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Places Features Essay by Architecture Professor on the Socio-Political Dimensions of Hospitality


Places, an interdisciplinary journal of contemporary architecture, landscape, and urbanism, recently featured an essay authored by Architecture Professor Deborah Gans on hospitality and the spatial and political dimensions of being a stranger --…



Graphic Design USA Includes Communications Design Students and Alumna in “Students to Watch” Feature


Graphic Design USA includes communications design students Doug Aldrich (B.F.A. '12), Melissa Deckert (B.F.A. '12), and Natalie Sims (M.F.A. '12) in its annual "Students to Watch" feature. Also featured…



The New York Times Mentions Pratt’s Commitment to its Brooklyn Neighborhood


The New York Times, in an article on the Wallabout neighborhood of Brooklyn, mentioned the positive impact that Pratt has had on the surrounding neighborhoods including Wallabout, mentioning the construction of Myrtle Hall…



Los Angeles Times Magazine Profiles Fine Arts Alumnus Ellsworth Kelly


LA, the Los Angeles Times Magazine, profiled fine arts alumnus Ellsworth Kelly in a January 2012 article. The article details a major retrospective of Kelly's work at the Los Angeles County Museum of…



Coming-of-Age Photography Exhibition by Pratt Alumnus Highlighted in The New York Times


The New York Times recently highlighted the photographic work of alumnus Joseph Szabo, who documented the lives of high school adolescents in the 1970s and 1980s. The work is part of an exhibition,…



The New York Times Details Architecture Alumnus’s Renovation of Historic Brooklyn Home


The New York Times ran an article in its weekend Real Estate section detailing Pratt architecture alumnus Hisham Modine's renovation of his historic brownstone home, which is located in close proximity to Pratt's…



International Photography Website Features Work by Humanities and Media Studies Faculty Member


La Lettre de la Photographie, an international bilingual website for audiences interested in photography, recently featured Ellen Wallenstein, an adjunct associate professor in the Humanities and Media Studies department, in a January 18…



Los Angeles Times Features Inventive Conceal Bookshelf Design by Pratt Alumnus


The Los Angeles Times featured the latest addition to a shelving line that was first introduced through the Umbra and Pratt design competition of 2005. The original Conceal bookshelf, which allows books to…



New York Daily News Quotes History of Art and Design Chair on Legacy of Eva Ziesel


The New York Daily News quoted Katarina Posch, chair of Pratt's History of Art and Design department, in a January 5 obituary on the legacy of celebrated designer and former Pratt faculty member…



DailyCandy Highlights Brooklyn Fashion Courtesy of Fashion Design Alumni


DailyCandy, a curated lifestyle site and e-newsletter with millions of visitors, featured recent graduates Nina Zilka and David J. Krause in a January 4 post on their Alder line of sustainable clothing and…



Alumnus and Fine Artist Gets National Press for New Version of Washington Crossing The Delaware


Illustration alumnus Mort Kunstler was featured in various national news outlets for a painting that depicts a more "historically accurate" version of General George Washington crossing the Delaware River. Kunstler invested two months of research…



Cool Hunting Names Recent Industrial Design Alumna’s Work to Top Five List for 2011


Cool Hunting blog recently included architecture (B. Arch.) and industrial design (M.I.D.) alumna Lara Knutson's Soft Chemistry vessels on its list of its five favorite pieces of conceptual design for 2011. The vessels…