Aspiration and Accountability: Building the High-Rise After 9/11

This exhibition presents a body of work developed in the aftermath of 9/11 that explores how design ambition responds to demands for safety, responsibility, and performance.

Pratt Institute’s Urban Utopias studio argues that ambition is not diminished by constraint but strengthened through the integrated design of structure, spatial organization, and technical systems.

Opening Reception and Roundtable Discussion: Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026 @ 6:15 PM