School of Constructed Environments

Regenerative Practices

At SCE, faculty and students embrace sustainable and renewable design systems. You reimagine the constructed environment through the use of regenerative materials and practices, examining the circular ecologies and economies that will form the basis of our livable future.

The City as Your Classroom

New York is the center of your exploration and studies. You study with a diverse community of students and faculty, using the city as a source of inspiration and a laboratory for your work. Collaborations with MoMA, the Center of Architecture, the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) and WantedDesign, and Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, put you in contact with groundbreaking ideas and practitioners.

Learning Through Doing

You work collaboratively with fellow students in open design studios, learning through hands-on exploration and making. You test new ideas and projects using the school’s fabrication shops, computing labs, and Light Lab and the Angelo Donghia Healthier Materials Library.

Material Health

You explore and transform constructed environments through the use of new materials that set a global standard for nontoxicity and health. Drawing on the work of the Healthy Materials Lab, you master regenerative design practices applicable to a range of future career paths.

Launchpad to the Future

Engaging with our school's external partners, alumni, and professionally active faculty enables you to broaden your career options. Collaborations with innovators such as Brompton Bicycles, Amorim Cork, and GrowNYC offer you opportunities to develop new skills, professional networks, and avenues for improving the world through design practice.