School of Architecture Archives

New Diamonstein-Spielvogel Fellowship Program Will Bolster the Study of Climate Change in Architecture and Design

Pratt Institute is launching a new fellowship program in design and architecture thanks to the generosity of the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Foundation, chaired by Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel. It will be awarded to two first-year graduate students, one in the School of Architecture and…

Architecture

Pratt Institute Names Stephen Slaughter New Chair of Undergraduate Architecture

Stephen Slaughter has been named the new chair of undergraduate architecture in Pratt Institute’s School of Architecture. He will assume the role on July 1, 2022. Through the spring semester, Acting Chair Jason Lee, Acting Associate Chair Farzam Yazdanseta, and…

Architecture

Inflatable Structures Visualize the Plastic Waste Crisis

The world is overwhelmed with plastic waste, a material that has the potential and need for reuse. In an undergraduate architecture studio, Pratt Institute students created large-scale inflatable structures from recycled plastic to both visualize this environmental issue and present…

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))

City and Regional Planning

Empowering Coastal Communities in a Future of Rising Shorelines

With the world’s sea levels projected to rise due to global warming, much of the New York City coastline could be underwater by 2100. Planning for these changes is essential and in a recent studio, Pratt Institute students…

Little Island (photo by Timothy Schenck)

Landscape Architecture

Signe Nielsen on Landscape Architecture’s Horizons

As New York City rebuilds in the aftermath of a long pandemic year, Pratt students are partnering in the local Brooklyn community and beyond to support a better, more equitable future with innovative solutions. In the Making a Difference series,…

Brooklyn Botanic Garden (photo by Barrett Doherty, courtesy Brooklyn Botanic Garden)

Landscape Architecture

Pratt School of Architecture Launches Partnership with Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Pratt’s School of Architecture is launching a partnership with Brooklyn Botanic Garden (BBG) that will center on its new Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) program. The initiative will strengthen the offerings of the MLA program through the resources…

Students on campus for the fall 2021 semester

Film/Video

In Mentoring Programs Students Learn to Support Each Other Now and in the Future

Mentorship can offer guidance, connections, and encouragement for students to go forward with their ambitions and visions for the future. Across Pratt Institute, students are taking leadership roles in creating and developing mentoring programs that support their needs, whether it’s…

Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment

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

As New York City rebuilds in the aftermath of a long pandemic year, Pratt students are partnering in the local Brooklyn community and beyond to support a better, more equitable future with innovative solutions. In the…

School of Architecture

A Public Space for Everyone to Gather Again

At a moment when we are finding ways to gather again, Restorative Ground in Manhattan’s Hudson Square celebrates the diverse reasons people enjoy public space. Designed by WIP Collaborative, a New York-based feminist design platform that includes several Pratt…

School of Architecture

Quilian Riano Announced as School of Architecture Assistant Dean

Architect, urban designer, and academic Quilian Riano has been appointed the new assistant dean within Pratt Institute’s School of Architecture. He will assume the role on July 12, 2021. Reporting to School of Architecture Dean, Dr.