Nationality Australian Occupation Architect | Name Alison Mears | |
Alma mater Australian National University; University of Canberra; Columbia University | ||
SECT 6 - Hutong, Beijing [Group Discussion]
Alison Mears is a certified AIA LEED AP Architect and is the current Dean of the School of Design Strategies at Parsons The New School for Design. Mears was previously the director of the BFA Architecture and Interior Design Programs in the School of Constructed Environments and an Assistant Professor of Architecture at Parsons.
Contents
- SECT 6 Hutong Beijing Group Discussion
- Education
- Career
- With Pei Cobb Freed Partners Architects
- With MitchellGiurgola and Thorp Architects
- Publications
- References
Education
Mears received her undergraduate degree in Science from the Australian National University, her Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Canberra and a Masters in Architecture from Columbia University.
Career
Her prior professional experience has been with Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects, and Mitchell/Giurgola and Thorp Architects. Mears currently manages her own office, Paci+Mears Architects in Brooklyn, New York where she works on small-scale residential and commercial projects. While running her own practice, she has also directed the BFA Architecture and Interior Design programs at Parsons the New School for Design and is the current Dean of the School of Design Strategies at Parsons The New School for Design, where she teaches many community-based studio courses in New Orleans, Washington, D.C., Warren, Ohio, and Skid Row, Los Angeles.