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Graduate Architecture and Urban Design

Architecture Students Explore How Aquaculture Could Transform Industrial Brooklyn with Oysters and Algae

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,…

Graduate Architecture and Urban Design

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

A “slice” of Harrison Atelier’s Pollinators Pavilion at the Bee Conservancy on Governors Island (photo by Adam Elstein) As New York City rebuilds in the aftermath of a long pandemic year, Pratt students are partnering in…

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Pratt Architecture and Interior Design Alumni Named Finalist and Alternate for Prestigious Fulbright Grants

T. Craig Sinclair, MArch ’16 (photo by Jesse Hughey), and Michelle Marshall, MFA Interior Design ’18 Pratt Institute alumnus T. Craig Sinclair, MArch ’16, has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award for the 2021-22 academic…

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How Pratt Students Met the Pandemic with Creativity and Reshaped their Practices for the Future

Work by Xiaoqing Rong, BFA Fine Arts (Jewelry) ’21, from the collection “Rebuilding the Verification of Existence” The ongoing pandemic has changed everything, from the way we learn and create to how we think about the…

Landscape Architecture

Pratt Institute’s School of Architecture to Launch New Graduate Program in Landscape Architecture

Digging & Flying by Ben Smithers, MArch ’21 Pratt Institute’s School of Architecture will launch a new Master’s in Landscape Architecture (MLA) program in fall 2022. The program will enable students to integrate multiple fields…

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The 2021 Research Open House Awards Recognize Innovative Projects from across the Institute

“The Wing Guard: An Insect Repelling Device for Temporary Food Services” by Ellen Zhengyi Ren, BID ’21, with Professor of Industrial Design Ignacio Urbina Polo Over 50 projects from across Pratt Institute are featured in the…

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Earth Action Week Unites Cross-Campus Efforts on Climate Change, Industry Inequities & Sustainable Materials

Spring 2021 Pratt Earth Action Week convened in early April with virtual conversations, workshops, exhibitions, and more around the theme of “Recover, Renew, Reconnect.” Organized by the Pratt Sustainability Center and Pratt Sustainability Coalition, it followed the Fall 2020 Pratt…

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Pratt Research Open House 2021 Launches with Work on Ancient Pigments, Sustainable Design, and More

Investigating a lost blue pigment, fostering inclusive digital learning environments, and designing an environmentally conscious city are just a few of the topics that Pratt Institute faculty, students, and staff are examining in year-round research happening on campus and across…

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Pratt Shows 2021 Showcases Bold Creative Work by Graduating Students

Pratt Shows, the annual spring series of public presentations and exhibitions of work by Pratt’s graduating class, is now underway. This year, due to COVID-19, Pratt Shows is being held fully online, with a wide range of exciting projects and…

Architecture

Pratt Architecture & High School Students Collaborate on Designing for Hidden Heritage in Weeksville

Every neighborhood is made up of layers of planning design, where decisions about what to preserve, prioritize, and build have shaped the architecture, greenspaces, and streets. Weeksville in Brooklyn has particularly deep layers of that history as the site of…