Pratt’s location in Brooklyn, and New York City at large, sits at the heart of creative explosion—and Pratt people are part of the fabric of this place. This special issue of Prattfolio, the magazine of Pratt Institute, is a tribute to the ways we engage with our city in our work, create communities here, and dwell in its magic.
Activating an Archive of Black Life in Brooklyn
On a bike path in downtown Brooklyn, a half-hour walk from Pratt Institute and just off a nexus of streets that converge at the Barclays…
A Gift to New York When New York Could Use It
Outdoor space has been central to the vitality of New York City through these past two challenging years, from car-free streets to parklets to swaths…
Local Network
I’ve lived in Brooklyn for going on 22 years now, but I’m still surprised to discover the connections this community harbors, and how often those…
Letter from the President
Back in August, to celebrate the start of this academic year and a return, for many of us, to campus, I joined Pratt students on…
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Class Notes
Prattfolio Class Notes highlights Pratt alumni news and updates on work and life. Read on for the Spring 2022 issue’s dispatches, and see below for… -
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Perspective: With Ariel Tidhar, BFA Fashion Design ’16
In her fifth-grade year yearbook, Ariel Tidhar proudly declared she wanted to be a fashion designer. Today, the 2016 Pratt grad has built a remarkably… -
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Literary City
If it’s 7 p.m. in New York City, there’s a chance that somewhere a reading is about to start. The past months have toggled between… -
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Revisited: From the Studio of Writing Professor Samantha Hunt
As we explore the importance of place to our work in the Spring 2022 issue, Prattfolio revisits a selection of past editions of Practice, our… -
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A New Site for Creative Research at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
In fall 2021, Pratt Institute announced the establishment of the Research Yard. A joint initiative with CUNY City Tech and the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the advanced… -
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With Ahmad Shaibani, MS City and Regional Planning ’17
For urban planner Ahmad Shaibani, a typical workday begins with a walk that connects him to the city he serves, in his post at NYC… -
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The People Make the Place
For this special issue of Prattfolio, Power of Place, we look at just some of the ways Pratt artists are woven into the fabric of… -
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Nurturing NYC
Free fridges, volunteer-made dining structures, streetside murals honoring the people of New York City’s diverse neighborhoods—the ways creative people activate to support their communities have… -
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Inside Our City of Industry
Skilled hands finishing a finely knit panel, a spectrum of spools lining the wall of a costume studio, prototypes crafted, confections cut, and concrete poured—glimpses… -
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New York Diary
As this academic year began, we were cresting, as New York Magazine put it, “the Summer of the Photo Dump.” On Instagram, image carousels filled… -
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About the Cover
Rachel Bavaresco, BFA Digital Arts (2-D Animation) ’21 311 (three one one), 2021 City life unfolds in a series of intricate connections, shaping our worlds… -
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Pratt Institute Living Land Acknowledgment
Pratt Institute is situated in Lenapehoking, the traditional and unceded homeland of the Lenape, past, present, and future. The Lenape have been living on this…
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