Taeler Braithwaite, MFA Communications Design ’24, was interviewed in Bold Journey. “In May, I graduated from Pratt Institute with an MFA in Communication Design, a milestone that furthered my professional and creative growth,” she said. “While at Pratt, I collaborated with the Van Alen Institute on service design projects for the Gowanus neighborhood and worked with Stephen T. Mather High School to create a grower’s space for students.
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Professor of Writing Samantha Hunt reviewed Mariana Enriquez’s A Sunny Place for Shady People for the New York Times. The review was listed among Book Mark’s 5 Reviews You Need to Read This Week. Hunt was also mentioned in a Collider article about short film The Yellow, which was “adapted from author Samantha Hunt’s short story of the same name, that intimately dissects suburban dread and existential absurdity.“
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Matthew Quejada, MID ’24, designed an e-bike charging station for garages, which was sponsored by GM and featured in Core 77. Quejada also received the 2024 IDSA Graduate Student Merit Award (GSMA).
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Visiting Professor of Fine Arts Karen Bachmann was quoted in the New York Times about the history of the horn motif in jewelry. “The horn shape is representative of a vessel,” she said, “and one of the earliest representations of the horn shape can be seen in a Paleolithic limestone in the Dordogne called the Venus of Laussel.”
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A poem by Adjunct Assistant Professor – CCE of Writing Anselm Berrigan was published by The Baffler.
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Pratt was recognized for co-founding Archipelago Agenda, which “brings together stakeholders to develop scalable, nature-based solutions for water scarcity and safety in urban archipelagos.” The article highlights the Anant Fellows who presented proposals at Singapore International Water Week 2024. “India’s Daman/Diu Islands were added to the agenda through Anant National University, the only Indian University partner in the initiative.”
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Marland Backus, BID ’15, was featured in Vogue and HighSnobiety. Her heart necklace was also worn by superstar Chappell Roan.
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Two faculty members from the School of Architecture received 2024 Independent Projects Grants from The Architectural League and The New York State Council on the Arts. Laura Salazar-Altobelli, assistant professor of undergraduate architecture, received a grant for the upcoming exhibition In-Process: Alternative Methods in Reading Evolving Buildings; and Dragana Zorić, adjunct associate professor – CCE of undergraduate architecture, received a grant for the upcoming exhibition Jugoplastika: Women, Plastics and a Factory that Defined a Nation.
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Cameron Brentlinger, BID ’24, was highlighted on Core 77.
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Assistant Professor of Fashion Susan Cianciolo is mentioned in a recent Cultured article about artists using clothing as a medium for both art and style. “Consider the Brooklyn-based Susan Cianciolo, who had her own fashion line, Run, from 1995 to 2001, before burning out on the industry and refocusing her attention on visual art. She still makes clothing, but her runway shows have relocated to galleries, where they feel more like performance than industry ritual.
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