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School of Architecture Fall 2025 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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Video Highlights Pratt SoA Exhibitions and Celebrates the School’s Legacy

Learn more about the 70 Years [+] Pratt School of Architecture: An Ongoing Story and Pratt Works: Pratt School of Architecture’s B.Arch and M.Arch Studio Projects exhibitions in this video.

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Reflecting on the Past, Designing the Future

From Pratt Institute News

The School of Architecture has been shaping the built environment for more than 70 years.

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SoA Dean Quilian Riano Featured in Archinect City Guide

Pratt Institute’s School of Architecture dean Quilian Riano, shares some of his favorite spots in Brooklyn for Archinect’s City Guide series – including his recommendation for the best donuts, ramen, and a selection of must-visit sites for architecture.

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SoA Faculty Jonathan Scelsa & Cathryn Dwyre Participate in Section as Cosmogram Exhibition

This exhibition assembles section drawings by contemporary architects and landscape architects depicting the real and imaginary relationships between the heavens and the earth.

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Designer, Educator, and Writer Andrew Holder Named Chair of Graduate Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design

From Pratt Institute News

Holder will assume the role of chair on July 1, 2025.

Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment

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Pratt Names Courtney Knapp New Chair of the Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment

From Pratt Institute News

An award-winning scholar and professor in the Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment’s Urban and Community Planning program, Knapp will assume the role on July 1, 2025, succeeding Eve Baron, who is stepping down to join the full-time faculty.

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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.
Inside Climate News

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.