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Pratt Summer Abroad: Dispatch from Tokyo

This summer, Pratt students are traveling the world to engage with international cultures and global perspectives in their disciplines. Pratt’s news page is featuring these experiences in a series of dispatches from around the world. …

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Pratt Summer Abroad: Dispatch from Rome

This summer, Pratt students are traveling the world to engage with international cultures and global perspectives in their disciplines. Pratt’s news page is featuring these experiences in a series of dispatches from around the world. Pratt Institute students…

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

When he was appointed dean in 1996, Thomas Hanrahan recognized that strengthening the curriculum offerings of Pratt Institute’s School of Architecture (SOARCH) would better prepare its students for successful and responsible careers engaged with the built environment. “During my…

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Pratt Alumnus Anthony D’Urso Honored by Pope Francis for Hiding Jews from the Nazis

Pratt Architecture alumnus Anthony (Tony) D'Urso was just five years old when his father Giuseppe hid two Jewish families from the Nazis during World War II in his hometown Formia, Italy. It was 1944, and D’Urso acted as a…

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Women’s History Month Spotlight: “Bad Girls in Literature, Music, and Art”

Who are the strong, pathbreaking women who embolden today’s emerging artists and designers? Bad Girls in Literature, Art, and Music, an elective in Humanities and Media Studies, bridges the past and present of women, creativity, and…

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Educating for the Future: Undergraduate Architecture Chair Erika Hinrichs

Exploring new models for education is one of the pillars of President Frances Bronet’s inauguration and an important area of discussion in academia. We live during a time of dramatic change, where the landscape is quickly shifting. How is…

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We Contain Multitudes: The 2018 Alumni Achievement Award Winners on Empathy at Work

With humanity, compassion, and courage, Pratt alumni are changing culture, altering the landscape of the world for the benefit of others. Patients can access more effective care, communities that have experienced injustice grow stronger, and citizens find means to…

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DesignIntelligence Survey ranks Pratt Architecture and Interior Design Programs Among Best in Nation

Pratt Institute’s interior design and architecture programs are ranked among the best in the country, according to America’s Top-Ranked Architecture & Design Schools survey from DesignIntelligence (DI), a monthly architecture and design journal. The rankings are based on the perspective of…

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Pratt Shows 2018 Showcases Best Work of Graduating Students

The year’s boldest ideas will be on view this spring at Pratt Shows, Pratt Institute’s curated showcase of work by the 2018 graduating class. Composed of more than 20 events, presentations, and exhibitions, Pratt Shows…

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James von Klemperer of Global Architecture Firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Gives Campus Talk on Urban Design

Pratt welcomed James von Klemperer, President and Design Principal of international architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF), to the Brooklyn campus on February 26 to speak about his work before an attentive audience in Higgins Hall auditorium. The…