Fall 2024 Super Thursday Semester Share

Dec 12, 5:30-9:00pm, Higgins Hall Auditorium, Zoom + In Person 

Studio courses are a key component of GCPE masters programs, wherein students work directly with community partners to tackle contemporary urban issues through the application of innovative, equitable practices in neighborhood planning and design. 

MS in Historic Preservation | @prattpreservation
MS in Sustainable Environmental Systems | @pratt.ses 
MS in Urban and Community Planning | @pratturbanplanning
MS in Urban Placemaking and Management | @prattplacemaking
Learn More: www.pratt.edu/gcpe  | @prattgcpe

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5:30-5:45pm – Welcome

5:45-6:30pm – Title: Bronx in Bloom: Supporting a Sustainable and Just Vision for BX CD6

Course: PLAN-600: Fundamentals of Planning Studio
Faculty: Juan Camilo Orsorio, Mercedes Narciso
Community Partner: Mothers on the Move (MOM)
Location: Bronx Community District 6 (West Farms, East Tremont, Belmont)
Students: Dasia Jenkins Isabel Lane, Claire Lazes, Andrew Leung, Christina Lok, Abigail Mae, Wayne Mok, Mackenzie Quenneville, Max Scott, Adriana Torres-Plaza, Phillip Vernon, and Lin Yu

About: In close collaboration with Mothers On the Move (MOM), the project will document and respond to local neighborhood trends in Bronx Community District 06, while exploring innovative strategies to address environmental justice priorities as they relate to the wellbeing of residents and workers in the community. With a special emphasis on the needs of teens and young adults, the overall goal of the studio is to address the lack of access to sufficient and appropriate technical and professional educational resources, employment opportunities, safe and affordable housing, healthcare, and nutrition, in the context of historic environmental burdens that have disproportionately affected low income and communities of color in the community district

6:30-7:15pm – Supporting a People’s Planning Initiative in Coney Island 

Course: PLAN-810: Sustainable Communities Studio
Faculty: Courtney Knapp, Paula Crespo
Community Partner: Coney Island Neighborhood Revitalization Corporation (CINRC) 
Location: Coney Island, Brooklyn 
Students: Penny Lewis, Jasmin Malhotra, Matt Meyer, Lina Pattayabut, Connor Poulsen, Mariana Torres, Elisha Wilson

About: The Sustainable Communities Studio is working with the Coney Island Neighborhood Revitalization Corporation (CINRC) to kickstart the Coney Island Peoples’ Plan. The studio has put emphasis on deeply understanding the existing conditions and the community’s needs and desires through a series of community engagement efforts and critical context research. In developing recommendations, we have focused on connectedness, accessibility, health and wellbeing, and community ownership and governance.

7:15-7:30pm – Break

7:30-8:15pm – Johnny Hartman Plaza Reimagined: Visions for a New Future

Course: PR-840: Historic Preservation Studio II + UPM-698: Placemaking Workshop
Faculty: Sophonie Joseph, Angel Munoz, Jack Travis
Community Partner: The Brotherhood Sister Sol @brosis512
Location: West Harlem
Students: Lisa Albin, Zeynep Deniz Cavdir, Kaylee Johnson, Siena Leone-Getten, Che Powell, Moira Reilly, Shannen Smiley

About: This interdisciplinary studio focuses on the neighborhood of West Harlem, with the Johnny Hartman Plaza as the main site. It builds on the work done by GCPE students in 2018 by examining the broader issues and history of the area, as well as the role of Brotherhood Sister Sol as steward of the Plaza and community leaders. Through the development of a comprehensive plan to support and expand the work of our client, the studio aims at increasing audiences and prompting collaboration, helping to consolidate the Plaza as the heart of the community.

8:15-9:00pm – Liquid Edges: Meadowlands 2100

Course: SES-840: Delta Cities Coastal Resilience”
Faculty: Gita Nandan, Lida Aljabar
Community Partner: Hackensack Riverkeeper @hackensackriverkeeper
Location: Meadowlands, New Jersey
Students: Aishwarya Venkatesh, Becca Abellera, David Ludwig, Ghuncha Shaheed, Hannah Whitney, Isabel Campbell-Gross, Jenna Simons, Nandini Vavhal, Rebecca Kobert, Rebecca Rice, Sakshi Satish Trivedi, Scott Lauher

About: The Delta Cities Coastal Resilience Studio is working with the Hackensack Riverkeeper to develop design, planning and policy recommendations to advance community and coastal resilience in the Meadowlands District. To envision a fully sustainable community with the goal of fishable, swimmable and drinkable water of the Hackensack River by 2100, the studio has developed recommendations that focus on regenerative economies, youth engagement, community connectivity, regional self-sufficiency and ecosystem restoration. 

9:00pm – Thank You & End of Semester Party in the Pit