School of Architecture Archives

Renowned Architect Thom Mayne’s Educational Mentorship Program Showcased at Pratt

A mentorship program for public school students headed by Pratt Institute’s Graduate Architecture and Urban Design (GAUD) program Critic at Large Thom Mayne, Pritzker Prize-winning architect and founding principal at the firm Morphosis,…

Architecture

James von Klemperer of Global Architecture Firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Gives Campus Talk on Urban Design

Pratt welcomed James von Klemperer, President and Design Principal of international architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF), to the Brooklyn campus on February 26 to speak about his work before an attentive audience in Higgins Hall auditorium. The…

Architecture

The Pratt Network: Shulamit Nazarian, BArch ’87

As the Office of Alumni Relations launches its first regional networks, laying the groundwork for Pratt connections to flourish in the many places alumni do their work, Prattfolio* checks in with six local influencers across the United States who are helping…

School of Architecture

United Nations Youth Assembly Features Pratt Urban Placemaking Students, Faculty, and Alumna

Several students, faculty, and an alumna from Pratt Institute’s Urban Placemaking and Management program in the School of Architecture appeared on a panel titled “The Social Inclusion of Cities” at the United Nations…

Graduate Architecture and Urban Design

Five Pratt Institute Students and Alumni Named Fulbright Semifinalists

Five students and recent graduates from Pratt Institute have been announced as semifinalists for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for 2018. The highly competitive Fulbright U.S. Student Program is the largest United States exchange program, offering students and young…

Architecture

College Factual Ranks Pratt Institute Programs among Best in the Nation

College Factual has ranked Pratt Institute the top college in the country in the General Architecture and Design and Applied Arts categories, and fifth for Film, Video, and Photographic Arts, in its 2018 rankings. College Factual is a leading…

President

Pratt Institute Welcomes Its 12th President Frances Bronet

Frances Bronet became Pratt Institute’s 12th president on January 2, 2018. She is the first woman president to lead Pratt Institute, one of the world’s most renowned art and design colleges. Bronet succeeds President Thomas F. Schutte who stepped…

Architecture

Pratt Students Curate Interactive Exhibition from New York Public Library Picture Collection

A group of Pratt Institute students recently used images from the New York Public Library (NYPL) Picture Collection to curate The Naming of Things, an interactive exhibition on view at the Pratt Photography Gallery this fall. The show explores…

School of Architecture

Innovative Studio Course Provides Students with Real-World Experience in Planning and Policy

Students in Pratt’s Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment (GCPE) gained real-world experience in land use, policy, and planning through an innovative new studio class this past spring that focused on the East New York/Cypress Hills area of…

Architecture

The Transformers: Jack Esterson, BArch ’75

Across industries, Pratt alumni have been influential in reimagining and reshaping the way we live, responding to the challenges, needs, and questions of their times. Part four of six from Prattfolio’s feature on Pratt alumni leading the way in a changing…