Tonight and tomorrow evening (April 11 and 12), Dixon Place in Manhattan is hosting the Performance and Performance Studies program MFA thesis festival. Five members of the class of 2022—Rachel Austin, Kym Bernazky, Lila Klatz, Lizbeth Miscles Rivera, and Stephanie Woods—will be sharing their work.
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GAUD students Priyashi Galiawala, Moneesha Kumar, Max Sopher, Man Hin Ivan Yan, Ruying Lu, and Shikai Huang won the first, second, and third prizes in the 2021 Mass Timber Competition. All were students in the Constructing Complexity course led by Professor Cristobal Correa, and they examined new ways to design with mass timber, including innovative fabrication and assembly techniques.
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Graduate Communications Design students in the Packaging, Identities and Systems Design Program are developing games related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. See their work @prattgradcomd.
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Two exchange students in the Undergraduate Jewelry program in the Department of Fine Arts—Alexandra Moreno of Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts and Design and Abigail Ellen Pontefract of the Glasgow School of Art—reviewed the 45 Stories in Jewelry: 1947 to Now exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Design for Art Jewelry Forum.
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Pratt alumni and collaborative duo Glenn Ficarra and John Requa returned to campus for a conversation on their careers in film, even visiting the Steenbeck they edited on when they were students 30 years ago. See more @prattfilm_video.
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The newly published The Women Who Changed Architecture from Princeton Architectural Press features Karen Bausman, adjunct associate professor of undergraduate architecture, Harriet Harriss, dean of the School of Architecture, and former faculty member Sharon Egretta Sutton. The book celebrates over 100 women in architecture from the 19th century to today.
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This Friday, April 8, members of Made in NYC, an initiative of the Pratt Center for Community Development, are showcased in the Fashion Week Brooklyn x Made in NYC Runway Show. All of the designers work with manufacturers in the Garment District, including Noor Bchara who was a Venture Fellow in Pratt’s Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator. Learn more and see more designers @madeinnewyorkcity.
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The 2022 Fifth Annual Research Open House is now online! Hosted by the Office of Research and Strategic Partnerships, the event celebrates, elevates, and cultivates the work of faculty, staff, students, and alumni. Explore a range of projects showcasing creative expertise, innovation, and inquiry and vote for your favorite in the People’s Choice Award.
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The Brooklyn Public Library featured a photograph of a 1905 Pratt blacksmithing class in its Photo of the Week series.
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This Thursday, April 7, at 6 PM EST, join the Inaugural Pratt Institute Faculty Art & Design Slam (FADS) Presentations on Zoom. Presenters will discuss their latest professional and academic endeavors in short, seven-minute presentations. Register here.
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