As part of the Places journal Summer Writing Fellows program, Carlos J. Balza Gerardino, MS Arch ’21, published the essay “New Old New York City” examining new construction in the city and how through good design “Beauty becomes a civic value, free for everyone.”
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The second fall 2021 semester issue of the student-run literary magazine The Prattler is now available to read online. Called The Histories Issue, it includes stories on the legacy of Pratt’s kindergarten program, the symbolism of yellow raincoats in horror, and finding belonging in Little Manila, Queens.
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Eva Díaz, associate professor of history of art and design, has an article in the Latinx winter 2021 issue of Aperture magazine. The story explores the work of mixed media artist Sofía Córdova.
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Ahead of the launch of Pratt’s new graduate program in landscape architecture, @prattsoa is revisiting recent student studio projects that engage with landscapes and constituent issues. Hunter Tran’s “Take My Hand” involves mixed-use infrastructure and pedestrian access to connect visitors to salt marsh ecology.
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The new book Pilot Impostor by James Hannaham, professor in the Writing Department, was featured in the Washington Post. The review called the author “one of America’s most inventive writers.”
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The 2021 growing season of the Textile Dye Garden on the Brooklyn campus was chronicled in handmade swatch books as a resource and archive for students to browse through the color range of the plants. See more @prattdyegarden and read about the initiative on the Pratt.edu news page.
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Slate published an essay by Dean of the School of Architecture Harriet Harriss that is included in the new book Extinct: A Compendium of Obsolete Objects from the University of Chicago Press. It explores the Kodak Flashcube which “made amateur photography of the domestic interior possible from the mid-1960s onwards.”
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On @prattfineart, view highlights from this semester’s sophomore painting final critiques.
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The Apex Suit designed by the Interwoven Design Group, founded by fashion design and industrial design faculty member Rebeccah Pailes-Friedman, with HeroWear received gold in the 2021 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). The design is made for workers in the logistics industry to fight fatigue in the workplace.
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On the Pratt Libraries Iron & Glass blog, Sarah Cuk, special collections graduate assistant, wrote about conducting an inventory for the Pratt Graphics Center. Running from 1956 to 1986, it was an extension of Pratt Institute and offered workshops, printing, classes, and exhibitions.
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