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Alfredo Gutierrez Alcantara, MSLIS ’23, was featured on NBC 4 News for his work in helping launch the New York Public Library’s 3rd Annual World Literature Festival that spotlights books and writers from around the globe and, in particular, his focus on promoting Spanish-language literature.

School of Architecture Dean Quilian Riano spoke with NY1 Noticias, the Spanish-language broadcast outlet, about his journey, mission and vision, and creating a more inclusive field of architecture. The segment also featured several architecture students including Helen Zhou, who was interviewed.

The InfoShow23 Awards have been announced and are available to explore online, including the Best Group Project for the Manhattan Helicopter Map by Ziqi Wang and Jiacheng Chen and the Best Individual Project for Climate Change’s Effect on Tree Communities by Jolie Leung.

Constantin Boym, professor of industrial design, is exhibiting work from his Ecophilia series of modern habitats for plants and animals that anyone can build from May 20 to 22 at the Penny Williamsburg hotel as part of NYCxDesign. The collection was highlighted by the New York Times and is featured in a new publication.

The 2023 Pratt Shows: Fashion runway show of graduating student collections held at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn was covered by Vogue, WWD, Fashionista, Hypebeast, and Interview.

Hyperallergic reviewed part two of the MFA thesis exhibition at the Pfizer Building: “Pratt’s MFA students drew viewers in with their unique visual metaphors for messy places.”

On the Pratt Libraries Iron & Glass blog, Erica Leslie Weidner, MSLIS ’24, explores Pratt’s pivotal place in the history of public libraries in Brooklyn.

The 2023 Metropolis Future100 that highlights top graduating architecture and interior design students in the US and Canada includes Pratt students Changxin Li, BArch ’23, Hsin (Audrey) Wang, BArch ’23, and Yilin Xu, BFA Interior Design ’23.

Gothamist featured the bus shelter rooftop gardens pitched by Ben Matusow, MS Sustainable Environmental Systems ’22, to the NYC Department of Transportation. He developed the idea while a graduate student.

Construction management, facilities management, and real estate practice students, faculty, staff, and off-campus guests recently gathered for a workshop on the challenges and trends in their fields, and what needs to be taught to students for success in the industry. Read more on LinkedIn.