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HyperLocal Insights: Fulbright Program Connects Urbanists from Prague and NYC

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Alumni Spotlight: Saba Mahmood (UCP ‘24) Brings Community and Climate Resilience Together as an FCNY Fellow

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A group of students huddled around a table, working collaboratively on a project with papers and markers spread out.

From Brooklyn to Myanmar: Shared Lessons in Urban Placemaking

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Alumni Spotlight: Nadav Bigelman UCP ‘24 Cultivates Urban Equity Through Canopy Coverage

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A presentation slide by Ya-Ting Liu, the Director of the Public Realm for New York City, displays several images illustrating urban public spaces. To the left, a large photo shows a busy city street converted into a pedestrian-friendly area with people walking, sitting, and engaging in various activities. There are planters, benches, and a clock, with yellow taxis and other vehicles navigating designated lanes. Smaller images to the right highlight vibrant urban scenes: a patio with tables and umbrellas, a bustling street market with colorful stalls, and a sidewalk cafe with people enjoying outdoor dining. Ya-Ting Liu is pictured on the right side of the slide, holding a microphone and presenting to an audience. The background behind her features a light blue screen with indistinct details.

Urban Leaders Converge at Pratt’s Dynamic PlacemakingUS Roundtable

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A group of five people standing closely together outdoors, smiling at the camera. The group consists of four women and one man. The woman on the far left is wearing a light-colored dress with pink patterns, the next woman is wearing a black top, the woman in the center is wearing a pink dress and holding a drink, the woman next to her is wearing a black sleeveless top, and the man on the far right is wearing a blue sweater over a striped shirt. They are all standing in front of a large pillar with other people in the background, blurred out.

New Futures for Urbanism: Congratulations to the GCPE Class of 2024

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Urban Placemaking students on community engagement outings for their “Placemaking Lab: Analysis of Public Space” studio (photos by SP24 UPM Lab cohort)

Open Streets and Open Dialogues

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From L-R, top to bottom: Graduate students from the School of Information in Rome (photo by Francesca Strathern, MSLIS '24); Urban Placemaking and Urban and Community Planning students in Havana (photo by David Burney); Sustainable Environmental Systems students in Paris (photo by Elliott Maltby); Historic Preservation students at the Roberto Burle Marx Estate, a world heritage site near Rio de Janeiro

Scenes from Trips Abroad

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Historic Preservation students with Dr. Sophonie Milande Joseph, adjunct associate professor in the Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment outside of I Am CaribBEING in Brooklyn (photo by Shelley Worrell); Joseph’s studio visits the African Record Centre (photo by Dr. Sophonie Joseph).

A Future for Little Caribbean

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A black and white photograph of three young boys in a classroom, all wearing shirts with the text “PRATT YOUTH SKILLS DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT” printed on the left chest, displaying their model rockets and accompanying launchers to the picture's photographer on a table.

Illuminating a History of Action

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Flooding Issue In NYC? Rooftop Gardens For Bus Stops To The Rescue!

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Studio: Collaborative Futures at Lefferts Historic House

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Students engage with the NYC shores in Land Studio II, part of the Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) program (photo by Nell Heidinger, MLA ’25)

Learning from Climate, Urban Planning & Nature in NYC

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The first Dinner with Six hosted by Vincent Celano, BArch ’93, at Celano Design Studio Co.

Alumni & Students Share a Meal & Conversation in New Program

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Shaping a Positive Future for NYC

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NYC taxis and for-hire vans lined up on a city street between low brick towers

With Ahmad Shaibani, MS City and Regional Planning ’17

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The Alice Austen House Museum on Staten Island (courtesy Vicki Weiner)

Amplifying an Unsung Site of Queer History on Staten Island

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Image from the “Land Given Back to Water” scenario from the Sustainable Communities Studio (all images courtesy Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment (GCPE))

Empowering Coastal Communities in a Future of Rising Shorelines

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Putting the Community First in Planning for a Brooklyn Neighborhood’s Future

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A “slice” of Harrison Atelier’s Pollinators Pavilion at the Bee Conservancy on Governors Island (photo by Adam Elstein)

School of Architecture Advocates for Climate Education with Pavilions & Projects on Governors Island

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Pratt Names Pioneering Educator and Architect Dr. Harriet Harriss School of Architecture Dean

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Reimagining Place Together: Taconic Fellows and Rockaway Residents Envision Landfill’s Future

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Brooklyn Historical Society Opens Ronald Shiffman Collection on the Pratt Center

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Pratt Summer Abroad: Dispatch from Tokyo II

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Over Two Decades as Dean, Thomas Hanrahan Enhanced and Transformed the School of Architecture

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Center for Planning and the Environment Chair Eve Baron Named to NYC Civic Engagement Commission

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Students Reimagine an Avenue of Confederate Monuments as Inclusive Community Space

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Spring Break: Students Take Deep Dives into Coursework and Volunteering

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Educating for the Future: Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment Chair Eve Baron

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MetroCards and Open Data Research by Planning Professor Ben Wellington Garner Press Attention

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The New York Times Quotes Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment Chair

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