Fidler
Kathleen Finley
Courtney Garcia
Jessica Garrett
Catharine (Suzy) Genzler
Ieva Guzeviciute
Lovina Hauge
Allison Holmes
Meegan Hurst
Elizabeth Krausnick
Ashley Lacen
Anthony Leal
Jacqueline Levine
Sheniqua Little
Sarah LoGiudice
Stephanie Longo
Samantha Masone
Emily McAllister
Sara Mermelstein
Lyndsey Morris
Yashlie Negron
Andressa Pavlovic
Erica Potash
Michael Rohey
Alexandra Sobolewski
Samantha Teyhen
Czarina Torrado
Julie Wallach
Craig Warfield
Kaila West
Helen Yuan
Zachary Zimmerman
Natasha Zylberberg
PRESIDENT’S MERIT SCHOLARSHIP
TRUSTEE SCHOLARSHIP
Sheetal Bhansali
Lisa Cunningham Davis
Natalie Gioia
Dyan Grey
Margo Johnson
CHAIRMAN’SMERIT SCHOLARSHIP
Emmanuella Brezault
Rose Darbouze
Gabriella Garcia
Lovina Hauge
Sarah LoGiudice
Samantha Mickiewicz
Lyndsey Morris
Zachary Zimmerman
Natasha Zylberberg
UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS
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Elizabeth Battin and Heather ClingerMARK HAMPTON/JEAN LINDSEY ASSISTANTSHIPS
MFA-1 ASSISTANTSHIPS
Nicholas Domitrovich
Miriam Fitzmorris
Maria Montessa Garcia
Matthew Giampietro
Ryen Herrmann
Patricia Miller
Jeong Mi Kang
Caitlin Snavley
MFA-1 TRUSTEEASSISTANTSHIPS
Melissa Fidler
Jennifer Gomez
Lucinda Nixon
Didi Sun
Aaron White
MFA-2 ASSISTANTSHIPS
Antonio A. Rodriguez Arguelles
Dong Il Kim
Henry Roa
MPS-Lighting scholarship Liat Raz
Ruben de Saavedra scholarship Andrew KaplanSCHOLARSHIPS
GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS/ASSISTANTSHIPS
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CATHARINE (SUZY) GENZLERSCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT PROFILE
Suzy Genzler, who graduated the BFA program in May 2012,was the recipient of the Mario Buatta scholarship. This endowed scholarship provides a BFA student with thesis support in their final year. Mario Buatta has been a longtimesupporter of NYSID and the College’s Atelier was named in his honor in 2011. He is, of course, one of the most celebrated interior designers today, with clients including Mariah Carey, Malcolm Forbes, and Barbara Walters.
What brought you to NYSID?
After working in economic development in Phoenix, Arizona, I decided I wanted to go back to school for interiordesign. I got an associate’s degree in interior design from a community college in Scottsdale, Arizona, while Iwas working for Devenney Group, a healthcare design firm. I really wanted to come to New York and get a bachelor’s in interior design, which led me to NYSID.
How did the Mario Buatta scholarship help you in your final year?
In a practical sense, the money helped me buy supplies and a lot of books. I bought a number of books for mythesis project on design theory, hospitality design, healthcare design, and books on childbirth. But, perhapsmore importantly, it gave me the opportunity to have a flexible work schedule. The whole time I was studying atNYSID, I was working part-time at HOK. It was difficult to balance work and school, and this scholarship gave methe time I needed to work on my thesis project. It was invaluable. I’m in my 30s and supporting myself, so privateloans were really not an option for me. It was very important to me as a woman to be financially independent and I also really wanted to have that BFA. It was an incredibly thrilling process–without the scholarship money itwould have been a much tougher battle. I also got to meet Mario Buatta at a reception NYSID hosted for scholarship winners and benefactors. It was wonderful to meet him and to be able to thank him personally. I really appreciated having that opportunity.
What was your thesis project about?
I designed a freestanding facility focused on women’s health and birthing accommodations called Eisig House(Eisig was my great grandmother’s maiden name). I got interested in the topic after investigating what types offacilities currently exist in New York City. I found there are not a lot of options outside the hospital setting thatallow women to experience the natural process of childbirth without the constraints and rules mandated by hospital policy.
It’s a 90,000 square-foot-facility that is based on the premise that pregnancy and childbirth should be naturallysupported rather than medically managed. Using an evidence-based design approach, I defined six guiding principles for my design based on interviews with nearly 400 mothers–safety, control, options, privacy, accommodations, and targeted services.
One floor is a dedicated hospital floor in the event of an emergency, and a NICU, but the rest of the space hasamenities like a hotel–a dedicated lobby for mothers, keys to your private room, concierge, room service, and aroof garden. The mothers’ suites are designed with distinct zones for care providers, a living room, bedroom anda private bathroom with a birthing tub. I also wanted to promote the idea that “it takes a village” so there arespecific areas designed to encourage the sense of community. The main community feature is a large four-storyatrium connecting the mothers’ suite floors to the roof garden.
Even though it’s located in central Manhattan, it was designed as a “kit-of-parts” that is intended to be replicatedin all types of neighborhoods and all economic levels. In addition to being a birthing center, it’s also a resourceand education center.
For more information, see page 44 and visit www.suzygenzler.com
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NYSID SUPPORTERS
CHAIRMAN’S COUNCIL* ($25,000 +)The Samuel Freeman Charitable TrustEstate of Albert HadleyEstate of Jill Ford Murray
PRESIDENT ASSOCIATES ($10,000+)AnonymousGeoffrey BradfieldCullman & Kravis, IncJill and Carr DavisThe Designers Lighting Forum of New York, Inc.The Shubert Organization, Inc.Patricia M. and Michael I. Sovern
WHITON SOCIETY ($5,000+)Meredith AngristArchitectural DigestMrs. Thomas N. Armstrong III in memory of Thomas Armstrong III
Atlantic Philanthropies Director/Employee Designated Gift Fund
Mario BuattaJill DienstElliot and Janet GreeneGerald HolbrookIke Klingerman Barkley ArchitectureNew York Design Center
FOUNDER’S CLUB ($2,500+)Arnhold Foundation in honor of Patricia M. SovernMichele Bergeron in memory of Ida Miriam SternMigdalia BonillaElaine Wingate ConwayMarina Kellen French in honor of Patricia M. SovernGenslerAgnes GundChien Lee in honor of Kitty ChouLUXE Interiors + Design MagazineCynthia O. MurphySusan B. Nagle and Peter BentelRobyn PockerDavid L. ScottSUITE New York
LEADERSHIP CIRCLE
ANNUAL FUND GIVINGGifts to the Annual Fund enable NYSID to accomplish its most critical priorities—increasing generalscholarship funds, augmenting financial aid, improving our facilities and technology, enhancing academic programs and faculty, and developing student support services.
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CORNERSTONE LEAGUE ($1,000+)Antonia AdezioNina Barker Tina-Maria BirchAnn L. BowersAlessandra BrancaMichael BrunoButterfield MarketRobert CouturierMatthew DeMarcoElinor K. Deutschin memory of Jamie Deutsch
Kathleen M. DoyleJamie DrakeJohn P. and Anne K. Duffy FoundationRoss and Austin M. Francis
Kris FuchsLois Avery GaetaPhilip GorrivanAmy GriffinRaul GutierrezLisa Marie S. HajdukiewiczH3 Hardy Collaboration ArchitectureAlexa HamptonWilliam HodginsJohn JakobsonNoel JeffreyJodie W. KingTerry KleinbergAnne Korman in memory of Thomas N. Armstrong III
Anne Korman in honor of Shelia Champline
Phyllis L. LevinNeil LipinskiMichael Manes, M2L Inc.Janet MavecValerie E. MeadPauline C. MetcalfRichard MishaanCharlotte MossEnid NemyShelia NewmanDaryl T. PinesCynthia H. Polsky in honor of Patricia M. Sovern
Daniel and Joanna S. Rose
Arthur K. SatzDr. and Mrs. Thomas Sculco in honor of Patricia M. Sovern
Laura SillermanLady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill David Sprouls and Kate WoodStark Carpet CorporationBarbara ToberTurner Interiors
BENEFACTOR ($500+)Pamela and David BankerRebecca BondNancy BoszhardtJudith BurgertMarcia ButlerVin CipollaCowtan & ToutJohn DanzerJames and Nancy DruckmanJames Druckman in honor of Patricia M. Sovern
Inger Elliott in honor of Patricia M. Sovern
Clair FitzgeraldChristopher ForbesS. Parker and Danielle GilbertLouis O. GroppKitty HawksICOR Associates, LLCAmy LauPatti LauSilvina LeoneRuth LynfordLloyd MarksManhattan Media, LLC Brian McCarthyMargaret MintzDennis MillerThe Morse Family Foundationin honor of Patricia M. Sovern
Sandra NunnerleyStephanie OdegardSylvia OwenThomas PheasantGuy RegalRue Richey
Ethel RompillaDaniel RossJennifer RussellDenise SaulMr. and Mrs. Martin ShafiroffLaura SillermanRobert StilinDeWitt Stern Group, Inc.H. Peter Stern and Helen W. Drutt English in honor of Patricia M. Sovern
Cheryl TagueSusan Wallace
VISIONARY ($250+)Amory ArmstrongJerry BalestBetty BartlettNardyne D. CattaniAndrew ClunnMark CunninghamDee FadenSusan B. GrottoLeslie HornTerry Hunziker Corp.Barbara Israel in honor of Jill H. DienstJohn and Jeanette LoebDrew McGukinCharles and Barbara Pierce in honor of Mrs. Thomas N. Armstrong III
Gloria SchiffAlice ShanJohn Randall TarasukNewell TurnerWalter C. VosburghVeronica P. WhitlockMary Lynne Wolfe
NYSID SUPPORTERS
SUSTAINER ($100+)JGArchitects, PLLCMarsha Adams-O’NeillWhitney B. ArmstrongThomas M. BancroftNancy BensonMelinda BickersTracey BiedronMarissa BlackettEileen K. BoydPeter and Rosalyn BrandtNancy BrickmanSusan BushJay E. Cantor in honor of Mrs. Thomas N. Armstrong III
Laura C. CaseyIvan ChermayeffMaggie CohenEric CohenAndrea K. CrossAllison Russell DavisChristina deforest-Keys in honor of Anne M. Dunwoody
Sherri DonghiaDeborah Ann DonovanRoger DuffalaShelly C. DufourThomas EdwardsMary EvansLaurie GenoveseKatherine GilmanYves GonnetEdward A. GoodmanMarjorie R. GordonBetty HadleyEdward HalemanCornelia C. HansenStephen H. HubermanMargaret R. JohnsonMartin R. JohnsonCornelia V. Kanakis-WittenbergEileen KloppenborgJoan KronJack Lenor LarsenAnthony LawKathleen LipkinsJacqueline McMullen
Wendell NorrisBryan O’RourkeBarbara L. OrensteinBarbara OstromMehmet OzpayJane PiersonFrank B. RobinsonMarsha RussellMichele S. SafraTimothy S. SheridanStella Sichel in honor of Patricia M. Sovern
Anne SmithersMegan C. SmytheMelina Stock in memory of Risa Nager
Lorraine M. TobinPeter TymusLynne UhaltMario VernaCaroline WaltersErin WellsCourt Whisman
CONTRIBUTOR (UP TO $99)Karen K. AlessiErin C. BadilloJoan BarenholtzRosemary Ligabo ConaMadeleine DeVriesLois Avery GaetaKim GerosaRobert J. Harding, Jr.Ellen LombardiKaren NathansonPatricia RossSarah E. WagnerJane Iredell WrightBarbara A. Zelechoski
2012 CLASS GIFT FUNDAnonymous (3)Alberta McLeod-StringhamGunnhildur GudnyjardottirRobert Arthur KingAndrea Werwinski
GIFTS IN KINDCowtan & ToutFarrow & BallQuébec Délégation Générale New York
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GIFTS TO THE ENDOWMENTEndowed gifts are an investment in the future strength and success of NYSID that serve the College in perpetuity. A percentage of the endowment income is used annually to fund the purposes specified by the initial donor or donors, leaving the principal intact.
GEOFFREY BRADFIELD SCHOLARSHIP FUNDGeoffrey Bradfield
MARIO BUATTA SCHOLARSHIP FUNDWhitney B. ArmstrongThomas M. BancroftBetty BartlettNancy BensonMario BuattaChristopher J. CyphersAlice DiamondChristopher ForbesLois Avery GaetaKatherine GilmanMarjorie R. GordonPenny GrantMichael D. HaroldInge HeckelTom KempnerJoan KronMemrie M. LewisJeanette LoebM2L CollectionEnid NemyHenry NevilleBarbara OstromLyn PaulsinMary Jane PoolDaniel and Joanna S. RoseGloria SchiffMartin ShafiroffTimothy S. SheridanRebecca SmithAnne SmithersNewell TurnerVeranda
MARK HAMPTON FELLOWSHIP FUNDAnonymous Stephen K. BiermanWendy BreckAndrew ClunnMarilyn DavisThomas EdwardsS. Parker GilbertLeslie HornJohn JakobsonBryan O'Rourke
ALBERT HADLEY SCHOLARSHIP FUNDAlbert HadleyBetty HadleyPhyllis L. Levin
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“The essence of interior design will always be about people and how theylive. It is about the realities of whatmakes for an attractive, civilized, meaningful environment, not about fashion or what's in or what's out. This is not an easy job.”
– Albert Hadley, from Albert Hadley: The Story of America's Preeminent Interior Designer, 2005.
This year, the NYSID community mourned the passing of legendary interior designer Albert Hadley, who died in March at the age of 91. A long-time NYSID Advisory Board member and a dedicated friend and supporter of the College, Hadley created an endowed scholarship to help NYSID students fulfill their dream of becoming interior design professionals. Hadley’s final gift to NYSID was his most generous and will make the difference to countlessstudents—he left the College nearly $500,000 for scholarships.
An icon of 20th-century taste, Hadley spent more than seven decades practicing his craft as a student, teacher, mentor, and interior design professional. His career started in 1947 when he moved to New York to attend ParsonsSchool of Design. Hadley established his own design firm before joining McMillen Inc., and in 1962 he began his long association with Sister Parish – the first interior designer brought in to decorate the Kennedy White House. When Mrs. Parish died in 1999 Hadley closed the doors of Parish-Hadley Associates and began his own firm, Albert Hadley, Inc.
Hadley created residences and rooms that made design history for an impressive roster of clients, including: Mrs. Brooke Astor, Ann Getty, former Vice President and Mrs. Albert Gore, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, William S. Paley, Oscar de la Renta, and Diane Sawyer and Mike Nichols. Known as the “Dean of American Interior Design,” Hadley possessed a deep understanding of the continuity of space, architectural design, scale, and elegance. Over his lifetime, he was lauded with numerous international design awards and inspired many successfulinterior designers today. Established industry leaders such as David Kleinberg, Brian McCarthy, Britton Smith, andBunny Williams all trained under Hadley before starting their own firms. In 1986, Hadley was inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame.
“Few interior designers were as beloved, universally admired, and iconic as Albert Hadley,” said President DavidSprouls. “He will be truly missed, and his legacy will live on for decades to come.”
ALBERT HADLEY IN MEMORIAM
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NYSID ADMINISTRATION
David Sprouls, President
Ellen S. Fisher, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean
Jane Chen, Vice President, Finance and Administration
Raymond Amato, Bursar
Linda Biggs, Student Data Coordinator
Peter Brandt, Director of Undergraduate Programs
Balbina Calo, Human Resources Director
Vladimir Charles, Technology Support Associate
Todd Class, Director of Academic Computing
Celeste Collins, Director of Admissions
Douglas DaVee, Director of Student Affairs
Meg Donabedian, Assistant Librarian
Sarah Falls, Director of the Library
Samantha Fingleton, Development Associate
Luz Garcia, Assistant to the Dean
Karen Higginbotham, Dean of Students
Samantha Hoover, Director of External Relations
Russell Kaplan, Admissions Administrator
Jeanne Ko, Assistant to the President
Zeke Kolenovic, Director of Facilities
Halina Kosiorowska, Bursar’s Assistant
Camille Lannan, Librarian
Andy Kuang, Technology Support Associate
Jenny Liang, Registration Assistant
Greg Lincoln, Director of Institutional Research
Susan Lovell, Registrar and Senior Director of Student Information Management
Barbara Lowenthal, Director of MFA Programs
Ethan Lu, Director of Graduate Programs
Penni Morganstein, Psychologist
Thomas Nguyen, Technology Support Associate
Cassandra Ramirez, Assistant Registrar
Linda Sclafani, Assistant Dean/Academic Advisor
Duc Se, Technology Support Associate
Julieta Sibug, Accountant
Brian Smith, Public Programming Assistant
Thomas Sowinski, Director of Data Management and Administrative Network Administrator
Jason Spangler,Office Services Manager
Christopher Spinelli, Creative Director
Dan Terchek, Bookstore Manager
Katie Tomko, Academic Advisor
Carmen Tong, Senior Communications Manager
Rashmi Wadhvani, Financial Aid Officer
Dan Truong, Associate Director of IT
Mylinh Truong, Accountant
Veronica Whitlock, Associate Dean
Audrey Zahor, Admissions and Financial Aid Associate
Patricia Ziegler, Academic Advisor/Career Development Coordinator
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Faud AbillamaRaja Abillama Emily Altman Paul Anavian Goil Amornvivat Patricia BarbisDean Barger Ann Barton Vanessa Betancourt Reid Betz Melinda Bickers Benjamin Birillo Raymond Blackburn Daniel BontropAnthea Bosch-Moschini Peter B. Brandt, Ph.D. Donald Brown Debra L. Bryant Michael Buchanan David BurdettRuth Virginia Burt John Buscarello Becky ButtonCharles Cameron Lissette Carrera Maria Chamberlin-Hellman Eric ChenaultRichard Todd Class Eric Cohen Adrienne Concra Kati Curtis Robert Dadras Victor Dadras Elaheh Dalton Timothy deFiebre Jennifer Kiki Dennis Carol Derby Alphonse D. Diaz Patricia DiMaggio Pamela J Durante
William Engel Rene B. Estacio Michelle EverettShaun FillionEllen FisherRachel Fletcher Tom FolkDaniel C. Friedman Danielle GallandSteve Gerber Eric J. Gering Joseph Goldstein Donna J. Goodman Judith B. Gura Randi HalpernKate HanenbergRobert J. Harding Courtney P. HewittEric Hilton Matthew HoeyMorris Hylton III Eileen Imber Darris W. James Evie T. Joselow May Julsuwan Steven R. Kaplan John Katimaris Addison Kelly Robert Arthur King Terry Kleinberg Anne KormanDon Kossar Ellen R. Krasik Chad Laird Eric Lam Natalie LangoneKunho Lee Rocco Leonardis Lawrence Levy
Barry Lewis Chia-Yu Li Kai X. Liang Pedro Lima Cathleen Lindsay Stephen Thomas Lofthouse Walter MartinelliBarbara Lowenthal Ethan Lu Robert MaloneFrancine MartiniPatricia McGillicuddy Valerie Mead Larry Mersel Margaret Mintz Thomas Morbitzer Leah Nanpei Ali Nematollahy Ozgem Ornektekin Mehmet Ozpay Mitul Parekh Erin PeavyPamela Perkins Matthew A. Postal Zhijian Qian Ethel Rompilla William Rosebro Kate Russell Roxanne Ryce-Paul Tina SarawgiKelly M. Seeger Addie Sels Ishan ShahwanRebecca ShortMark T. SimpsonMaryAnn Sorensen AllacciChristopher Spinelli Mark Squeo Gregory Stanford
Stefan Steil Lee StoutAndrew TedescoRichard S. Thomas Jeffrey Tome Ernesto E. Trindade Peter Tymus Peiheng TsaiAttila UysalFreya Van Saun Nicholas Watkins Erin Wells Christopher Welsh Doug West Veronica Whitlock Cecilia Whittaker-Doe Mason Wickham David Wilburn Katherine Wildt O'Brien Jennifer R. Worth Robert E. Yori, JrRobert Yuricic Edwin J. Zawadzki
LECTURERSMary Kay Baldwin Rosalind Benedict Ivy Berman Adrienne Concra Christopher J. Desler Dennis Lee Edward Goodman Jody Xuereb Mary Paul Yates
NYSID FACULTY
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AT A GLANCE
ATELIER: YEAR IN REVIEW 2012 is published by the Office of External Relations for the alumni and friends of the New York School of Interior Design.
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AVERAGE CLASS SIZE
13
AVERAGE AGE OF STUDENTS
29
US STATES REPRESENTED
20
GRADUATE STUDENTS
149 FACULTY MEMBERS
141
PROGRAMS OFFERED
9
STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO
7-1
INTERNATIONALSTUDENTS
12%
TOTAL STUDENTS
707
COUNTRIES REPRESENTED
33
UNDERGRADUATESTUDENTS
558
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