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November 17, 2026
NYC Premiere and conversation with filmmakers
Join Parsons School of Design at The New School on November 17, 2026 for the New York City premiere of acclaimed design documentarian Gary Hustwit’s (Helvetica, Objectified, Urbanized, Rams, Eno) new film, What Are People For: Design Philosophy by Patrick Whitney.
What Are People For: Design Philosophy by Patrick Whitney is a multimedia project offering a 360 degree view of a system designer’s life and legacy. What Are People For serves both as a portrait of a visionary thinker and a timely meditation on the role design can play in shaping a more meaningful and democratic future.
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Gary Hustwit and Ashley Lukasik, moderated by Parsons faculty.
Free for Parsons School of Design at The New School students with a valid student ID.
Tishman Auditorium, The New School
63 5th Ave, New York, NY 10003
Doors at 7:30pm, screening at 8pm
November 17, 2026
NYC Premiere and conversation with filmmakers
Join Parsons School of Design at The New School on November 17, 2026 for the New York City premiere of acclaimed design documentarian Gary Hustwit’s (Helvetica, Objectified, Urbanized, Rams, Eno) new film, What Are People For: Design Philosophy by Patrick Whitney.
What Are People For: Design Philosophy by Patrick Whitney is a multimedia project offering a 360 degree view of a system designer’s life and legacy. What Are People For serves both as a portrait of a visionary thinker and a timely meditation on the role design can play in shaping a more meaningful and democratic future.
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Gary Hustwit and Ashley Lukasik, moderated by Parsons faculty.
Free for Parsons School of Design at The New School students with a valid student ID.
Tishman Auditorium, The New School
63 5th Ave, New York, NY 10003
Doors at 7:30pm, screening at 8pm