The Newark School of Architecture & Interior Design has officially opened, with Pratt as a key higher education partner helping shape the curriculum to prepare local students for careers in architecture, interior design, and the building trades.
School of Architecture Fall 2026 Lecture Series
How do we navigate and shape the friction of a built environment in constant flux?
The built environment is never static, it exists in a constant state of shifting, adapting, eroding, all only to be reimagined anew. As we face unprecedented climatic, technological, and social shifts, we are forced to consider deep, structural evolution. In the 2026-2027 academic year, we invite our community to interrogate transformations and to collectively think through the active processes by which spaces, materials, systems, and pedagogical practices are altered to meet the demands of a changing world.
Pratt’s MLA Students Creatively Design for a Wetter Brooklyn
From Pratt Institute News
As Pratt’s Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA) program earns professional accreditation, students are applying research and design to one of New York City’s most urgent climate challenges: flooding in North Brooklyn.
Explore Our Graduate Programs: Upcoming SoA Info Sessions
Learn more about the graduate programs available at Pratt Institute’s School of Architecture by attending a graduate program info session!
Dean Quilian Riano Published in ‘Junior Architects’ Book and Invitation to Van Alen Book Launch Event
Junior Architects: New Paradigms in Design Education examines the pursuit of equity in architecture and design education.
Jonathan A. Scelsa and Jonas Coersmeier Present in the ACADIA Book Forum
Jonathan A. Scelsa and Jonas Coersmeier participated in the ACADIA 2026 Book Forum, held as part of Humanism Recoded in Detroit, Michigan.
Jason Vigneri-Beane Publishes in The Intelligence Age
Jason Vigneri-Beane has contributed a chapter on "Transductions: Artificial Intelligence in Architectural Experimentation" to the new book, The Intelligence Age.
Eva Perez de Vega Publishes The Architecture of Human Exceptionalism
The Architecture of Human Exceptionalism. Redrawing Our Relationship with Other Species, challenges the assumption that architecture is a human-centered endeavor and calls for a fundamental shift in how we engage with the built environment.
School of Architecture Press
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Pratt Institute Turns 14th Street Into an Open-Air Gallery
Resident Magazine highlighted “Pratt Institute x The Village West: Windows on 14th Street,” the public art installation transforming vacant storefronts along the 14th Street corridor into a street-level gallery featuring work by 36 students across the Institute’s six schools.
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Archinect City Guide: Explore Brooklyn with Quilian Riano, Dean of Pratt School of Architecture
Archinect’s Brooklyn City Guide features Quilian Riano, dean of the School of Architecture, who shares his favorite local spots while highlighting Pratt’s architecture events, sculpture park, and campus spaces as must-visit destinations.
