Pratt Sessions: Mark Foster Gage

March 30, 2026 6:15 PM – 8:30 PM

Higgins Hall Auditorium

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A futuristic, elevated train track spans over a serene body of water, connecting to a stylized building on a small island. The scene features palm trees and mountains in the background, with a soft, pastel sky reflecting evening light. The architectural design merges sleek, modern elements with natural surroundings, creating a harmonious blend of technology and nature.
A man with a well-groomed beard and tousled light brown hair is speaking on stage. He is wearing a blue suit and white shirt, and has a small microphone attached to his cheek. The background appears dark, emphasizing his expression and attire.

Mark Foster Gage is an architect, theorist, and author. Since 2002, his New York City firm, Mark Foster Gage Architects, has combined philosophical and technological speculation with the assets of a fully licensed architectural practice for clients such as Lady Gaga, Google, Samsung, Equinox, The Coachella Music Festival, and the Biden/Harris presidential campaign. Gage’s area of academic expertise is aesthetic philosophy, where he has engaged in both public and published dialogues with some of the world’s leading philosophers including David Chalmers, Jacques Rancière, and Graham Harman.

Pratt Sessions are a format for discourse at the Department of Graduate Architecture, Landscape, and Urban Design. The sessions seek to refine and intensify the event-structures commonly found in the design academy. Whereas lectures desire general audiences for broad overviews or introductions, Pratt Sessions focus on just one piece of work by a single author or practice. Whereas juries convene faculty to critically engage student work at the end of a project, Pratt Sessions gathers colleagues to support the intellectual project of a figure we mutually admire.