SVA MA Design Research

MA in Design Research, Writing & Criticism at SVA. Accepting applications for Fall 2025. Follow us on IG for updates.

[SVA MA Design Research @DCrit]

Tonight at 6:30: The Machine Is the Message - https://t.co/UKVjFVvCmC

[SVA MA Design Research @DCrit]

Event Alert! Writing and Reading in the Age of AI 🧠 - https://t.co/5OsPyGtT1k

[Molly Heintz @heintzmm]

Come AMA about the one-year intensive MA @DCrit! Our next online info session is Tues Nov 21 at 12pm ET (Bonus: Those attending will have their MA application fee waived by SVA Grad Admissions) @SVA_News
RSVP here for link: https://t.co/UplkzHxQjD

[SVA MA Design Research @DCrit]

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[Anne Quito @annequito]

First byline for @FastCompany ! Great speaking to letterpress activist Amos Kennedy, Jr, satirist Winston Tseng, @wwf + @PosterHouseNYC’s Tim Medland 🙏 @Lizstins https://t.co/geNSWsffJb

[Anne Quito @annequito]

First byline for @FastCompany ! Great speaking to letterpress activist Amos Kennedy, Jr, satirist Winston Tseng, @wwf + @PosterHouseNYC’s Tim Medland 🙏 @Lizstins https://t.co/geNSWsffJb

[Karrie Jacobs @KarrieUrbanist]

@espiekermann @DCrit @annequito Or grass. Although it would have to be really tough grass.

[New York Review of Architecture @nyreviewofarch]

Our building, that is @DCrit's in Chelsea, is undergoing local law 11 work right now, so wrapped in scaffolding.

[New York Review of Architecture @nyreviewofarch]

@DCrit We noticed some people diligently taking photos, decided they must be architects, so opened up our window, started talking, and offered them some issues. It turned out they actually knew one of our writers, too.

[Karrie Jacobs @KarrieUrbanist]

Speaking of NYC hotels, what are your favorite still-extant hotel lobbies?

(Grabar’s recent piece inspired an assignment for my @DCrit students. Our focus this semester is private public places and public private places.)

cc @LangeAlexandra, @sevensixfive, @henrygrabar

[timappelo @timappelo]

@KarrieUrbanist @DCrit The most taste-free building I've ever been in.

[SVA MA Design Research @DCrit]

Why are cities so darn hot? What can design do to help cities cool their communities. Alum @annequito asked the same question for CNN's Design for Impact.

What innovations have you seen blossom in your concrete jungle to combat rising temperatures?

https://t.co/CbVNnKM7PU

[SVA MA Design Research @DCrit]

"Through her groundbreaking design work, storytelling prowess, research, and her unique approach to education, @culturalboundar redefines what it means to impact the realm of design and Black culture," - Justin James Lopez.

https://t.co/KDrjWOUhK5

#blackculture #blackcreatives

[Poster House @PosterHouseNYC]

With only a few weeks left, we’re highlighting work from Black Power to Black People: Branding the Black Panther Party.

You would be hard pressed to find a more detailed and unique collection of artifacts related to the evolution of Black identity and the modern Black.

[SVA MA Design Research @DCrit]

"Over time, not only have a multitude of animals...come to inhabit this bit of abandoned architecture, but as one of the few "green" spaces... it has also become an asset to neighboring residents."

Laura Brown explores the Wiels Marsh in Brussels.

https://t.co/U0xixiDtKa

[SVA MA Design Research @DCrit]

"Is the ideal cat really the one that doesn't cost money or grow old or demand more of my already strained attention? That's cat capitalism for you."

In "Better Life for Kitty," Sasha Portis scoops the history of kitty litter and our feline friends.

https://t.co/59sesEhrUC

[School Of Visual Arts @SVA_News]

A Brief History of Japanese Art: From Prehistoric Pottery to Yayoi Kusama in Half an Hour
https://t.co/HkvewqfARt

[SVA MA Design Research @DCrit]

"Whenever it exposes its inner contents, the subtle scent that tickles my nose reminds me of the mess I brought to this world and the passing of time."

The @Brabantia Newicon trash can cleaned up Bo Kim's life in this charming exploration of trash.

https://t.co/VbxqsD7cBp

[SVA MA Design Research @DCrit]

"As neighbors, we are encouraged to seek creative ways in finding a delicate balance to coexist harmoniously with our avian friends."

The bluejays attack in this excavation of safe spaces at @BrooklynBotanic in Janet Lai's "Safe Space for Blue Jays."

https://t.co/y3Br0W9Y5v

[What Design Can Do @WhatDesignCanDo]

🗓️ Coming soon 🗓️

On 24 September 2023, @nextnature will launch its latest exhibition on #Spacefarming.

Presented at the Evoluon in Eindhoven, the show promises to uncover the 'food revolution that awaits us on our beloved planet Earth.'

Learn more → https://t.co/LIRg0BZ6L9

[Bauhaus Movement @BauhausMovement]

Delve into the origins of modern #design with Thonet's S 32 cantilever #chair - a trailblazing piece conceived by Marcel Breuer at the #Bauhaus in the 1920s. Discover more here > https://t.co/VvmvA2XMsW