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 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.

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.

Explore Our Graduate Programs: Upcoming SoA Info Sessions
Learn more about the graduate programs available at Pratt Institute’s School of Architecture (SoA) by attending a graduate program info session!

SoA Faculty Annie Coombs is Published in the NY Times – ‘Tiny Homes Aim to Address Shortage on Lakota Reservation’
The New York Times 'Living Small' series features a Tiny Home project on the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota by Annie Coombs.

Archinect Asks What Architecture School Deans Have in Store This Fall Term, Including Pratt SoA Dean Quilian Riano
What's on the minds of architecture deans this semester? Archinect touched base with the deans and directors at leading architecture schools across the country, including Pratt Institute School of Architecture dean Quilian Riano.

Building More Than Just Structures
From Pratt Institute News
Elijah Rayford, BPS Construction Management ’25, turned his passion for problem-solving into a full-time role in New York’s construction industry.

AIANY Emerging New York Architects Committee Meeting Featuring SoA Faculty Poyao Shih
Join AIANY Emerging New York Architects Committee and Poyao Shih as he reflects on a career moving between the extremes of design scale.
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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.