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.
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 Shares What’s Next for Pratt SoA in Archinect
SoA Dean Quilian Riano was featured in the Archinect article “What’s Next for Architecture Education? 25 Deans and Directors Weigh in as the 2026 School Year Starts.”
Designing Regenerative Futures
From Pratt Institute News
Following President Frances Bronet’s recent appearance at the UN for the Regenerative Communities Summit, explore some of the ways in which Pratt students, faculty, and alumni are developing design solutions that restore ecosystems, strengthen communities, and address climate change.
SoA Faculty Presents and Publishes Paper at the 63rd IMCL Conference
SoA Faculty Erika Hinrichs presented her paper at the 63rd International Making Cities Livable conference.
SoA Faculty Frederick Biehle Completes Final Year with the UA Rome Program
SoA Faculty Frederick Biehle completed his 30th year with the Pratt Undergraduate Architecture Rome program.
SoA Dean and Alumna Contribute to TIME Article: A Portrait of America in 25 Buildings and Monuments
As the United States approaches its Semiquincentennial, TIME asked 25 architects, urban planners, thinkers, and other experts to each nominate a building or monument that they believe says something special about the nation at this moment.
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.
