In a Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment (GCPE) Alumni Spotlight, Samuel S. T. Pressman, MS Sustainable Environmental Systems ’19, shared his current work in designing food systems and gardens for schools and community spaces: “When I do a community project, I am always eager to first find out as much as I can about what the real needs, challenges, and desires are in that given community or block.”
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A roundup of ideas and projects from around the Institute
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Visiting Associate Professor in the Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment David Burney and Ghuncha Shaheed, MS Urban Placemaking and Management ’25, write in Common Edge about the street vendor crackdown. “For many immigrant communities, one of the most accessible pathways into the city’s formal economy has been through street vending,” they write. “These small-scale businesses have played a crucial role in sustaining the rich cultural fabric New Yorkers take pride in today. Yet this contribution is frequently overlooked, even suppressed.”
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Mónica Santos Gil, BID ’15, was included in a round-up of Puerto Rican fashion designers for LATV for her brand Santos by Mónica. “Her designs use cactus-based leather alternatives, Eucalyptus Lyocell blends, and 100% TENCEL, proving that eco-conscious fashion can be cutting-edge.”
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Emily Sardo and Ankit Muhury, both MArch ’25, received the Design Award of Excellence from the 2025 SARA NY Design Awards for their project “Imprints,” which was completed in their fifth semester studio led by Visiting Assistant Professor of GALAUD Florencia Pita. Their earlier project “The Living Machine,” from their fourth semester with Hart Marlow, interim assistant chair of GALAUD and adjunct associate professor, earned the Design Award of Honor.
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Alumnus Duke Riley’s exhibition at MOCA in Virginia Beach was reviewed in Virginia Living. “My work addresses the tension between individual and collective behavior, independent spaces within all-encompassing societies, and the conflict with institutional power,” wrote Riley in a statement.
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Jessica Haba, MSLIS ’22, published an article about her work in family archives in the Archivists Round Table of Metropolitan New York’s Metropolitan Archivist.
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The New York Times ran a story titled “A Long Sunrise Walk to Start the School Year,” highlighting Pratt’s commitment to cultivating creative citizens while subtly connecting its Brooklyn Bridge walk tradition to broader national conversations about the value of a creative education. Celebrating Orientation and the incoming first-year class, Pratt’s annual Brooklyn Bridge walk offers a glimpse of young creatives taking their first steps—both literally and symbolically—into the cultural fabric of New York. The article features quotes from President Frances Bronet, Vice President for Student Affairs Delmy Lendof, and student Jay Vargas-Garcia.
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Emilio Sosa, BFA Fashion Design ’89, created the costumes for Jesus Christ Superstar staged at the Hollywood Bowl from August 1 to 3, starring Tony Award winner Cynthia Erivo.
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Julia Gamolina, visiting assistant professor of Graduate Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design, shares her favorite parts of New York City, architectural and otherwise, for Archinect. The most underrated building in the city? “The General Society’s Library — the second oldest library in New York City! The library focuses on resources for those in manual, technical, craft, and creative occupations, and hosts the Artisan Lecture Series, which pays tribute to the art of craftsmanship by featuring master artisans who lecture about the intricacies of their specialized crafts.”
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Daniel Lopatin, MSLIS ’10, has created original music for the upcoming film Marty Supreme directed by Josh Safdie and featuring Timothée Chalamet. Lopatin has a prolific musical career as Oneohtrix Point Never.
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