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With the potential for more wintry weather ahead, here’s a look back at the recent snow on the Brooklyn campus from @prattinstitute.

In Search of African American Space: Redressing Racism by faculty members Jeffrey Hogrefe and Scott Ruff received the 2022 Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC) Book Award. The award recognizes state-of-the-art research in architecture and related design fields.

Emma Hastil, BFA Fashion Design ’13, was featured in the New York Times story “For One Rockaways Couple, Lockdown Was a Creative Windfall” on the apparel and housewares brand she co-founded during the pandemic.

Lena Afridi, acting director of the Pratt Center for Community Development, was interviewed for an AFP article on fires and low-income housing in the wake of the deadly Bronx fire: “It’s less about building new housing stock and more about making sure what we have is safe.”

Worn: A People’s History of Clothing by Sofi Thanhauser, adjunct assistant professor in the Writing Department, was included in Harper’s Bazaar’s “Best, Buzziest New Books of 2022.” The book will be published January 25 by Pantheon.

Little Wing Lee, MS Interior Design ’06, was featured in Elle Decor. The story highlights how she creates spaces that center compassion, community, and collaboration: “The goal is to make functional, beautiful spaces that people feel good in.”

Pierina Sanchez, previously a visiting assistant professor of architecture and a senior fellow for policy at Pratt Center, was recently elected to New York City Council and was highlighted in Curbed’s Group Portrait marking the first time in city history that the City Council has a majority of seats occupied by women.

Milly & Chilly by William David Caballero, BFA Digital Arts ’06, will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival which is taking place virtually from January 20 to 30. The animated documentary on a father’s chronic health problems and a mother’s role as his stalwart caretaker will be part of the Shorts Documentary section.