School of Design Archives

We Contain Multitudes: The 2018 Alumni Achievement Award Winners on Empathy at Work

With humanity, compassion, and courage, Pratt alumni are changing culture, altering the landscape of the world for the benefit of others. Patients can access more effective care, communities that have experienced injustice grow stronger, and citizens find means to…

Engagement, Culture & Community

Hispanic History is Pratt History: A Celebration during Hispanic History Month

In celebration of Hispanic History Month (September 15-October 15), Pratt Institute’s social media channels, in conjunction with The Black Alumni of Pratt, are highlighting some of the Institute’s Latinx alumni and their contributions to the fields of art and…

Architecture

DesignIntelligence Survey ranks Pratt Architecture and Interior Design Programs Among Best in Nation

Pratt Institute’s interior design and architecture programs are ranked among the best in the country, according to America’s Top-Ranked Architecture & Design Schools survey from DesignIntelligence (DI), a monthly architecture and design journal. The rankings are based on the perspective of…

School of Design

How We Lead: Lou Switzer, Art and Design ’67

In the Spring/Summer 2018 issue, Prattfolio asked leaders from the Pratt alumni community to share their wisdom from the helm—how they inspire, improve, and ignite creativity. This is part three in a series of three web-exclusive interviews with alumni…

Fashion

Pratt Participates in New York Fashion Week 2018 with Curated Showcases of Work

Work by a number of Pratt-affiliated designers is on display during New York Fashion Week this September. Eighteen recent graduates from Pratt’s Fashion Department are presenting work from their 2018 thesis collections during a special New York Fashion Week…

School of Architecture

Pratt Welcomes New Administrators and Faculty Members to Campus

More than 20 new administrators and full-time faculty members have joined the Pratt community in time for the 2018-19 academic year. Representing a wide variety of disciplines and backgrounds, they share a commitment to excellence…

School of Design

How We Lead: Sara Ortloff Khoury, BFA Communications Design ’90

In the Spring/Summer 2018 issue, Prattfolio asked leaders from the Pratt alumni community to share their wisdom from the helm—how they inspire, improve, and ignite creativity. This is part two in a series of three web-exclusive interviews with alumni…

Graduate Communications Design

Pratt Participates in NYCxDESIGN 2018, from Exhibitions to Panels and Presentations

Pratt Institute participated in NYCxDESIGN 2018, New York City’s official citywide celebration of design, through a variety of exhibitions, discussions, and presentations of work in venues around the city from May 11-23. Pratt Institute President Frances Bronet appeared in…

Fashion

Our Torchbearers: Four New Grads on the Teachers Who Helped Them Find Their Paths at Pratt

Great leaders shine in the glow of those they influence. To students, professors’ guidance and mentorship can mean the courage to embrace their own ideas, the inspiration to unlock novel ways of thinking and making, and the knowledge and…

School of Architecture

Pratt to Honor Six Accomplished Graduates at 2018 Alumni Achievement Awards

On Saturday, September 29, Pratt Institute’s Alumni Achievement Awards 2018 will be presented to six distinguished alumni during a special “Best in Class” catered dining event to be held as part of Alumni Day 2018 on the Brooklyn campus.