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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…

School of Design

Animation Career Review Ranks Pratt One of the Nation’s Top 5 Schools for Graphic Design in 2021

Pratt Institute has been rated one of the country’s top graphic design colleges in the 2021 Graphic Design School Rankings published by Animation Career Review, a comprehensive online resource for aspiring professionals in animation, game design, graphic…

School of Architecture

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…

School of Architecture

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…

Graduate Industrial Design

Industrial Design Students Envision Solutions for a More Flexible Work-from-Home Future

A year of the pandemic has transformed an unprecedented number of homes across the globe into studios, offices, and places of study, and the adaptations of remote work are likely here to stay in a more flexible professional and creative…

School of Design

Pratt Women Organizing for Change: Ellen Ren of Pratt CBoard

As president of the Pratt Community Engagement Board (CBoard), Ellen Ren, BID ’21, reaches beyond the gates of Pratt in service of our neighbors. CBoard leads service, civic engagement, and social justice events both on- and off-campus tailored to the…

School of Design

Snail Mail Brings Pratt Students Together with Science Experiments, Art Collaboration, and Rare Books

In the shift to hybrid learning and its virtual platforms, some members of the Pratt Institute community have been using a slower-paced way to connect: the mail. From trading handcrafted mail art to receiving science kits that allow for shared…

School of Design

Pratt Women Organizing for Change: Ashely Kuo and A+A+A Studio

A+A+A studio In celebration of Women’s History Month, Pratt is sharing the stories of women who are making history today by organizing in their local communities. Follow the Q&A series on the Pratt.edu news page and the…

Undergraduate Communications Design

Pratt Women Organizing for Change: Sarah Kanu of Pratt SGA

On Pratt’s campus, Sarah Kanu, BFA Communications Design (Illustration) ’21, works across the Institute to advocate for change, most recently leading the charge to develop a Black Studies program in the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

School of Design

Industrial Design Students Improve PPE for Construction Work, Healthcare, Hospitality, Teaching & More

Designs for the Portable Environments Studio by Thomas Chen, Leo Zhang, and Daniel Jones Almost a year into the COVID-19 pandemic and questions about how to best design for health and safety remain, such as how to advance…