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School of Architecture Spring 2025 Lecture Series

In honor of our 70th Anniversary, we’re thrilled to celebrate this milestone with a remarkable lineup of events. Join us for inspiring lectures by Mabel O. Wilson, Walter Hood, and Toshiko Mori, an exhibition highlighting the outstanding work of our Bachelor of Architecture and Master of Architecture students, and much more.

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MLA Director Rosetta S. Elkin to Present Book and Receive Award at UVA School of Architecture

Master of Landscape Architecture Director Rosetta S. Elkin received The John Brinckerhoff Jackson Book Prize for her publication Landscapes of Retreat, presented by the UVA Center for Cultural Landscapes' Landscape Studies Initiative.

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GA/LA/UD Interim Chair Alexandra Barker Awarded the Arnold W. Brunner Grant

Alexandra Barker, Interim Chairperson of Graduate Architecture, Landscape Architecture, & Urban Design, is among the 2025 recipients of the Arnold W. Brunner Grant.

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Excerpt from Quinn Gregory’s Report Funded by the William ‘Bill’ Menking Award

This is one essay from a collection Quinn wrote about his time in Europe with the William 'Bill Menking' Travel Award.

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SoA Faculty Emily Young and Alum David Paraschiv Design Installation for 2025 Venice Biennale with Terreform ONE

Emily Young (MArch ‘24), Visiting Assistant Professor in the GA/LA/UD department, and alumni David Paraschiv (BArch ‘24) join Terreform ONE to participate in the 19th International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale.

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Canada Council for the Arts Selects SoA Graduate Student Fabio Lima for 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale Fellowship

Fabio Lima (HP '26) will join the cohort of fellows overseeing the daily operations of the Canada Pavilion in the Giardini di Castello during the 19th International Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale.

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Graduate Architecture Student Quinn Gregory Named 2025 Fulbright Semifinalist

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Pratt Institute was also named a Fulbright Top Producing Institute for the sixth consecutive year.

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Vogue

How Annabelle Selldorf Became the Architect of Our Moment

Pratt alumna Annabelle Selldorf, renowned for her thoughtful and understated approach to architecture, is currently leading the renovation and expansion of the Frick Collection, blending modern design with historical elements to create spaces that seamlessly harmonize with their surroundings.
Pratt Center for Community Development

Equitable Economic Development through Creative Placemaking

Constructed in 1907 and abandoned in 1930, the now-vacant Westchester Avenue station in the Bronx was designed by the noted architect of the Woolworth Building, Cass Gilbert. Once a vibrant neighborhood hub, the vacant station has long been a source of community concern and fascination. Protective walls hide the station, virtually invisible in the vast intersection of Westchester Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard and within the socio-economically distressed area of the South Bronx known as the “Toxic Triangle,” created by the intersection of three major expressways.
Fast Company

The buildings of the future won’t just be for humans—they’ll be for insects, too

The article discusses the concept of multispecies architecture, focusing on the work of architect and faculty member Ariane Harrison and her firm Harrison Atelier, particularly their collaboration with the Bee Conservancy to create habitat spaces for bees within architectural structures.