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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…

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…

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 Liberal Arts and Sciences

Writing and Fine Arts Students Come Together to Find the Sacred in Everyday Objects

This fall, writing and fine arts students collaborated to make ordinary objects extraordinary. The Third Mind Project involved students in the two disciplines coming together to elevate everyday objects into something sacred. Using an online platform to share ideas, they…

School of Architecture

Balenciaga and The Black Alumni of Pratt Partner on Full Scholarships to Diversify Art and Design

Balenciaga and The Black Alumni of Pratt (BAP) have partnered to establish two full undergraduate scholarships for Pratt Institute students in the School of Design, School of Art, and School of Architecture. These scholarships, funded by a generous gift…

Architecture

New Pratt Shows Portfolio Website Showcases Work by Graduating Students

A new website is offering a digital window into an exciting range of bold creative work by this year’s graduating Pratt students. Launched this May, the Pratt Shows portfolio website showcases individual student work and projects from across Pratt’s…

School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Team Featuring Writing Alumna Lina Misitzis Awarded Pulitzer Prize for This American Life Episode

This American Life, The Out Crowd, episode 688, by Lola Dupre Lina Misitzis, BFA Writing ’11, produced a story for “The Out Crowd,” an episode of public radio program This American Life that won the…

School of Architecture

Connecting at a Distance: A Remote Learning Visual Tour

Illustration from online learning in the class of James Lipovac, adjunct associate professor of Foundation Art (via @PrattFoundation/Instagram) As the spring semester shifted to distance learning, Pratt Institute’s students, faculty, and staff have innovated to…

School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Pratt Researchers Investigate Why the Global South Is Disproportionately Impacted by Ocean Plastics

Plastics are cheap, durable, lightweight, and resistant to decay, all qualities which have made them ubiquitous in packaging. However, those same characteristics have contributed to an environmental catastrophe. Each year, according to the…

Fashion

New and Noteworthy: 2019 Faculty Books Roundup

From artist books, to cultural surveys, to collections of neighborhood histories and poetry, Pratt faculty have contributed notable works to several corners of the literary landscape this year. Read on for New and Noteworthy’s annual look…