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School of Architecture Spring 2025 Lecture Series

In honor of our 70th Anniversary, we’re thrilled to celebrate this milestone with a remarkable lineup of events. Join us for inspiring lectures by Mabel O. Wilson, Walter Hood, and Toshiko Mori, an exhibition highlighting the outstanding work of our Bachelor of Architecture and Master of Architecture students, and much more.

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.
A student presents her architectural project during a final review, as a panel of critics looks on attentively.

SoA Faculty Dragana Zorić Participates in XPO 2025 at the USC School of Architecture

School of Architecture faculty member Dragana Zorić was critic at the USC School of Architecture XPO event.
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Student Advisors to the Dean 2025–2026 Announced: Samantha Agostinelli (B.Arch) and Raha Behnam (MLA)

We are excited to announce that the Dean's Office has selected the Student Advisors to the Dean for the 2025–2026 academic year: Samantha Agostinelli (B.Arch ‘26) and Raha Behnam (MLA ‘27). Their terms begin July 1, 2024.
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Announcing Isabel Lane as the 2025 Pratt SoA William ‘Bill’ Menking Travel Award Winner

We are delighted to announce that Isabel (Izzy) Lane, a student in the MS in Urban and Community Planning program at the Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment, is the 2025 Pratt School of Architecture William ‘Bill’ Menking Travel Award recipient.
An overall view of the water installation under St. John's Gate.

SoA Faculty Poyao Shih’s Installation Proposal Shortlisted for the Shaping Water Competition

School of Architecture faculty member Poyao Shih's design proposal " Floating Field" has been shortlisted for the Shaping Water Competition, alongside fifteen other designs.
A student holding a process model that analyzes apartment neighborhood's accumulated path, culture, directions and pattern.

GA/LA/UD Student Awarded Center for Architecture Scholarship

Graduate Architecture, Landscape Architecture, & Urban Design student Eugene Kim, M.Arch ’26, is a recipient of the 2025 Center for Architecture Design Scholarship.

School of Architecture Press

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • The buildings of the future won’t just be for humans—they’ll be for insects, too

    The article discusses the concept of multispecies architecture, focusing on the work of architect and faculty member Ariane Harrison and her firm Harrison Atelier, particularly their collaboration with the Bee Conservancy to create habitat spaces for bees within architectural structures. 

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