The
Tishman Environment and Design Center at The New School fosters the integration of bold design, policy, and social justice approaches to environmental
issues to advance just and sustainable outcomes in collaboration with communities.
The Tishman Center addresses the increasingly urgent need to integrate design and environment to confront climate change and its social impacts.
The Tishman Center is committed to fostering an environmental philosophy and an understanding of sustainability that digs deeper than simply championing the concepts of being "green" or "eco-friendly." At the Tishman Center and The New School, sustainability
is truly cross-disciplinary, incorporating and collaborative space that brings together stakeholders from a variety of disciplines, schools, and populations. It will be a communication bridge between the university's operational sustainability efforts
and the university community. We serve as a collaborative resource center and academic convener for environmental justice groups, community leaders, design, and climate experts to create discourse, dialogue, and action on today's most challenging
issues.
Leadership and Staff
Joel Towers, Director
Ana Baptista, Associate Director
Brian McGrath, Associate Director
Timo Rissanen, Associate Director
Adrienne Perovich, Assistant Director, Research and Grants
Mike Harrington, Assistant Director