Susan Szenasy
Interior Design welcomes Susan Szenasy, the editor of Metropolis. Ms. Szenasy will meet with Interior Design students in studio and give a public lecture on healthcare design Monday, March 3 at 5:30 pm in
VCU Commonwealth Ballroom B in the Student Commons. Reception to follow at Peter Fraser Design Associates, 1623 W. Broad Street
In 1986 Susan Szenasy was named chief editor of Metropolis, the New York City-based magazine of architecture, culture, and design. During her 17 years as Editor-in Chief, the magazine has gained International recognition and has won numerous awards. Susan’s training in design journalism was on the job. Beginning with Interiors magazine, she rose from a junior position of editorial assistant to senior editor; then she was named chief editor of Residential Interiors, the short-lived offspring of Interiors. Susan is the author of several books on design, including The Home and Light. She holds an MA degree in Modern European History from Rutgers University and teaches design history and design ethics at New York’s Parsons School of Design. She is a frequent lecturer and panel moderator on broad-ranging design topics, and the guiding light behind Metropolis’s Conferences (which she also facilitates), including Wonderbrands, Wonderbrands West, Net@work, Business UnUsual, Teaching Green and Design Entrepreneurs. She is the cofounder of R.Dot (Rebuild Downtown Our Town), a coalition of New Yorkers who came together after the 9/11 tragedies to contribute their expertise to building the 21st century metropolis at the site of the former World Trade Center.
