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Pratt Launches Geographic Information Systems and Design Certificate Program

Pratt has created a new Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Design certificate program through its Center for Continuing and Professional Studies (CCPS) and Spatial Analysis and Visualization Initiative (SAVI). The program will offer students a firm grounding in…

Architecture

MAD Biennial Exhibition Includes Work by Pratt Alumni, Faculty, and Trustees

Pratt alumni, faculty, and trustees are featured in the Museum of Arts and Design's (MAD) inaugural NYC Makers: The MAD Biennial exhibition, which showcases work of 100 makers from across New York City's five boroughs. The exhibition will be on…

Architecture

Video: The Future of Soccer Ball Design

The 2014 World Cup “Brazuca” soccer ball has been touted as being the most advanced ever made after the company spent two years designing it with fewer panels of a single shape across the ball’s surface. Such “single-panel” design makes…

Architecture

Architecture Omi Inaugurates 2014 Season with Works from Pratt Professors

Architecture Omi—a 60-acre site in upstate New York which houses art installations such as pavilions, earthworks, landscape interventions, and constructed environments—is exhibiting work by two Pratt faculty, Professor of Architecture Haresh Lalvani (M.S. Architecture ’72) and Undergraduate Architecture Visiting Associate Professor…

School of Architecture

Pratt Shows 2014 to Celebrate Year-End Events This Spring

From April 11 to the end of May, Pratt Shows 2014 will promote the Institute’s spring year-end shows together for the first time. Pratt Shows 2014 will display students’ boldest ideas, biggest thinking, and best work in a series of…

Architecture

Video: John Davies Serves as Project Architect for the Pratt Townhouses Renovation Project

John Davies, partner at the Hall Partnership Architects, is the project architect for the ongoing renovation of the historic Pratt Townhouses on the Brooklyn campus, which are being transformed into housing for undergraduate students. Phase Four of the project,…

School of Architecture

Architectural Design Studio Pre-College Program Celebrates 20th Anniversary

There is one thing that a building design and a practicing architect both need in order to be successful: a strong foundation. For twenty years, Professor Brent Porter has devoted his Saturday afternoons to teaching the Institute’s pre-college “Architectural Design…

City and Regional Planning

Pratt Center Report Makes the Case for Bus Rapid Transit in New York City

“Bus” and “rapid” are not the first words that come to mind when New Yorkers think about getting around the city, particularly in areas of the outer boroughs that are significantly underserved by public transportation—but that may be about…

Architecture

The New York Times Features Three Pratt Students in National Showcase of College Creativity

Can creativity be taught? The New York Times recently examined this question through a slideshow of student projects—featuring three pieces from Pratt Institute—that highlight creative problem-solving skills Students from institutions across the country were invited to submit projects…

Architecture

Video: Joseph Mizzi’s 14+ Foundation Works to Build Schools and Orphanages in Africa

Joseph Mizzi has worked in the New York City construction industry for more than 20 years. Today, he is president of Sciame Construction, where he has been responsible for overseeing acclaimed projects including the Morgan Library & Museum and…