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The 2021 Research Open House Awards Recognize Innovative Projects from across the Institute

“The Wing Guard: An Insect Repelling Device for Temporary Food Services” by Ellen Zhengyi Ren, BID ’21, with Professor of Industrial Design Ignacio Urbina Polo Over 50 projects from across Pratt Institute are featured in the…

School of Architecture

Earth Action Week Unites Cross-Campus Efforts on Climate Change, Industry Inequities & Sustainable Materials

Spring 2021 Pratt Earth Action Week convened in early April with virtual conversations, workshops, exhibitions, and more around the theme of “Recover, Renew, Reconnect.” Organized by the Pratt Sustainability Center and Pratt Sustainability Coalition, it followed the Fall 2020 Pratt…

School of Architecture

Pratt Research Open House 2021 Launches with Work on Ancient Pigments, Sustainable Design, and More

Investigating a lost blue pigment, fostering inclusive digital learning environments, and designing an environmentally conscious city are just a few of the topics that Pratt Institute faculty, students, and staff are examining in year-round research happening on campus and across…

School of Architecture

Pratt Shows 2021 Showcases Bold Creative Work by Graduating Students

Pratt Shows, the annual spring series of public presentations and exhibitions of work by Pratt’s graduating class, is now underway. This year, due to COVID-19, Pratt Shows is being held fully online, with a wide range of exciting projects and…

Architecture

Pratt Architecture & High School Students Collaborate on Designing for Hidden Heritage in Weeksville

Every neighborhood is made up of layers of planning design, where decisions about what to preserve, prioritize, and build have shaped the architecture, greenspaces, and streets. Weeksville in Brooklyn has particularly deep layers of that history as the site of…

Graduate Architecture and Urban Design

Technology Expands Creativity and Extends Community at Pratt

The pandemic may have accelerated it, but hybrid learning has its foundation in Pratt Institute’s longstanding commitment to incorporating technology into its curriculum and making its educational experience accessible to as many students as possible. The…

Architecture

Architecture Students Envision Environmental Solutions for a More Just World

Fourth-year undergraduate architecture students recently envisioned “Green New Worlds” in which environmental policies and solutions would together promote a more just society. The spring 2020 “Rendering the Just Transition” studio was led by Jason Lee, associate chairperson of undergraduate architecture,…

School of Architecture

Balenciaga and The Black Alumni of Pratt Partner on Full Scholarships to Diversify Art and Design

Balenciaga and The Black Alumni of Pratt (BAP) have partnered to establish two full undergraduate scholarships for Pratt Institute students in the School of Design, School of Art, and School of Architecture. These scholarships, funded by a generous gift…

Giving

Trustee Kathryn Chenault Commits $1M in Scholarships to Support Diversity in School of Architecture

Trustee Kathryn Chenault, together with her husband Kenneth, have committed $1 million to establish scholarships to support diversity in the School of Architecture. Kathryn Chenault has been a member of Pratt Institute’s Board of Trustees since 2012.

Architecture

Critiques at a Distance: Pratt Faculty Members Rethink Reviews in the Digital Space

Teaching and learning at Pratt Institute changed rapidly this spring as the response to the COVID-19 pandemic forced a move off the physical campus, and into digital spaces. Among the classroom and studio practices that needed to be reimagined were…