A roundup of ideas and projects from around the Institute
Chen Chen, BID ’07, and Kai Williams, BID ’06, are presenting “Blue Heron Triangle” in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden to provide a fishing platform for its great blue herons. The work is part of For the Birds, a garden-wide exhibition of artist-designed birdhouses. Their work was highlighted in coverage from the Daily Beast, Dezeen, and Elle Decor.
Through July 24, the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, New York, is exhibiting Set It Off. Curated by Racquel Chevremont and Mickalene Thomas, BFA Fine Arts ’00, it features six diverse female artists working across a range of disciplines. It was covered by the New Yorker, Cultured Magazine, and Document Journal.
The School of Architecture announced its 2022 Student Award winners for 18 different prizes. Visit the site to explore their work, such as this rendering by Noah Rosenberg, BArch ’22, honored for Best Drawing in Fourth Year.
Pratt President Frances Bronet is included on City & State’s 2022 Brooklyn Power 100. The list highlights leaders who are shaping Brooklyn’s politics and policy. The feature highlighted Bronet’s leadership in learning from the pandemic as well as recent Pratt enrollment, fundraising, and hiring success.
Stefan Al, visiting associate professor in Graduate Architecture and Urban Design (GAUD), joined the Slate Money podcast to discuss his new book about skyscrapers, Supertall.
Through September 9 at Rockefeller Center, Pratt Trustee and alumnus Derrick Adams, BFA Art and Design Education ’96, is exhibiting Funtime Unicorns, an interactive installation of sculptures inspired by playground toys. As the artist told WWD: “More than ever, people want to be more connected to things.”
Rebekah Morris, senior program manager at the Pratt Center for Community Development, was interviewed for a Gothamist story on the ongoing safety issues of New York City’s basement apartments as another hurricane season is underway. The story highlighted the Pratt Center’s years of advocacy on the issue.
Olivia Gorman, MID ’22, designed the Heer-oh desk for working from home with minimal space. The design creates a calm and focused environment. Read more on the Pratt MID site.
Quilian Riano, assistant dean of the School of Architecture, was elected vice-president for architecture of the Architectural League of New York. The announcement was covered by the Architect’s Newspaper.
Check out photos from 1976 and 1980 on @prattischool from when the School of Information was the Graduate School of Library & Information Science.
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