Gerald Luss (BID ’49), a Pratt alumus and celebrated midcentury-modern designer, passed away at 98. Best known for his groundbreaking interiors for the Time-Life Building, Luss helped shape postwar office design and left a lasting legacy in the field.
Hats Off to Pratt’s Class of 2025!
Graduates accepted their diplomas during an exuberant Commencement at the iconic Radio City Music Hall. Honorary degrees were bestowed upon Claudia Rankine, Annabelle Selldorf, and Stefan Sagmeister.
Runway Ready: Pratt Fashion Seniors Shine at Powerhouse Arts
From Pratt Institute News
The 2025 Pratt Shows: Fashion runway presentation featured nearly 160 looks from collections by 30 graduating seniors; Haeone Son, BFA Fashion Design ’25, received the 2025 Christopher Hunte “On Point” Award.
Research Open House 2025 Awards Recognize Community Engagement, Sustainability, and Design Projects
From Pratt Institute News
Research Open House presented scholarship and partnerships to the public, demonstrating Pratt’s engagement with industry, community, and university partners, and its deep commitment to equitable forms of discovery and growth.
A Day of Service, Community, and Connection
From Pratt Institute News
The second annual Student-Alumni Day of Service supported the local Hall Street shelter.
Guggenheim Fellowship Awarded to Film/Video Faculty Member Matías Piñeiro
From Pratt Institute News
Matías Gustavo Piñeiro was selected for the Guggenheim Foundation’s 100th Class of Fellows. The prestigious annual grants support up to a year of creative and scholarly work.
Dr. Peter West Appointed Dean of the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
From Pratt Institute News
The accomplished writer, scholar, and academic leader joins Pratt Institute from Mercy University. He will assume the role on July 7, 2025.
Finding Form and Inspiration in Foundation Year
From Pratt Institute News
Foundation year at Pratt has introduced Massimo Brocchini, BID ’28, to friends and mentors and broadened his perspective as a designer.
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Emerging artist discovers his family’s Mexican roots through his work
Pratt student Angel Ortega explores his Mexican heritage and themes of cultural identity through his artwork and mentorship, inspired by his mother’s immigrant journey and supported by Pratt’s Young Scholars program.
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Pratt’s MFA Exhibition Mirrors These Disjointive Times
Pratt’s 2025 MFA Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, Inside/Out, was featured in Hyperallergic for its powerful exploration of space, identity, and the complexities of the current moment.
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Dona Ann McAdams’ Photography; Latest Tech News; Bab L’Bluz Performs Live; MUNA’s Katie Gavin
Photographer Dona Ann McAdams was recently interviewed on WNYC’s All of It with Alison Stewart, discussing her decades-spanning work capturing marginalized communities. The segment coincides with her solo exhibition black | box at Pratt Manhattan Gallery.
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Op-ed: How Pratt Institute and Brooklyn Navy Yard are driving creative economic innovation
Pratt and the Brooklyn Navy Yard are driving creative economic innovation by fostering intersections between education, research, and industry, contributing to Brooklyn’s surge in small business growth and its leadership in the nation’s creative economy.
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Neel Soni, BFA Film ’24, was longlisted for the 2025 BAFTA Student Awards for his film Babli by Night. “The film follows the story of Babban, a Muslim, transgender forest guard battling societal as well as familial indifference, seeking solace among nature, and grappling with an unexpected HIV diagnosis,” Soni wrote.
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The User Experience Professionals Association student organization at Pratt hosted a UX-athon last month that included 39 student participants, nine student volunteers, and 11 industry mentors and judges. Read all about the event in this slide deck.
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Kelly-Ann Tan, BArch ’26, received the 2025 Allwork Scholarship from the Center for Architecture, and Sofia Narvaez, BArch ’26, received the 2025 Center For Architecture Design Scholarship.
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Sam Vernon, assistant professor of fine arts, and Jessica Caldwell, visiting assistant professor of interior design, have been selected for the third Pratt/KinoSaito Artist-In-Residence Fellowship program. KinoSaito is an art center in Verplanck, New York, “committed to nurturing experimentation in every form and medium.”
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Isabel Colón, MFA Writing ’26, Andrew Riad, MFA Writing ’25, and Adjunct Professor – CCE of Writing Anna Moschovakis represented the Writing Department at AWP in Los Angeles.
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Weiqi (Momo) Huang, MPS Design Management ’19, co-founder of Asian Creative Foundation, hosted the Social Impact Hackathon, co-sponsored by Pratt Creative Enterprise Leadership at Pratt Manhattan Campus. Asian Creative Foundation aims to build a community to support the next generation of Asian creatives in their journey to achieve and sustain their dreams.
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The Pratt Center for Community Development’s Made in NYC Week 2025 marked the seventh annual celebration of New York City’s manufacturing and maker community. This year’s nine-day event, running from May 1 to 9, showcased local talent through interactive experiences, curated shopping, and behind-the-scenes factory tours.
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Perspective Shifts
Spring 2025
Change Your Gaze
An MFA Communications Design class explores new ways of thinking and making, finding collaborators in the natural world.