publics
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.
EXHIBITIONS
Theoharis David: From Drawing to Building
Opening Reception: February 2, 2026, 6:15 PM
On View: February 2–27, 2026
Higgins Hall, Leo J. Kuhn Lobby
Levers Long Enough to Move the World: Sketches in Contemporary Architecture
Opening Reception: February 4, 2026, 6:15 PM
On View: February 4–27, 2026
Higgins Hall, Hazel and Robert H. Siegel Gallery
Field Archive: Pratt Landscape Architecture in Process
Opening Reception: March 24, 2026, 6:15 PM
On View: March 9–April 24, 2026
Higgins Hall, Hazel and Robert H. Siegel Gallery
A Decade of Delta Cities Coastal Resilience: Lessons From Community Engaged Climate Visioning
Opening Reception: April 9, 2026, 6:15 PM
On View: April 7–24, 2026
Higgins Hall, Leo J. Kuhn Lobby
LECTURES & EVENTS
LOT-EK: this is not design, this is design / caring for the things we make and the ones we dismiss
Ada Tolla & Giuseppe Lignano
February 5, 2026 6:15 PM
Higgins Hall Auditorium
Presented by Undergraduate Architecture.
Pratt Sessions: MOS
Hilary Sample & Michael Meredith
February 12, 2026 6:15 PM
Higgins Hall Auditorium
Presented by Graduate Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design.
Taconic Workshop: Sites of Queer Dying in NYC During the AIDS Epidemic
Afternoon:
Fabio Lima
Teal Nottage
Caroline Hibbert
Dr. Harriet Harriss
Evening:
Ken Lustbader
Perry Brass
Ron Goldberg
February 18, 2026 2:00-8:00 PM
Alumni Reading Room, Pratt Library
Presented by the Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment.
2026 Arnold Syrop, BArch ’61, and Joanne Syrop Annual Lecture
Teddy Cruz & Fonna Forman
February 26, 2026 6:15 PM
Higgins Hall Auditorium
Presented by the Selz Foundation, in partnership with the School of Architecture.
Pratt Sessions: Neri & Hu
Lyndon Neri & Rossana Hu
March 6, 2026 6:15 PM
Higgins Hall North, Room 304
Presented by Graduate Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design.
GCPE Legacies & NYC Futures
Mike Flynn & Tiffany-Ann Taylor
Moderated by Courtney Knapp & Ron Shiffman
March 6, 2026 6:00 PM
Pratt Manhattan Center, Room 201
Presented by the Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment.
MLA Faculty Flash Talks
March 9, 2026 6:15 PM
Higgins Hall North, Room 304
Presented by the Master of Landscape Architecture Program.
Transductions: Artificial Intelligence in Architectural Experimentation
Jonas Coersmeier
Curry J. Hackett
Ed Keller
Sandra Manninger
Jason Vigneri-Beane
March 12, 2016 6:15 PM
Higgins Hall Auditorium
Presented by Undergraduate Architecture.
Superpowers: The Agency of Architects, What Architects Can Do
UA 3rd Year Eminent Analyst Lecture
Julie Eizenberg, FAIA
March 26, 2026 6:15 PM
Higgins Hall Auditorium
Presented by Undergraduate Architecture.
Landscape Seminar Series: Wisdom of Place
Chip Sullivan & Elizabeth Boults
March 27, 2026 12:30 PM
Higgins Hall North, Room 505
Presented by the Master of Landscape Architecture Program.
Pratt Sessions: Mark Foster Gage
Mark Foster Gage
March 30, 2026 6:15 PM
Higgins Hall Auditorium
Presented by Graduate Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design.
Living Roots: The Promise of Perennial Foods
Liz Carlisle
April 6, 2026 6:15 PM
Higgins Hall North, Room 304
Book Launch presented by the Master of Landscape Architecture Program.
Wasted x Van Alen: A Discussion
Xavi L. Aguirre
Ivi Diamantopoulou
Jaffer Kolb
Michael Ortiz
Paula Stoddard
April 7, 2026 6:15 PM
Van Alen Institute, 303 Bond St., Brooklyn, NY
Presented by Graduate Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design.
Axi: Ome: INVISIBLE and VISIBLE PRACTICE
Heather Woofter & Sung Ho Kim
April 9, 2026 6:15 PM
Higgins Hall Auditorium
Presented by Undergraduate Architecture.
Minor Infrastructures
UA 5th Year Eminent Analyst Lecture
Jesse LeCavalier
April 13, 2026 6:15 PM
Higgins Hall Auditorium
Presented by Undergraduate Architecture.
Lo—TEK. Water. A Field Guide for TEKnology
Julia Watson
April 16, 2026 6:15 PM
Higgins Hall North, Room 304
Presented by the Master of Landscape Architecture Program.
Public Panel Discussion – A Decade of Delta Cities Coastal Resilience: Lessons From Community Engaged Climate Visioning
April 24, 2026 4:00 PM
Higgins Hall Auditorium
Presented by the Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment & Undergraduate Architecture.