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Three Years after Superstorm Sandy, How Has New York City Prepared for the Next Storm?

Deborah Gans, professor, School of Architecture, and principal architect of GANSstudio who has been an advocate of coastal resiliency projects and serves on New York City’s Build It Back program, comments on lessons learned from Hurricane Sandy and where our…

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United Nations Unveils Memorial to Victims of Slavery Designed by Alumnus Rodney Leon

A permanent memorial designed by Rodney Leon (B.Arch. ‘92), Pratt Institute alumnus and adjunct professor in the School of Architecture, was unveiled at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City on March 25. Titled The Ark of Return, the…

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Video: Robots Bring New Design Possibilities to Pratt Students

Pratt recently acquired two industrial robots and has created a robotics facility where students can access the technology for robotics seminars and studios. The Institute is one of the first art and design schools in the country to incorporate…

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DesignIntelligence Ranks Pratt Design Programs among Best in Nation

Pratt Institute’s interior design, industrial design, and architecture programs are ranked among the best in the country, according to a recently released annual survey of industry professionals coordinated by DesignIntelligence (DI), a monthly architecture and design journal. The rankings are…

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New York City Parks Commissioner and Alumnus Mitchell Silver Gives Campus Talk on Parks

In one of his first public talks since his appointment by Mayor Bill de Blasio earlier this year, Commissioner of New York City Parks and Recreation and Pratt alumnus Mitchell J. Silver (B.Arch. ’87), shared insights on the future of…

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Adjunct Associate Architecture Professor Reshapes the Architecture of Disaster Relief

Architect and Adjunct Associate Architecture Professor James Garrison has designed an Urban Post Disaster Housing prototype, a purpose-built alternative to current post disaster housing options. The prototype, commissioned by the New York City Office of Emergency Management (OEM), currently stands…

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School of Architecture Professor Signe Nielsen Helps Lead High Line Section to Completion

Signe Nielsen, professor of landscape architecture, urban design, and environmental planning in Pratt’s School of Architecture, played a vital role in leading the third phase of New York City’s High Line park to completion. As President of the New York…

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Pratt School of Architecture and Places Journal to Hold Big Data Symposium and Exhibition

Pratt Institute’s School of Architecture and Places Journal will present a symposium, “City by Numbers: Big Data and the Urban Future,” followed by an exhibition of work by Pratt artists, to examine the concept of Big Data and its relation…

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MAD Biennial Exhibition Includes Work by Pratt Alumni, Faculty, and Trustees

Pratt alumni, faculty, and trustees are featured in the Museum of Arts and Design's (MAD) inaugural NYC Makers: The MAD Biennial exhibition, which showcases work of 100 makers from across New York City's five boroughs. The exhibition will be on…

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Video: The Future of Soccer Ball Design

The 2014 World Cup “Brazuca” soccer ball has been touted as being the most advanced ever made after the company spent two years designing it with fewer panels of a single shape across the ball’s surface. Such “single-panel” design makes…