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Construction Management, Facilities Management, and Real Estate Practice hosted its first annual PropTech event at Pratt Manhattan on March 29. The event featured a lively discussion on the importance of Smart Building Technology in managing the building lifecycle as well as technology immersions, networking meet and greets, and giveaways and had over 200 people in attendance.

During her first trip to the Philippines, President Frances Bronet was featured in a live broadcast interview on ABS-CBN News’s Headstart program. This in-depth profile of President Bronet and Pratt coincided with the President’s tour to the Philippines to connect with alumni and parents of current students. Pratt alumna Doris Magsaysay Ho led the planning and coordination of the three-day visit to Manila.

Aura Rosenberg, adjunct professor-CCE of photography, was featured in the New York Times. Her first survey—What Is Psychedelic—is currently on view at two New York City locations: “Those connections happen between works, but they also happen between the actual material of your life.”

The Fine Arts MFA 2023 publication is now available at the MFA Thesis Show and can be explored online. The two-part exhibition, called Making Place, features 41 artists and is on view in the Pfizer Building.

Catherine Chattergoon, BArch ’24, shared a day in her life in the Pratt Rome Program with Madame Architect. She highlighted the learning opportunities in the program, which is marking its 50th year anniversary, and her experiences with accessibility: “We have the power to create a world that works for everyone.”

Pratt’s Interior Design study abroad program in Japan led by Adjunct Associate Professor – CCE Tetsu Ohara was awarded a Global Pillar Award by the International Education of Students (IES Abroad) for excellent faculty-led programming.

The Buffalo News featured Eric Bodamer, BFA Communications Design ’92, and his work in sports design, including jerseys for several NHL teams: “It starts out as an idea in your head or a thought. And then 9, 12 months later, it’s on the ice and you’re watching these guys skate up.”

Pratt Libraries created a guide to finding books in the Brooklyn campus library, including rare books in the special collections, using the animated world of Animal Crossing. Watch the videos on their YouTube channel or Instagram.

Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya, MFA Communications Design ’15, partnered with BART and the San Francisco Asian Women’s Shelter to create a public art campaign focused on domestic violence prevention. It includes artworks in stations and in trains across the BART system and was covered by KQED and the San Francisco Chronicle.

Jane South, chair of fine arts, was on a recent episode of Sound & Vision, a podcast which hosts conversations with artists and musicians about the creative process.