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Pratt Manhattan Gallery Presents Theoretical and Innovative Exhibition on Urban Street Design


Pratt Manhattan Gallery will present "Design Jazz: Improvisations on the Urban Street," a two-part exhibition inspired by Deb Johnson, Pratt's Academic Director of Sustainability, that will document both theoretical and innovative approaches to the design…



Pratt Raises $400,000 for Student Scholarships at Legends 2009 Gala on October 29


Over 400 guests attended Legends 2009 -- Pratt Institute's largest annual scholarship benefit -- which raised $400,000 through ticket sales during a festive and glamorous event on October 29 at 7 World Trade Center in…



Marc Jacobs, David Rockwell, and Patti Smith to be Honored at Legends 2009


Pratt Institute will present Legends 2009, a scholarship benefit honoring fashion designer Marc Jacobs; architect and designer David Rockwell; and performer, poet, and visual artist Patti Smith on Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 7 World…



Alumni, Faculty, and Students to Completely Outfit Two Model Residence Interiors in Brooklyn


Pratt Institute has completely outfitted two Hudson Companies model residences interiors in the new Third + Bond townhouses at 115 Third Street in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, creating holistic interior home environments that include conceptually innovative…



Pratt Releases Official Climate Action Plan Outlining Its Commitment to Sustainable Campus Practices


Pratt President Thomas F. Schutte has submitted an official climate action plan to the American College & University Presidents' Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), which documents Pratt's commitment to reducing its campus greenhouse gas emissions and outlines…



Author Kurt Andersen to Deliver Address as Part of Symposium on Creative Value in the 21st Century


Author Kurt Andersen will deliver a keynote address on the meaning of creative value in the 21st century as part of a Pratt Institute symposium titled "Redefining the Good Life" on September 26, 2009 from…



Pratt to Honor Marc Jacobs, David Rockwell, and Patti Smith


Pratt Institute will present Legends 2009, a scholarship benefit honoring fashion designer Marc Jacobs; architect and designer David Rockwell; and iconic performer, poet, and visual artist Patti Smith on Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 7…



Pratt Announces 2009 Alumni Achievement Award Winners


Pratt Institute will honor four distinguished alumni on September 25, 2009 at a private luncheon held on Pratt's Brooklyn Campus. Award recipients include Michael Inman, curator of rare books at The New York Public Library;…



Lonn Combs Named Acting Chair of Pratt’s Undergraduate Architecture Program


Pratt Institute has named Assistant Chair of Undergraduate Architecture and Adjunct Associate Professor of Architecture Lonn Combs as acting chair of its undergraduate architecture program as of August 3, 2009.  He replaced Evan Douglis, who…



Pratt Presents Exhibition of Digitally-Altered Images by Filmmaker and Photographer Fred Camper


Pratt Institute's Department of Film/Video and Photography will present a solo show of two bodies of work by artist Fred Camper titled "Figments," that feature digitally altered images of increasingly low resolutions based on original…



Todd Michael Galitz Named Vice President for Institutional Advancement


Pratt Institute has named Todd Michael Galitz, a senior fundraising professional with more than 14 years of development experience, as its new Vice President for Institutional Advancement. His appointment will begin on August 24, 2009.



Pratt Sculpture Park Features New Work


Pratt Institute recently installed three sculptures as part of Agnieszka Gradzik and Wiktor Szostalo's "Treehugger Project" in its outdoor Sculpture Park, which stretches across Pratt's 25-acre Brooklyn Campus and is the largest in New York…



Pratt Manhattan Gallery Presents Exhibition of Innovative Swedish Design


Pratt Manhattan Gallery will present "Design S: Swedish Design Award," an exhibition that features 19 shortlisted entries to Sweden's biggest design award competition, with a focus on design for sustainability issues including climate, the environment,…



Pratt Programs Top National Design Survey


Pratt's graduate program in interior design was ranked first in the country, based on surveys completed by industry professionals. Undergraduate interior design, graduate and undergraduate industrial design, and undergraduate architecture programs were ranked 2,…



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