A roundup of ideas and projects from around the Institute
An exhibition by Carrie Moyer, BFA Painting ’85, and Sheila Pepe is on view at the Museum of Arts and Design through February 13, 2022. Called Tabernacles for Trying Times, it was highlighted by the New Yorker for a collaborative installation that offers a place to lounge and reflect “beneath an extravagant, genre-defying canopy of clouds.”
Aug 10, 2021
In a recent Q&A, Alisa Zamir, professor of graduate communications design, shared advice for students and reflected on her long career in design: “Love what you do. Never say it is good enough. Stay curious, keep experimenting and expand your horizons.” Read more @prattgradcomd.
Aug 10, 2021
Graduate architecture students Vineeta Mudunuri and Krithi Krishnan created the “House of Species” which proposes a new form of coexistence between nature and humans. See more @PrattSOA.
Aug 09, 2021
Uzma Z. Rizvi, associate professor of social science and cultural studies, and Murtaza Vali, visiting instructor of social science and cultural studies, co-curated the Pavilion of Saudi Arabia at the 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale. Called Accommodations, it reflects on the Biennale’s theme of How Will We Live Together? by examining spaces of quarantine.
Aug 09, 2021
Students in the Emerging Transport Studio led by Chamille Thayer, professor of industrial design, explored issues of transportation in emerging economies, with their projects including bikes for students in Ethiopia and low-cost travel alternatives for Afghanistan. See more @PrattIndustrial.
Aug 06, 2021
Annabelle Selldorf, BArch ’85, was selected to lead the restoration of London’s National Gallery: “Our work is quietly resonant. It is not an architecture, first and foremost, of a loud bang. I’d rather do less than more.”
Aug 06, 2021
Anashwara Mandalay, MFA Interior Design ’21, proposed a plan to activate spaces in New York City’s Garment District to foster collaboration and create awareness about the neighborhood’s culture of making. See more @PrattInstitute.
Aug 05, 2021
UPROSE and its partners, including Pratt’s Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment (GCPE), have been awarded a $600,000 Kresge Foundation, Climate Change, Health and Equity grant. The work will support the implementation of the community’s plan for the green reindustrialization of the Sunset Park waterfront. Read more.
Aug 05, 2021
Kayla Newnam, BFA Fine Arts (Painting) ’15, was featured by the Phoenix Independent for her project to paint a mural in all 50 states, beginning with her home state Arizona: “I just kicked off the project at Desert Ridge Marketplace in Phoenix and will be moving onto Colorado and Utah next. The goal for the project is to connect with different communities in a creative way.”
Aug 04, 2021
The School of Architecture Pi-FAB fabrication shops welcomed their latest addition: a large format pellet extruder robot that offers new possibilities for student model making. See more on @pi_fab.
Aug 04, 2021
