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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.

Graduate Architecture and Urban Design

How Pratt’s Architectural Theory Leaders Are Inspiring the Next Generation of Critical Thinkers

The question is often raised—such as in the recent Theory’s Curriculum program hosted by e-flux Architecture: why teach architectural theory? While theory was part of most architecture programs from the 1970s to 1990s, technology is now foregrounded…

Graduate Architecture and Urban Design

Pratt Architecture Students Design a Modern Jewish Sukkah as a Community Sanctuary

From October 13 to 23, visitors to Tribeca Park in Manhattan can enter an architectural space designed as a modern refuge by Pratt Institute students. Timed with the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, their sukkah—a temporary structure…

Architecture

Pratt Architecture and Interior Design Programs Ranked in Top 10 in the US by DesignIntelligence

The interior design and architecture programs at Pratt Institute are ranked among the best in the United States, according to “America’s Top-Ranked Architecture & Design Schools” from DesignIntelligence (DI), a monthly architecture and…

Architecture

DesignIntelligence Ranks Pratt’s Undergrad Architecture Program Among the Top Ten in the Nation

Pratt Institute’s undergraduate architecture program is ranked in the top ten in the country, according to a survey from DesignIntelligence (DI), a monthly architecture and design journal. While the full rankings will be…

Architecture

Two Alumnae Discuss Collaborating on Pratt’s Newest Residence Hall, Emerson Place

Many students have dreamed of designing a better residence hall for their college, one where bedroom floors don’t have to double as studios and there are places to have quiet personal time as well as social gatherings. Two alumnae…