School of Architecture Spring 2025 Lecture Series
Video Highlights Pratt SoA Exhibitions and Celebrates the School’s Legacy
Reflecting on the Past, Designing the Future
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Designer, Educator, and Writer Andrew Holder Named Chair of Graduate Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design
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Pratt Names Courtney Knapp New Chair of the Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment
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Incoming Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment Academic Directors
SoA Faculty William Bryant Logan to Give Annual Lecture at Mountain Top Arboretum
School of Architecture Press
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Broiled by Heat Waves, Residents of the Concrete Jungle Suffer
Explores how climate change and urban design intensify heat in New York City—especially in low-income neighborhoods and communities of color. The article highlights research by Pratt’s Dr. Yuliya Dzyuban, who studies “heat walks” to measure how infrastructure impacts thermal comfort.
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How Annabelle Selldorf Became the Architect of Our Moment
Pratt alumna Annabelle Selldorf, renowned for her thoughtful and understated approach to architecture, is currently leading the renovation and expansion of the Frick Collection, blending modern design with historical elements to create spaces that seamlessly harmonize with their surroundings.
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Equitable Economic Development through Creative Placemaking
Constructed in 1907 and abandoned in 1930, the now-vacant Westchester Avenue station in the Bronx was designed by the noted architect of the Woolworth Building, Cass Gilbert. Once a vibrant neighborhood hub, the vacant station has long been a source of community concern and fascination. Protective walls hide the station, virtually invisible in the vast intersection of Westchester Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard and within the socio-economically distressed area of the South Bronx known as the “Toxic Triangle,” created by the intersection of three major expressways.
