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Department of Digital Arts to Present Spring 2012 Lecture Series

Pratt Institute's Department of Digital Arts will present lectures by six artists as part of its spring 2012 lecture series, Wednesdays from 12:45 PM to 1:45 PM in Myrtle Hall, Lecture Room 4E-3, on Pratt's Brooklyn campus. Roman Verostko…

Pratt Institute to Present Installation at 2012 DIFFA Dining By Design Event in Manhattan

Pratt Institute undergraduate and graduate students in architecture and industrial design will present an installation as part of the 2012 DIFFA: Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS Dining by Design event from March 22-26, 2012, at Pier 94, Twelfth Avenue…

Pratt Institute Names 2012 Alumni Achievement Award Winners

Pratt Institute will honor five distinguished alumni on March 9, 2012 for their exceptional achievements since graduating from Pratt at a private luncheon held in Manhattan. Award recipients include Arem Duplessis, design director for The New York Times Magazine; Ik-Joong…

Design Innovator Todd Oldham to Speak on Legendary Designer Alexander Girard on February 14

Design innovator Todd Oldham will speak on legendary designer Alexander Girard, whose distinctive career is celebrated in a new monograph by Oldham and writer Kiera Coffee, at Pratt Institute at 6 PM on Tuesday, February 14, in Higgins Hall Center…

Architecture Students to Present Exhibition on Revitalization of Post-Industrial Towns in New York

Eight master’s degree candidates from Pratt Institute’s Graduate Architecture program will present proposals and work as part of the exhibition, “Upstate New York: Experimental Urbanism for a Re-Energized Society” during Pratt’s Green Week from March 26 to 30, 2012 at…

Pratt Named One of the Nation’s Most Environmentally Responsible Colleges

Pratt Institute is one of the country’s most environmentally responsible colleges according to The Princeton Review (www.PrincetonReview.com).The nationally known education services company selected the Institute for inclusion in a unique resource it has created for college applicants, titled The Princeton…

Design Programs Highly Ranked in Nationwide Survey of Industry Professionals by DesignIntelligence

Pratt’s undergraduate and graduate programs in interior design were recently ranked third in the country, based on surveys completed by industry professionals and made available through monthly architecture and design journal, DesignIntelligence (DI). Additionally, Pratt’s graduate industrial design program ranked…

Industrial Design Master’s Degree Candidates to Present Thesis Work on Friday, December 9

Seven master’s degree candidates from Pratt Institute’s Department of Industrial Design will present their thesis work on Friday, December 9 from 4 to 6:30 PM in Pratt Studios, Room 43 in the Juliana Curran Terian Design Center on Pratt’s Brooklyn…

Renowned Filmmaker and Author Chris Petit to Speak at Pratt Manhattan Gallery on December 6

Pratt Manhattan Gallery–in conjunction with its current exhibition, “Resonance: Looking for Mr. McLuhan”–will present “From Celluloid to Digital,” a free public lecture by internationally renowned English filmmaker and author Chris Petit. The lecture will explore the transitions of his career…

Animator Emily Hubley to Speak at Pratt on November 30 as Part of Digital Arts Lecture Series

Pratt Institute’s Department of Digital Arts has added renowned independent animator Emily Hubley to its fall 2011 lecture series lineup. Hubley will speak on Wednesday, November 30 from 12:45 PM to 1:45 PM in Myrtle Hall, Lecture Room 4E-3, 4th…