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The School of Architecture and School of Liberal Arts and Sciences are partnering with Guerilla Science to host a free two-day workshop on “Communicating Climate Science Through the Arts” from July 12 to 13 on Governors Island. Individuals who are interested in creating experiences that mix science and art within the lens of climate science can apply through June 11.

Undergraduate architecture student Catherine Chattergoon was interviewed by Madame Architect. She discussed why she decided to study architecture, her work towards equity through DEI initiatives on campus, and what she hopes to accomplish in the future: “My goal is to create empowering spaces that serve people and the planet, but I would also like to contribute to the world through writing, teaching, and other modes of creativity. I hope to continue learning and growing while also giving back as much as I possibly can.”

At Night All Blood is Black by David Diop and translated from French by Anna Moschovakis, adjunct associate professor-CCE in the writing department, was awarded the 2021 International Booker Prize. As Moschovakis, who is sharing the prize equally with Diop as part of the Booker Prize’s recognition of the role of translators, told the AFP: “A translation is neither one nor two people’s work, but sort of a collaboration between an author, a translator and the book, which I think is always very exciting.”

Thesis collections from 2021 fashion graduates are featured by Vogue, highlighting how the students navigated the challenges of the past year and found inspiration in limitations. The article includes work and interviews with Sabrina Brokenborough, Erin Hayes, Samara Elán Huggins, Madelen Nyau, Dong Hyun Oh, Bettina Wagner, Keyin Wang, and Xinyao Ye.

Michael K. Chen, adjunct associate professor-CCE of undergraduate architecture, and Amanda Huynh, assistant professor of industrial design, were interviewed for an Elle Decor story on chinoiserie design that borrows from Asian visual culture, dating back to Western European exoticism of China in the 17th and 18th centuries. The story asked members of the AAPI design community to share their thoughts on the interior design mainstay.

Kadir Nelson, BFA Communications Design ’96, illustrated the cover of the June issue of National Geographic on Reckoning with the Past, with Nelson’s art remembering the events of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

This Thursday, June 3, at 6 PM EST, the Association of Pratt Placemakers with Open Plans and PlacemakingX is hosting a discussion on “What if we managed streets as places?,” considering how the past year of rethinking public space can impact its future in New York City and beyond.