Faculty

Profile

An architect by training, Anthony is a co-founder of the MFADT program and was the program's first director. His recent courses include Design Studio, Thesis Studio and classes in immersive media and VR. In his professional work, Anthony helped found The Lab at Rockwell Group and has been designing and building immersive environments and media installations since 2004. Anthony's recent clients include Central Park, the NYPD, NYU Langone Health and the World Trade Center.

A graduate of the Cooper Union, Parsons School of Design, and the New School for Social Research, Anthony's post-graduate ressearch work is in narrative environments. Anthony's architecture thesis was authored in VRML, a form of real-time immersive digital technology that predates today’s gaming engines. With a diverse set of interests, he has a second master degree in History and Anthropology focused on the history of American relations with China and Japan. 

Anthony has several design patents, and his work has won the Cannes Gold Lion among numerous awards and recently was listed in Interior Design Magazine's 100 Top Designs. Anthony also served as a member of the EPA’s Gowanus Community Advisory Group, and co-founded Gowanus By Design, a community based urban design advocacy.

Degrees Held

MA, Historical Studies and Anthropology, The New School for Social Research; MArch, Architecture, Parsons School of Design; BFA, Architecture, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

Professional Affiliation

The College Art Association
The Association for Art History
The American Historical Association
The Association of Asian Studies
The Society of Environmental Graphic Designers

Performances and Appearances

March 27 2026, CUNY History Graduate Student Conference, "American Influence in the Westernization of Japan"

May 13, 2023, Memory Studies Association, The Weaponization of Memory, "American Influence in Internal Japanese Policy"

Research Interests

Immersive Media and Environments, Architectural History and Design, Anthropology, Cultural History, Sustainable Design Practices

Awards And Honors

2026 NSSR Outstanding Graduate Award in Historical Studies
2025 Interior Design Magazine, Best of Year, Top 100
2019 GOOD Design Award, Video/Installation
2019 Finalist, DOOH Project of the Year Award
2015 Gold Award, International Design Awards, Environments
2015 Green GOOD Design Award, Environments
2014 Gold Lion, Cannes International Festival of Creativity, Product Design
2014 Silver Award, Spark Design Awards, Product Design
2014 Merit Award, SEGD Global Design Awards, Public Installation
2014 Finalist, IDSA IDEA Awards, Environments
2014 Gold Award, Financial Communications Society, Business to Business
2013 GOOD Design Award, Environments
2013 Gold Award, Financial Communications Society, Corporate Event Marketing
2011 Event Award, Event Marketer Magazine