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 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.
Join the SoA’s Alumni Reception at the 2026 AIA Conference
The SoA and Alumni Engagement invite everyone in the SoA community attending the 2026 AIA Conference to a reception with alumni, faculty, and administrators, and a celebration of 2026 AIA National President Illya Azaroff (MArch ’97).
Announcing Eshaan Mehta and Miga Higa as Student Advisors to the Dean 2026-2027
Mehta (BArch '27) and Higa (MLA '28) will help facilitate collaboration and communication across departments and to liaise with the Institute's student affairs infrastructure to support student involvement.
Read Menking Award Winner Izzy Lane’s Zine on Urban Farming in Montreal
Lane (M.S. Urban and Community Planning ’26) traveled to Montreal to research urban agricultural production and identify what New Yorkers can learn from our neighbors to the north about sustainable urban farming.
SoA Faculty Presents Plenary Paper at Annual Meeting of Theoretical Archaeology Group
School of Architecture faculty Jeffrey Hogrefe presents a plenary paper entitled “The Ghostly Indian in Mason Dixon,” at the Annual Meeting of the Theoretical Archaeology Group.
SoA Faculty Emre Ozdemir and Ann Dinh’s Design ASCEND Selected for the SHINE Exhibition
ASCEND is an ephemeral tabletop lighting system that evokes emotional opulence while reminiscent of the body.
SoA Faculty Presented at the Society of Architectural Historians 79th Annual Meeting in Mexico City
Eight faculty members across the SoA's departments presented their research, co-chaired a panel, and led architectural tours.
School of Architecture Press
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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.
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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.
