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.
Watch the Estudio Teddy Cruz and Fonna Forman Endowed Syrop Lecture
Estudio Teddy Cruz + Fonna Forman is a research-based urban and architectural design practice based at the University of California, San Diego, investigating borders and migration, informal urbanization, emergency housing, bioregional climate resilience, civic infrastructure and public culture.
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.
SoA Faculty Discusses New Book at the Tulane Center on Climate Change and Urbanism
The panel features Eunjeong Seong, who teaches in the Undergraduate Architecture program, and co-author Michael Bell, who recently published their book "8 Minutes, 20 Seconds: Housing After Banking — Encrypting the Sun."
Project Team Member Catherine Chattergoon ’24 on Landing Her Dream Job
From Prattfolio
Catherine Chattergoon, BArch ’24, shares how she sought mentorship and connection to bridge the gap between graduation and a creative career that serves as an extension of her values.
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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.
