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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…

Graduate Architecture and Urban Design

A New Augmented Reality App Brings Architecture Student Work into Your Home

You can now transform any open space into an exhibition of Pratt Institute student work that you can explore with just your smartphone. Released this spring, the Pratt Virtual Exhibitions app was created for iPad and iPhone…

Architecture

New Pratt Shows Portfolio Website Showcases Work by Graduating Students

A new website is offering a digital window into an exciting range of bold creative work by this year’s graduating Pratt students. Launched this May, the Pratt Shows portfolio website showcases individual student work and projects from across Pratt’s…

School of Architecture

Connecting at a Distance: A Remote Learning Visual Tour

Illustration from online learning in the class of James Lipovac, adjunct associate professor of Foundation Art (via @PrattFoundation/Instagram) As the spring semester shifted to distance learning, Pratt Institute’s students, faculty, and staff have innovated to…

School of Architecture

Tributes to the Pratt Legacy of Bill Menking

(courtesy of Rob Gregory) Following the announcement that architectural historian and educator William “Bill” Menking died on April 11 at the age of 72 after a long battle with cancer, tributes have poured in from…

School of Architecture

Pratt’s School of Architecture Launches Free Online Course Series with AIA Brooklyn

(courtesy Joseph Koelbel Architect) In response to COVID-19’s impact on architecture, the Pratt Institute School of Architecture is partnering with the Brooklyn Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Brooklyn) to…

School of Architecture

Pratt Responds to COVID-19: The Institute Unites to Produce 1,000s of Face Shields for Hospitals

Production of face shields at Pratt Institute This is the second in a series of posts exploring how the Pratt Institute community is rallying its creative resources to help with the challenges of COVID-19. In…

School of Architecture

Members of the Pratt Community Sew Masks and 3D-Print Face Shields to Combat COVID-19

Luba Drozd, BFA Computer Graphics ‘06, making face shields with the 3D printer in her apartment (courtesy Luba Drozd) This is the first in a series of posts exploring how the Pratt Institute community is rallying…

School of Architecture

School of Architecture Launches Mistresses of Pratt to Recognize the Work of Women Educators

The Mistresses of Pratt Dinner Party (photo by Armon Burton) In her 1970s installation The Dinner Party, artist Judy Chicago wanted to elevate the overlooked roles of women in global civilization. A massive…

City and Regional Planning

Pratt Initiatives and Research Projects Tackle Food Insecurity and Waste

Uncertainty about where the next meal will come from is an insecurity impacting millions of people. Pratt Institute researchers are investigating how to make healthy food more attainable for all, both locally and around the world.