Pratt seeks to instill in all graduates aesthetic judgment, professional knowledge, collaborative skills, and technical expertise.
With a firm grounding in the liberal arts and sciences, a Pratt education blends theory with creative application in preparing graduates to become leaders in their professions.
Pratt enrolls a diverse group of highly talented and dedicated students, challenging them to achieve their full potential.
PrattCard to Expand to Myrtle Avenue this Fall
Pratt to Hold Community "Design Jam" on July 11
Pratt to Celebrate its First Ever Endowed Professorship
Rebeccah Pailes-Friedman Named Acting Fashion Design Chair
2009 Fine Arts Graduates Win Joan Mitchell Fellowship Awards
Pratt Institute and the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership (the Partnership) recently announced a collaboration to expand the reach of PrattCard, Pratt’s student and faculty identification card, to businesses on the Myrtle Avenue commercial corridor at the start of the Fall 2009 semester. Once in place, Pratt students, faculty, and staff will be able to put a cash balance on their cards similar to a debit card that can be used to shop or dine at participating Myrtle Avenue businesses.
Pratt Institute Center for Sustainable Design Studies (CSDS) and the Pratt Incubator for Sustainable Design Innovation will partner with Pratt Towers housing cooperative to hold a community “design jam” on Saturday, July 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Pratt Towers located at 333 Lafayette Avenue. Members of the community are invited to brainstorm possible residential uses for 60 square feet of unused space behind the towers that has remained empty for 15 years.
Pratt Institute President Thomas F. Schutte and The Board of Trustees of Pratt Institute will hold a dinner to celebrate the establishment of The Marc Rosen Distinguished Visiting Chair in Design on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at The Gramercy Park Hotel Roof at Two Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. The event will include a cocktail reception at 7 p.m. followed by dinner, and will celebrate the first endowed professorship in the history of Pratt Institute.
Rebeccah Pailes-Friedman, a Pratt alumna and fashion design executive with over 15 years of experience, has been named acting chair of the Institute’s Fashion Design Department. Pailes-Friedman, who has taught in Pratt’s fashion and industrial design departments since 1998, will begin her appointment July 1, 2009. She replaces Rosie DePasquale, who is stepping down after serving as chair of the Fashion Design Department since 2000 to work on the launch of her yoga accessories and clothing line. DePasquale will return in the spring 2010 semester as a full-time professor.
Pratt Institute department of fine arts graduate students Charlotte Meyer and Kris Scheifele won 2009 Joan Mitchell Fellowship Awards for their accomplishments in sculpture and painting, respectively. Through this award program, Meyer and Scheifele will each receive a $15,000 grant and will also participate in a group exhibition at the Cue Art Foundation in Chelsea, New York in spring of 2010.
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Broaden your design education through exposure to contemporary design in Spain and France.
The Pratt Design from Barcelona to Paris program provides a unique opportunity for 15 students to explore two of Europe's most legendary design cultures and to meet and work with designers from around the world at an estate in the midst of the hills of Charente, centered between the towns of Poitiers, Limoges and Angouleme in the south of France.
The program consists of guided tours of design studios, ateliers, museums and key design sites in Paris and Barcelona. In addition, students will spend two weeks at the Domaine de Boisbuchet, an 18th century country estate which has been transformed into a meeting place for the international design scene. The design collaborative between Pratt Institute, the Vitra Design Museum, and the Centre Georges Pompidou, offers interdisciplinary workshops led by Pratt design faculty and world-renowned designers. The aim of these courses is to offer insight into the design process and to challenge students to work conceptually. This year's workshops will be led by product and furniture designer Asye Birsel of Olive Design and exhibition and experience designer Tom Hennes, of Thinc Design.
Application and Deposit Deadline: TBA
Full Payment Deadline: TBA
Undergraduate per credit $659
Graduate per credit $750
Pratt Study Abroad fee will apply
International Student fee $45
Housing $1305
(includes housing in Paris, Barcelona, Limoges & Boisbuchet; meals not included outside Vistra (Boisbucher))
Airfare $500
In-Country Travel $165
(includes train from Paris to Vitra and museum admissions)
Deposit amount** $500
* Prices subject to change.
** Deposits are non-refundable unless otherwise noted.
A vibrant, hospitable city, Copenhagen is northern Europe's best kept secret. Enjoy cutting-edge Scandinavian design. Study with masters in their fields in a curriculum that combines challenging interdisciplinary design studio work with investigation and analysis of contemporary Danish society, politics and environment.
Choose from the Interior Design/Architecture, Furniture Design, Textile Design, Glass Design and Jewelry Design programs taught by faculty members of the Royal Academy, the Danish Design School, and the University of Copenhagen. All classes are taught in English. Includes: Study Tours to Sweden, Finland and Western Denmark. The 7 week program offers 9 graduate or undergraduate credits.
Accommodations are provided in a Kollegium (Dormitory) or you can arrange for your housing independently. In the Kollegium, kitchens are available, but you must provide your own food.
Pratt tuition fees apply, and students make their own travel arrangements.
For additional information regarding fees and the program calendar contact:
Gus Rohrs and Meri Bourgard, at
(718) 625-5875, 9am-9pm only.
There has never been a more important time to explore and learn beyond our cultural and political borders and boundaries. This study abroad program is designed to cultivate in small groups of global learners a genuine appreciation for the increasingly interconnected and interdependent nature of our world community, both human and natural.
Artistic Traditions of Himalaya is a collaborative program between Pratt and Global Learning Across Borders (Global LAB), that will introduce students to the rich artistic heritage of the Himalaya through directed studies in the capital of Nepal, Kathmandu. Based in the historical city of Bhaktapur, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and modern district of Kathmandu, the program will focus on the refined traditions and craftsmanship of the trans-Himalayan region, which includes Tibet, Nepal, and India.
Students will study media such as thangka (Tibetan scroll painting), metal work (both silver-smithing and lost-wax sculpture casting), stone- and/or wood-carving, and textile weaving under the tutelage of master artists of this ancient nation. Kathmandu, and Bhaktapur in particular, has long been regarded as the premier source for arts and crafts in South Asia and the Himalaya. As such, local master artists have for centuries been renown for the creations they have produced, and for the distances they have traveled, under commission from Himalayan royalty, Tibetan monasteries, Indian temples, and lay patrons.
On this four-week program, participants will have the exceptional opportunity to study directly with master artists of the Kathmandu Valley in Bhaktapur City. Program curricula will include structured coursework in the artistic mediums stated, as well as numerous visits to museums, galleries, temples, monasteries, and cultural sites of historical interest. Local scholars, professors, and artists will conduct a guest-speaker series to complement students’ art studies.
Program curricula will include structured coursework in the artistic mediums stated, as well as numerous visits to museums, galleries, temples, monasteries, and cultural sites of historical interest. Local scholars, professors, and artists will conduct a guest-speaker series to complement students’ art studies.
Moreover, students will live with local, Nepali families in home-stays for at least two weeks, gaining an appreciation for and intimate familiarity with a traditional and artistic way of life that transcends boundaries of home, art, religion, and business.
And in order to experience more of greater Nepal, and explore some of the more remote, mountainous regions where some of the finest artistic traditions are practiced in rural settings, the program will also include a Himalayan trek of at least one week.
Finally, upon completion of the program students will produce at least one finished piece that will be included in an exhibition at Pratt Institute.
During the program, students and leaders will be in continual contact with both Pratt and Global Learning Across Borders offices. Participants in the group will also create their own blog site with regular written updates and photos from the field.
Application, Registration and Costs
Coming Soon.
For more information email Cheryl Stockton or call 212-242-6259.
• Enrollment will be limited to 36 qualified students based on seniority.
If necessary, there will be a waiting list.
• To qualify, a student should be enrolled in an accredited undergraduate architecture major or professional degree program. Their academic record should satisfy a minimum 3.0 GPA (No incomplete or failing grades.)
Additional criteria:
72 credits completed toward B-Arch degree
Completed and passed ARCH 302 Structures (Steel), ARCH 303 Structures (Concrete), ARCH 302 Design, and have passed at least one semester of Italian language study (Italian 101)
(The second semester of Italian language study (Italian 102) will take place in Rome.)
• This program is offered for both intermediate and advanced students; Pratt students must be in their fourth academic year, other students should consult with the program coordinator.
• In order to be better prepared for the artistic, intellectual & socio-political context of Italy and the Rome Program, Pratt students are required to take the Pre-requisite course ARCH 420 Legacy of Rome Form taught by Prof. Frederick Biehle. One additional elective course on Italian culture, art or architecture history in the fall semester is encouraged.
(Visiting students are advised to take one or two similar courses in the preceding fall semester.)
• Students interested in participating in the Rome Program should submit a completed Application Form with Statement of Interest and faculty references. Portfolio interviews of all applicants will take place by appointment.
• Students visiting from other (not-Pratt) Institutions or programs should consult the program coordinator, Frederick Biehle @ 212 227-5832 for application & registration procedures or email at fbiehle@pratt.edu
• Download the Application in printable PDF Format and mail it to the attention of the coordinator, Frederick Biehle at Pratt Institute School of Architecture.
Venice has been chosen as the site for Pratt's summer program in fine arts and art history because of its artistic importance, its extraordinary visual richness, its sea breezes and its serene character. Whether you are admiring Tintoretto's paintings at the Scuola San Rocco, evaluating Giorgione's Tempest at the Accademia or simply exploring alleys and archways, Venice provides a unique atmosphere conducive to learning.
Pratt Institute holds its 25th summer program in Venice from June 10 to July 22 in collaboration with the Università Internazionale dell'Arte and the Scuola Internazionale di Grafica. It is open to undergraduates who have completed two full years of study, graduate students, and other qualified individuals. The courses in painting, drawing and printmaking, materials and techniques, and art history inform each other and may be taken in various combinations that total 6-8 credits.
The program is fully accredited and is intended for the serious student. Enrollment is limited to 25 students. Four or five Pratt faculty members participate, ensuring careful attention to the development of each student. The faculty work closely together, committed to the idea that the practice and the history of art inform each other.
Travel
Students are expected to make travel arrangements, but we are glad to offer assistance. Many economical fares are available to students through organizations such as CIEE and STA. Round-trip tickets from New York to Venice start at around $1200 (taxes included). At orientation sessions held at Pratt in March and April, students have the opportunity to meet each other and can plan to travel together. Minutes from these sessions as well as a list of student telephone numbers and addresses are mailed to all participants. A student handbook that contains detailed information will be distributed prior to departure. The book will serve as a survival guide and will contain details ranging from what to pack, to how to get from the airport to Venice. Students should feel free to call Pratt's Art History Department at (718) 636-3598 with any inquiries, or they can contact the director Diana Gisolfi directly at (718) 636-3600 x 2300 or via email at Venice@pratt.edu.
When students are not busy with research or working in the studio, they will have opportunities to take weekend trips to Florence and Rome, 3 and 5 hours away by train. Students often plan day trips to cities in the Veneto, such as Verona and Vicenza, or even a bit further to Parma or Ravenna.
Initial Applications Deadline: February 13, 2009
Scholarship Deadline: February 13, 2009
March 6: $500 Deposit Due
April 16: Balance Due
June 10: Arrival date
June 11: Orientation
July 18-19: Feast of the Redeemer
July 22: Program Concludes, check out
7 undergrad credits - $7182
6 undergrad credits - $6156
7 grad credits - $7938
6 grad credits - $6804
non credit 3 week program - $3200
Pratt in Venice is a six-week summer program that takes place in June and July. Graduate and undergraduate students enroll for six to eight credits. Students study painting, drawing/printmaking, art history, and/or materials and techniques of Venetian art on site in Venice. The program integrates studio art with art history and welcomes the interaction of the disciplines. Pratt collaborates with Università Internazionale dell’Arte and Scuola Internazionale di Grafica in Venice. Group visits to Padua and Bassano/Maser are included. Students from any department at Pratt may apply; outside applications are also considered.
The Gomar Village Computer Project is a fundraising effort sponsored by students and staff of the Tibet Study Abroad 2007 Program. Inspired by our desire to make a meaningful contribution to a community in which we lived and learned for several weeks in July 2007, we intend to raise money for computers for the students at Gomar’s local elementary school.
Gomar village, in Tongren (Rebgong) county of Qinghai Province in the People’s Republic of China, is an ethnically Monguor-Tibetan community, located within the cultural and artistic center of the Tibetan Amdo region. There are 450 households in the village, with an agricultural-based economy, and the local school is a simple, government institution.
During our stay in Gomar, Program Directors Sue Costello, Galen Murton, and Cheryl Stockton had the opportunity to meet with the village leader, Uncle Lembum, and inquired as to what we could do to ‘give back’ to the Gomar community. In consideration of the 350 students at the local school, he explained to us that the children’s future was the future of the village, as well as the future of the village government and the village monastery. Only with the foundation of a broad education would future village and monastic leaders be able to make wise decisions, and thereby lead effectively. He further explained that technological improvement is what would most benefit the Gomar village school-that is, computers. Previously, the village had requested and received money from the local government for building a computer laboratory (which has now been constructed), but there has been no money for the computers themselves. Furthermore, Uncle Lembum also explained that other villages in the valley had been more fortunate in finding donors for educational development, as their monastery’s lamas were evidently well connected in wealthier, ethnically Han Chinese areas of China. The Gomar community may not have solid connections with Chinese donors, but they do have a deep relationship with our Pratt-Global LAB group. As such, speaking as the voice of the village, Uncle Lembum’s earnest request was for us to help the village assemble a computer lab for the school (eventually totaling 20-30 computers).
Following this preliminary discussion, Sue, Galen, and Cheryl had a formal meeting with administrative leaders of the regional board of education to clarify technical and bureaucratic details. This included: Uncle Lembum; our good friend, thangka teacher, and local coordinator, Aku Drukwa; the Nyentok Township Education office leader, Namshamjya; and the Tongren County Education Bureau leader, Kambumjya (fortuitiously, Sue has known Kambumjya for more than 10 years, as he was vice-principle of the local Tibetan high school where Sue lived when she started her dissertation fieldwork research). As a result of this meeting, we not only gained permission, on the administrative level, to set our proposal in motion, but Sue’s long-standing relationship with Kambumjya, and their many mutual friends, assures a smooth, honest, and accountable project implementation (and one clear of red-tape).
Students will be selling select prints and artwork at the Exhibit opening on October 12th, where the proceeds will benefit the Gomar Village Project.
For any further information please contact:
Cheryl Stockton at Pratt or Galen Murton at G-Lab.
October 12 – November 7
Opening Reception Friday Oct. 12
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Pratt Manhattan
144 West 14th Street
2nd Floor Lobby
New York, NY
phone: 212-647-7199
Mon-Thurs 10 am-8 pm
Fri-Sun 10 am-4 pm
Pratt’s Study Abroad Tibet 2007 showcases the artwork, videos, photography and writings from student travels and study of the artistic traditions of Amdo.
This program took students on a forty-day pilgrimage over the Tibetan plateau to the northeast grassland region of Tibet.
We flew into Beijing, spending two days to tour and see the city, then traveled by hi-altitude train from Beijing to Lhasa. After a brief stay in Lhasa, the ancient Tibetan capital, we continued to the cultural center of Amdo, the town of Repkong, in the village of Gomar, where we entered into home stays. There students began studies with Tibetan artists who are responsible for keeping this region's rich artistic heritage alive and well. Students were given the option to study the following media: thanka- (scroll) painting, stone carving, metal work, jewelry making, and woodcarving. Excursions to cultural sites as well as participation in local festivals supplemented these studies. The trip also included a 5 day trek through mountainous grasslands with 16 donkeys, 5 handlers, a cook and his helper and adventurous encounters with nomads and their herds of yaks and sheep.
Tibet Study Abroad is a collaboration between Pratt and Global Learning Across Borders with support from the Rubin Museum of Art.
For more information Contact: Cheryl Stockton email:stockton@pratt.edu
phone: 212-242-6259
There are two graduate assistantships each summer which include housing and $1,000 stipend. Students who receive financial aid should check with their own financial aid offices.
Pratt Studios Piazza S. Apollonia, #3
Roma, Italia 00153
Phone/Fax:011 39 6 581 3053
For more info:
Pratt's new program, "Fashion in Europe" takes students through Europe's fashion centers.
Through on-site visits to the famous couture designers ateliers, ready-to-wear houses, couture fabric mills, accessory houses, couture beading houses, and visits to fashion institutions in each of these cities, students will become familiar with how fashion is created in those countries. City tours are also a part of this program to enable students a greater cultural understanding.
The prospective fashion visits , by appointment only, within each city include the following; in London, Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen, Julien McDonald, Hussein Chalayan, Matthew Willliamson, and Antonio Berardi. Paris designers may include Jean Charles Castelbajac, Lanvin, Christian Dior, Thierry Mugler, Givenchy, Hermes, and Lesage. Milan visits, Dolce and Gabbana, Gianfranco Ferre, Missoni, Byblos and Ratti fabrics.
The program is offered as a 2 or 3 credit course of study to graduates and undergraduates.
This course of study takes students through Europe’s fashion centers. Each city will include on-site visits (by appointment only) to couture fashion designer ateliers, ready-to-wear houses, couture fabric mills, couture beaders, fashion businesses and visits to fashion institutions. Private city tours would also be a part of this program to provide students with a greater cultural understanding. Students will reside at either three or four star hotels in a highly central location in each city.
Through on site visits to couture houses, students will be introduced to the special climate and expertise of creative fashion indigenous to those countries. Through museum visits, cultural institutions, and city tours students will get a broader range of learning. It will also encourage their own unique sense of style.
Students will be able to:
Students are required to meet at locations specified by the instructor for each fashion visit. The instructor will introduce the students to each design firm as a group only. Students must be punctual. Students must present a positive attitude though out the course of the trip. Itinerary must be followed daily.
As a two -credit course, students must submit a 15 page “experience paper” which should include all aspects of knowledge acquired throughout the course. A daily journal and sketchbook kept by the student depicting their impressions, knowledge learned and general comments during the course.
As a three-credit course, students must submit a 15 page “experience paper” which should include all aspects of knowledge acquired throughout the course. A daily journal and sketchbook kept by the student depicting their impressions, knowledge learned and general comments during the course.
Along with this experience paper, a 10 page biography on two favorite design firms/ateliers visited on this trip, and why these two particular designers where chosen.
Suggested topics:
Rosie De Pasquale has a degree in fashion from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. Professor, De Pasquale is Chairperson of the Fashion Design Department at Pratt Institute and has taught in the department for 20 years.
Enrollment is limited and payments must be received on time to insure a place in the program.
2 or 3 credit program
Graduate Tuition per credit:
Undergraduate per credit:
Pratt fee & study abroad fee $385.00
International student fee $45
Deposit**
Deposit amount $500
Deposit amount $500
* Price subject to change
** Deposits are non-refundable
For more information or to register for this program contact:
Rosie De Pasquale
Chairperson, Fashion Design Department
Pratt Institute
200 Willoughby Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11205
718 636 3465
E-mail: rdepasq@pratt.edu
All students must have a valid passport prior to departure. For international students, a visa is required.
The expense of this program covers the cost of tuition, all air fare, land travel between cities, private buses for travel to various places visited , and back to the hotel. Also inclusive is a private tour for each city visited. Students will reside at hotels in a highly central location in each city. Breakfast and three dinners in each city are also included.
The Fashion in Europe Program is open to undergraduate and graduate students , as well as non-students.
The eighteen credit curricular structure consists of seven professional credits in Architectural Design & Urban Studies. Emphasis is placed on the analysis of an urban area of historic significance, and the development of an architectural response or intervention within an existing, ancient context.
The program also includes a three credit course in sketching which extends drawing, this time of urban form, as a means of "seeing" in a more intense way; a three credit course in Italian which treats not only language but also issues of history, culture, and film; two courses in the history of art and architecture, one dealing with the antique and medieval monuments and the other with Renaissance and Baroque; and a two credit course in the history of modern Italian architecture "from Piranesi to the Present".
For more information:
Call the Rome coordinator, Frederick Biehle for Pratt Institute at(718) 399-4307 or email him using the link below.
June 11-July 23, 2008
Venice has been chosen as the site for Pratt's summer program in fine arts and art history because of its artistic importance, its extraordinary visual richness, its sea breezes and its serene character. Whether you are admiring Tintoretto's paintings at the Scuola San Rocco, evaluating Giorgione's Tempest at the Accademia or simply exploring alleys and archways, Venice provides a unique atmosphere conducive to learning.
Pratt Institute holds its 24th summer program in Venice from June 11 to July 23 in collaboration with the Università Internazionale dell'Arte and the Scuola Internazionale di Grafica. It is open to undergraduates who have completed two full years of study, graduate students, and other qualified individuals. The courses in painting, drawing and printmaking, materials and techniques, and art history inform each other and may be taken in various combinations that total 6-8 credits.
The program is fully accredited and is intended for the serious student. Enrollment is limited to 25 students. Four or five Pratt faculty members participate, ensuring careful attention to the development of each student. The faculty work closely together, committed to the idea that the practice and the history of art inform each other.
Pratt Institute holds its 24th summer program in Venice from June 11 to July 23 in collaboration with the Università Internazionale dell'Arte and the Scuola Internazionale di Grafica. It is open to undergraduates who have completed two full years of study, graduate students, and other qualified individuals. The courses in painting, drawing and printmaking, materials and techniques, and art history inform each other and may be taken in various combinations that total 6-8 credits.
The program is fully accredited and is intended for the serious student. Enrollment is limited to 25 students. Four or five Pratt faculty members participate, ensuring careful attention to the development of each student. The faculty work closely together, committed to the idea that the practice and the history of art inform each other.
Students are expected to make travel arrangements, but we are glad to offer assistance. Many economical fares are available to students through organizations such as CIEE and STA. Round-trip tickets from New York to Venice start at around $900 (taxes included). At orientation sessions held at Pratt in March and April, students have the opportunity to meet each other and can plan to travel together. Minutes from these sessions as well as a list of student telephone numbers and addresses are mailed to all participants. A student handbook that contains detailed information will be distributed prior to departure. The book will serve as a survival guide and will contain details ranging from what to pack, to how to get from the airport to Venice. Students should feel free to call Pratt's Art History Department at (718) 636-3598 with any inquiries, or they can contact the director Diana Gisolfi directly at (718) 636-3600 x 2300 or via email at
When students are not busy with research or working in the studio, they will have opportunities to take weekend trips to Florence and Rome, 3 and 5 hours away by train. Students often plan day trips to cities in the Veneto, such as Verona and Vicenza, or even a bit further to Parma or Ravenna.
Initial Applications Deadline:
February 15, 2008
Scholarship Deadline: February 15, 2008
March 7: $500 Deposit Due
April 16: Balance Due
June 11: Arrival date
June 12: Orientation
July 18-19: Feast of the Redeemer
July 23: Program Concludes, check out
7 undergrad credits - $6776
6 undergrad credits - $5808
7 grad credits - $7490
6 grad credits - $6420
non credit 3 week program - $3200
The Tuscany program is open to undergraduate and graduate students at Pratt and other American colleges. Students not matriculated at Pratt will be accepted on an individual basis.
All students are encouraged to take advantage of our enrichment opportunities including:
A free evening lecture will be given by a History of Photography professor at the University of Florence. This lecture will provide a better understanding of contemporary Italian history and culture.
Weekly free film screenings will be offered by the video instructor.
An Italian course at a local language school may be taken in addition to the regular curriculum. The fee will be dependent on the number of students interested in the course. This course may enable students to pass a proficiency exam later at Pratt.
The Pratt in Tuscany program is a Fine Arts Studio based program which gives students the opportunity to study in the great Tuscan city of Lucca for six weeks in June and July. We offer courses in Drawing, Painting, Video and Seminar in Art Criticism. Students have 24 hour access to their studios and are housed within the enchanted walled city of Lucca. The program is open to undergraduates and graduates.
Located in the hills of Tuscany in Central Italy, Lucca is convenient to Florence, Siena, and Assisi— cities with outstanding examples of Italian Renaissance art and architecture. The region is renowned for its food, wine, and luminous pastoral landscapes. A typical walled city of the Middle Ages, Lucca offers numerous opportunities for wandering, exploring, tasting and enjoying rich cultural traditions as well as contemporary Italian life.
For more information please download the brochure and application. Our next meeting will be in January for the Summer 2009 Program - look out for the posted notices or check back with this website for all the information!!!!
If you need any further information please contact the program coordinator Kelly Driscoll. kdriscol@pratt.edu
Jan Gadeyne is an archaeologist specializing in Ancient Roman and Early Christian art and architecture conducting extensive research as part of his dissertation at the Belgian Historical Institute of Rome. He has also studied at the Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristina in Rome, The Westfalische Wilhelms Universitat Munster in Germany and the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.
Frederick Biehle is an Architect practicing in New York City. He holds degrees from the University of Virginia and the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. In 1986-8 he was the recipient of the Prix de Rome Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome. In 1993 and 1994 he co-coordinated a design studio in conjunction with the archaeological excavation of the Palace of Herod the Great in Caesarea, Israel. He has taught studio design at Pratt Institute since 1994, and is now the New York Coordinator of the Program.
Anthony Caradonna is a graduate of Pratt Institute and the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. He is a former partner of AC2, and recipient of the 2004 ID Magazine furniture award. He has taught at Parsons School of Design, Columbia University, Cornell University, and since 1993 Pratt Institute, where he currently serves as full time professor specializing in interdisciplinary studies. Before that he was the school's Undergraduate Chairman.
Erika Hinrichs is a practicing architect and partner in her own firm. She is a graduate of Parsons School of Design and The Cooper Union. Before teaching she worked for seven years as a project architect with Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, Architects. She has taught design studios at Pratt since 1999 and is a frequent critic for the Rome Program.
Program dates:
Spring term one year before Rome semester
March 1
Initial presentation and student interviews
Week after spring break: Posting of list of accepted students
Pre-register Italian-arch 402
May 1
2nd posting of accepted students
25% Field Trip Fee Due to hold place
Fall term before Rome semester
September15 Posting of final revised List of Accepted Students
100%Field Trip Fee Due
October 15 Early Registration and Declaration of Housing
November 1 Visa materials Submitted
December 1 Full Spring Tuition and Fee Payments Due
Rome semester
Monday, January 14 Depart for Rome (JFK-NY)
Tuesday, January 15 Arrive Rome (Fiumicino- Leondardo da Vinci)
Friday, January 18 Initiation and Inaugural Dinner
Monday, January 21 Weekday classes begin
March 1-7 Southern field trip
March 8-16 Spring Break
March 25 Easter
March 26 Pasquetta Holiday
Monday March 17 Weekday Classes Resume
April 6-13 Northern field trip
Tuesday, Wed May 6,7 Studio final Reviews
Friday, May 8 Exhibition Opening and Last Supper
Sunday May 10 Early Departure from Rome
Saturday May 17 Final Departure Date for Apartments
This course will consist of studio and site work, independent projects, field trips to use landscape as subject and group and individual critiques. At least six sessions will be devoted to expanding drawing concepts through printmaking using drypoint, collagraph, monotype and relief print techniques. The world class print workshop of the Scuola Internazionale della Grafica near the Grand Canal is the location for this work. Individual development is stressed and a body of work comprised of drawings, prints and notations including a journal is required and will be submitted for the Pratt in Venice Show in Brooklyn in October.
2 or 3 credits, Wed 2PM - 6PM, Fri 9AM - 1PM
On site study of mosaics, painting, architecture, and sculpture of Venice is the prime purpose of this course. Classes held on site will alternate with lectures and discussions that place material in its art historical context. Study of Ancient, Byzantine, and Gothic art in Venice will precede discussion of Renaissance art with its rich crosscurrents of influence from Byzantium, Northern Europe, and Central Italy. Technical innovations of Venetian Renaissance Artists and later developments in the Baroque will be considered. Undergraduate students will carry out visually based assignments including papers that analyze and compare art works in Venice. The Marciana Library will serve as resource. Graduate students will be expected to carry out research on one aspect of Venetian art for a report to fellow students in Venice and a written version that may be submitted upon return. In addition to the Marciana Library, graduate student s will have access to the Library of the Cini Foundation.
3 credits, Wed 9AM - 1PM, Tues 2PM - 6PM
Lorenzo Pignatti has a degree in Architecture from the University of Rome and a Masters of Architecture Degree from the University of Toronto. He is an architect practicing in Rome, and is an Assistant Professor of Architecture teaching in the Waterloo Studio in Rome and in Waterloo, Ontario. He has been a Visiting Professor to the Pratt Rome program since 1984.
This course will involve studio work (outdoors as well as in), lectures, special projects, individual critiques and instruction, with particular emphasis on the interaction of light and color. Sketchbooks and journals will be required.There will be portfolio reviews in Venice, and work submitted for the Pratt in Venice Show will also be reviewed. The course will be supported by and integrated with courses in drawing/printmaking, art history, special studies and materials and techniques.
2 or 3 credits, Tues 9AM - 1PM, Thurs 2PM - 6PM
Jeffrey Blanchard has a Bachelor's Degree from Stanford University and a Master's Degree from Yale University. He was a Fulbright Scholar in Florence, Italy and is also the recipient of a Kress Foundation Fellowship, a Philip Goodwin Fellowship, and a Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome. Professor Blanchard has taught in the Pratt Rome Program since 1981, and has also taught at Yale University and the University of Notre Dame Schools of Architecture, The Southern California Institute for Architecture, and the Cornell University School of Architecture Rome program where he serves as Program Director.
The studio will focus initially on an analysis of historic models to reveal distinct architectural patterns within Rome. The design process will explore the transformation of Roman conditions and prototypes. Critical issues include understanding urban form as an accommodation of the city's growth and accretive intervention within a fragmented historic context. Studies will conclude with formal propositions within the context of the city fabric.
This course explores freehand drawing as a means for investigating and comprehending Rome's urban space. Various techniques and media are introduced including: figure and ground, shade and shadow, multiple perspective, collage, pen and ink, pastel and charcoal.
This course surveys of the history and theory of Italian modern architecture covering the period that begins with G.B. Piranesi and carries through to the present.
This course is a continuation of ITAL 102 given in the fall. The course is designed to give beginners a good working knowledge of both written and spoken Italian. Conversation skills are stressed. The course also introduces and integrates aspects of Italian culture relative to the spring semester curriculum conducted in Rome. Aspects of literature, history, sociology and anthropology are introduced by visiting lecturers who will discuss issues of historic and contemporary Italian culture. A weekly film series introduces critical classic Italian Cinema feature and documentary films. Relevant museum visits are also scheduled as part of the course.
This course gathers together the ancillary visits and sitework that supplement the design studio. Beginning with a survey of Rome (from its foundation through the thirteenth century) the architecturally, archaeologically , and historically significant sites are examined. It includes three organized filed trips intended to maximize the students exposure to critical sites and buildings, encompassing diverse historic periods.
• Northern Trip: Palladio and the Veneto (one week) Spoleto, Assisi, Urbino, Rimini, Modena, Mantua, Verona and Vicenza. Includes private tours of the work of Palladio (Villa Rotunda, Teatro Olimpico, Villa Emo) and Carlo Scarpa (Castle Vecchio, Brion Cemetary, Canova Museum).
• Florence Field Trip:Italian Renaissance (four days)
• Southern Trip: Naples and Puglia (one week) Naples, Pompeii, Paestum, Matera, Villa Franca and Bari.
In conjunction with the field trips there will be required reading, research, on-site analysis, observation, and presentation to the faculty and students by smaller groups.
Guest lectures and Master Classes are an integral part of the program. Scheduled regularly and held at Pratt Studios, lecturers are selected from among important international historians, theoreticians, and practitioners, and have included, in recent years, Manfredo Tafuri, Christian Norberg-Schulz, and Aldo Rossi. In addition, office visits and discussions will be scheduled throughout the semester to introduce program participants to leading European architects and encourage interaction between our students and the Roman Architectural community
Course offerings may be taken for graduate credit. See program coordinator for information.
This course is an investigation that focuses on the great eras of Renaissance and Baroque Rome. Art and architecture, as well as the performing arts, are studied within the broader context of social, political and religious history.
Pratt Studios are located in a renovated Renaissance palace in the historic Trastevere (Across the Tiber River) district of Rome. The studios adjoin the magnificent Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere, with its 12th century church and bell tower, an important example of Romanesque architecture. Facilities include studios with assigned individual workspaces, lecture room and library. The studio is conveniently located within short walking distance to many important buildings and sites, as well as shops, markets and eateries. The facilities have been recently upgraded, and further modernization of library and studio facilities are underway, in order to provide an environment well suited to academic and creative research, dialogue and development.
Pratt studios also has a small library of required course texts and relevant History and Architectural books, as well as important culturally related texts and readings. The collection is small and so each volume holds a precious place on the shelves. Three computers, a scanner, printer, and digital camera are available for students to use in the pursuit of their work.
The Program Director assists in organizing and providing group travel and housing arrangements prior to arrival in Rome.
Housing is provided for the full duration of the spring semester program in Rome. Housing costs include rent, security deposit, electricity, heat hot water, bi-weekly cleaning costs and minimal local telephone costs. Security deposits will be returned at the end of the program provided all apartment and studio facilities are returned in prime conditions they were received in.
Italian cuisine is famous for its richness, diversity and taste. As tempting as it may be to sample every and all forms of Italian cuisine, dining out is not always the most economical way to survive the semester. Living with a group of students in a furnished apartment equipped with a kitchen allows the opportunity to sample the fresh produce, breads, pastas and desserts in a more economical way.
Students in the Rome Program remain full-time matriculated Pratt Institute students. Thus basic tuition costs are identical to other fourth year students. Listed below are the additional costs for the program. Financial aid allowances are generally applicable for Rome. Accepted students are requested to meet with the Financial Aid office during the fall semester.
Tuition:
18 undergraduate credits (same as Brooklyn campus)
Additional fees:
Study abroad fee $385
Field Trip fee (NON-Refundable deposit) $2,750
Housing $3,500/ semester (4 months)
Housing deposit $200 (to be returned at completion of semester)
Airfare RT $585 (Estimated)
Individual Student's Responsibilities:
Books $200
Insurance/Visa/Permesso/Deposits $225
Supplies $400
Meals $25/day or less if shared expenses
International Travel $600-$1000 (optional)
Richard Piccolo has a Bachelor of Industrial Design Degree from Pratt and a Master of Fine Arts Degree from Brooklyn College. He is a painter living in Rome. He has exhibited at Scholkopf Gallery in New York, and his mural cycle Earth, Air, Fire, and Water is installed at Park Plaza in Sacramento California. Professor Piccolo has been Program Director of the Pratt in Rome Program since 1979.
Emanuele Riccardi has a professional diploma from the University of Rome. She has taught Italian language at Intercoop Berlitz School, American College of Rome, Temple University and Washington University Rome Programs, and has taught at Pratt in Rome since 1980.
HA 600 (sec 1) Graduate
This graduate course will explore in historical and practical terms the materials and techniques of Venetian art. Through our association with the Università Internazionale dell'Arte, participants will be able to visit restoration laboratories in Venice and learn from experts about old master techniques. The Cini Foundation Library with its full repertoire of periodicals in this field will be another important resource. Each student will choose a particular example to study and may experiment with the relevant materials or techniques in his/her own style under the direction of studio faculty. A research paper will be submitted shortly after the return from Venice. The experimental works and visual displays of research will be submitted for the Pratt in Venice Show held in October.
3 credits, Mon 9AM and Fri 2PM
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