School of Architecture

School of Architecture

Pratt Welcomes New Faculty and Administrators for 2019-20

This fall, Pratt Institute welcomes its new administrators and full-time faculty members to campus in time for the 2019-20 academic year. Bringing a variety of experience through their diverse disciplines and backgrounds, they share a commitment to promoting excellence…

Architecture

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

Originally published 6/7/2019 Pratt Institute has named Dr. Harriet Harriss as the next dean of its School of Architecture.  Dr. Harriss currently leads the Post-Graduate Research Program in Architecture and Interior Design at the Royal College of Art in…

Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment

Brooklyn Historical Society Opens Ronald Shiffman Collection on the Pratt Center

The diversity of the long Pratt Institute career of Ronald Shiffman, BS Architecture ’61, MS City and Regional Planning ’66, is reflected in the 75 linear feet of material in the new Ronald Shiffman collection on the…

Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment

Pratt Summer Abroad: Dispatch from Tokyo II

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. Over two weeks…

Architecture

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. …

Architecture

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…

School of Architecture

Brilliant Assemblage: Pratt Practitioners and Students Help Restore Louise Nevelson’s NYC Landmark

By Clinton Krute Behind every lasting artistic achievement is an intersection of practices—the sort of collaboration across disciplines that is central to the work of Pratt students, graduates, and faculty. Every artist, architect, and designer knows…

School of Architecture

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

Bridging the expertise of Pratt students and faculty with communities beyond the gates begins with strong partnerships. For six years, the Taconic Fellowship, a program of the Pratt Center for Community Development, has…

Graduate Architecture and Urban Design

Solved: Pratt Architects Create Sculpture That Interacts with the Ecosystem

From the pages of Prattfolio, this article is part of a section highlighting the problem-solving process in the real world, from the perspective of alumni in the field. The Spring/Summer 2019 issue features the work of…

Architecture

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…