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A colorful event poster for the Pratt Institute School of Architecture, detailing spring 2026 lectures and events. The left section includes the series title "How are publics shaped?" and highlights the theme of open dialogue. Various exhibitions are listed, featuring topics such as contemporary architecture and artificial intelligence in architectural experimentation. The poster contains dates, names of speakers, and specific sessions, promoting educational engagement within the architectural community.

School of Architecture Spring 2026 Lecture Series

How are publics shaped? The shaping of the public sphere is inherently open, created through discourse in time and space. In a time when discourse is challenged, how can we open dialogue and investigate the ephemeral but lasting impact of publics? The lecture series over the 2025-2026 academic year will be open to multiple voices and creation of publics both within and outside our community.

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SoA Dean and Alumna Contribute to TIME Article: A Portrait of America in 25 Buildings and Monuments

As the United States approaches its Semiquincentennial, TIME asked 25 architects, urban planners, thinkers, and other experts to each nominate a building or monument that they believe says something special about the nation at this moment.

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From Midwest Factories to Global Cities: Graduate Architecture in the Field

From Pratt Institute News

Through site visits and field research, Pratt students are examining the built environment from factory floors to historic city centers.

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Pratt Students Help Reimagine the Future of 14th Street

From Pratt Institute News

Through studio projects and field research, Pratt students are helping to reimagine 14th Street as a more connected, dynamic public space.

A collaged aerial plan of the student's Strata Soilworks. The plan shows the water at the coastline and the new terracing and levels created. Each of the buildings have the same distinctive framing with different levels of decay and growth into the surrounding site.

SoA Alum Included in Metropolis Future100 Cohort

Adrian Ramon is honored to have been included in Metropolis’ Future100 cohort, as he thinks it speaks to a certain success in his goal of communicating his thoughts on architecture.

GCPE Alum Receives Jeffrey Kroessler Student Research Award

The recognition celebrates outstanding student research and highlights LaGraize’s exceptional scholarship.

Office of Research and Strategic Partnerships

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Pratt’s Research Open House 2026: Exploring Design, Collaboration, and Real-World Impact

From Pratt Institute News

Spanning four areas of inquiry, this year’s Research Open House highlighted the breadth of interdisciplinary research at Pratt and its growing connections to industry, community, policy, and global partnerships.

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