School of Architecture Archives

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…

Engagement, Culture & Community

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…

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…