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).
Fiona Campbell Named 2026 Pratt SoA William ‘Bill’ Menking Travel Award Winner
Campbell will conduct a comparative study of affordable cooperative housing models in Barcelona and Berlin, traveling to each city to speak with residents, organizers, policymakers, and architects.
SoA Faculty Member Lori Gibbs Publishes Article in Peer-Reviewed Journal
Supported by a Faculty Fellowship Award from the SoA Dean’s Office, Gibbs, who teaches in the Undergraduate Architecture program, analyzed original Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) field notebooks at the Library of Congress.
SoA Student Recognized By METROPOLIS Future100 Program
The program highlights graduating architecture and interior design students, including Forrest Gill-Ehlen (BArch '26), whose portfolios reflect a commitment to purposeful design.
SoA Faculty Deborah Gans Presents at Women Faculty Lecture and Lunch
Her talk explored her work’s central focus: pioneering efforts to reimagine coastal cities’ ongoing response to the escalating climate crisis — including New York City’s recovery in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.
SoA Faculty Featured in AIA Brooklyn NOW! 26 Exhibition at the Brooklyn Public Library
Sponsored by AIA Brooklyn, the public exhibition, program series and digital platform celebrates the projects, ideas, and people shaping Brooklyn’s built environment today.
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.
