VR Game Helps Those with Learning Disabilities
New York Tech’s UX/UI Design and Development, M.A. program made an impressive showing at MIT’s annual extended reality (XR) hackathon, Reality Hack.
Six Architecture Students Selected for Metropolis Magazine’s Future100
Once again, School of Architecture and Design Students were selected as the top graduating architecture and interior design students in the United States and Canada by Metropolis magazine.
The Power of Partnerships
An article in The Chronicle of Higher Education highlights the many industry partnerships New York Tech has developed to improve students’ academic experience and professional outlook.
Alumni Profile: Steve Carbone
As chief digital officer for MediaCom Worldwide, Steve Carbone (B.F.A. ’90) leads the agency’s partnerships with tech giants Google and Amazon.
School of Architecture and Design Hosts Italian Ambassador to Open Italian Design Day
On March 23, the School of Architecture and Design welcomed the Italian ambassador to the United States at the opening of Italian Design Day. Now in its sixth year, the event aims to celebrate Italian design.
Student Profile: Katrina “Kat” Alvarez
Katrina “Kat” Alvarez says she learns something new about her passion—interior design—in class every day. She talks to The Box about her commitment to sustainability and inclusivity when it comes to design.
Lecture Series Examines Architecture “Beyond the Envelope”
At the latest installment of the School of Architecture and Design’s lecture series “Beyond the Envelope,” architect Jeanne Gang spoke about her firm’s latest project, the Mira Tower, a condominium complex in San Francisco.
A Student Reflects on Black History Month
In a first-person narrative for The Box, architecture student Sidpasamde Tiendrebeogo reflects on the importance and significance of Black History Month.
Student Profile: Nic Luna
Nic Luna hopes to become a visual effects artist, working in both film and television. They’re well on their way, having worked on short films and 3-D animations. Now, they’re documenting their classmates building prototypes for NASA.
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Student Profile: Ying Shi Zhang
Ying Shi Zhang always loved the design process. As a student majoring in industrial design at a STEM-focused high school, she was more familiar with traditional art rather than digital. When she learned about New York Tech’s digital arts program, she was inspired to venture down a new path and now is documenting how her classmates in the College of Engineering and Computing Sciences are building prototypes for NASA.
Faculty Profile: Matthias Altwicker
“The truth is that architecture requires a team of people with different focuses and interests…To make a great work of architecture, every member of that team needs to be skilled and synchronized with one another,” says Associate Professor of Architecture Matthias Altwicker.
Experts Offer Career Advice, Insights on Technology
New York Tech’s recent forum, “Discover Surprising Career Paths in Today’s Digital World,” featured four guest speakers, who discussed how technology is used in their specific fields and offered some basic career advice for students and recent graduates.