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The Ascendant Heritage Apartments in East Harlem that were preserved by Ascendant Neighborhood Development (AND) led by Chris Cirillo, visiting assistant professor of construction/facilities management, in co-development with MDG Design + Construction and Forsyth Street Affordable Housing, were named the Preservation Winner in the Affordable Housing Finance’s Readers’ Choice Awards.

For a studio led by Jason Vigneri-Beane, architecture student Grace Soliman created a tea room designed to be placed in Tokyo Bay in response to rising water levels due to climate change. Read more @prattsoa.

Mickalene Thomas, BFA Fine Arts ’00, is featured in a New York Times Magazine profile that explores the evolution of her work, including her time at Pratt and her approach to painting: “I’m thinking of Romare Bearden, Faith Ringgold, at the same time while thinking of Picasso and Matisse and Andy Warhol and all of these different ways that they’ve painted, and how you can bring that in.”

The BlueBlock Gardens on the industrial coastal edge of Red Hook will be offering tours this weekend as part of Open House New York. The project is a partnership between the Resilience Education Training and Innovation Center (RETI) and thread collective, an urban design firm that includes School of Architecture faculty members Gita Nandan and Elliott Maltby.

Fashion design and industrial design faculty member Rebeccah Pailes-Friedman was featured on Core77’s list of “20 Woman-led Industrial Design & Innovation Firms You Should Know.”

The American College Health Foundation (ACHF) Emotional Well-Being survey has been sent to the inboxes of Pratt staff, students, and faculty. The survey invites the Pratt community to share how they are faring so the Institute can better serve their needs. For questions contact healthpromotion@pratt.edu. The survey closes on Friday, October 29.

On Monday, October 18, at 2 PM EST, the Pratt community is invited to join an outdoor yoga gathering on the Brooklyn campus. Find details on how to register for the free event.

For a studio led by Alexandra Barker, architecture students Ekta Patel and Katie Gaines designed “Compositional Enfilade,” a project for Brooklyn’s Wallabout Channel inspired by still life artworks and incorporating a range of facilities such as a spa and nightclub within a waste-to-energy plant and recycling center. See more @prattsoa.

For the October issue of Artforum, Raque Ford, BFA Fine Arts (Painting) ’10, shared a top ten list of places, people, apps, music, books, and artwork. The article coincides with Ford’s inclusion in Greater New York at MoMA PS1 which also features alumni Marilyn Nance, BFA Communications Design ’76, and Raha Raissnia, MFA Fine Arts (Painting) ’02.