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Architecture Professor Authors Op-Ed for The New York Times

Alec Appelbaum, a visiting assistant professor in Pratt Programs for Sustainable Planning and Development (PSPD), recently authored an Op-Ed in The New York Times about technology and urban life. In response to the “Smarter Cities” movement to equip cities with complex technology,…

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Metropolis Magazine Features Excerpts from Ron Shiffman’s Jane Jacobs Medal Acceptance Speech

Read excerpts from Professor Ron Shiffman's Jane Jacobs Medal acceptance speech in Metropolis Magazine. Shiffman has spent more than 50 years working to promote community-based activism and empower local groups to participate directly in the development of…

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Curbed NY Features Futuristic Student Architecture Proposal for Parking Garage for Grand Central

Curbed NY highlights a futuristic, balloon-shaped parking garage designed by Pratt architecture students Jordana Vasquez and Boris Leokumovick.

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Architecture Faculty Member Quoted in WNYC Story on Sandy Buyouts

In a piece on the buyouts after Hurricane Sandy, WNYC quotes architecture professor Deborah Gans. Deborah Gans is the Principal of Gans studio and a full professor in the Architecture School at Pratt Institute. She has also…

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School of Architecture to Present Exhibition and Symposium on Cold War Era Housing Systems

Pratt Institute's School of Architecture will present “COLD war COOL digital,” an exhibition of 20 scaled prototypes of modernist, pre-fabricated, and globally-distributed Cold War era housing systems that were created using contemporary 3D printing technologies (opening reception 2/18 at…

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The New York Times Highlights the Work of Pratt Architecture Professors and Student

The New York Times recently highlighted the work of two Pratt architecture professors and a current student in three separate articles. Pratt Undergraduate Architecture Professor Haresh Lalvani was featured in The Times's “Science Times” section for his…

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Planning Professor Ron Shiffman Receives Two Prestigious National Honors

Ron Shiffman, professor, Pratt Institute Graduate School of Architecture, and founder, Pratt Center for Community Development, was recently recognized with two national honors: the Rockefeller Foundation's 2012 Jane Jacobs Medal for Lifetime Leadership and the American Planning Association's 2013…

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Pratt Professor Haresh Lalvani’s New Sculpture in Manhattan Featured in The New York Daily News

The January 11, 2013 issue of the New York Daily News featured a full page article on a new sculpture by Pratt Professor of Architecture Haresh Lalvani, that was recently installed at 1330 Avenue of the Americas at…

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Architecture Professor Featured in NY1 Panel Dicussion on Hurricane Sandy

NY1's “Inside City Hall” program recently featured Architecture Professor Ron Shiffman in a roundtable discussion on New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's plan for rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy. Shiffman was joined in conversation with Steven Cohen, executive…

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New Sculpture by Pratt Architecture Professor Permanently Installed in Midtown Manhattan

A new permanent sculpture is attracting attention on the bustling streets of Midtown Manhattan. The sculpture, titled SEED54, was created by Pratt Institute Architecture Professor Haresh Lalvani and recently installed at 1330 Avenue of the Americas at…