Surface spotlights Pratt alumni Chen Chen and Kai Williams as “Designer of the Day,” highlighting their Brooklyn studio’s material-driven practice spanning furniture, lighting, and collectible works, including their recent show Basic Instinct at The Future Perfect.
Pratt Students Respond to W.E.B. Du Bois
Celebrating shared threads of inquiry, current Pratt students engaged with the groundbreaking work of W.E.B. Du Bois.
The Next Step in Fashion
From Pratt Institute News
Graduate student Peilin Chen shares thoughts on collaboration, fashion, and interning at New York-based brand Altuzarra.
Pratt Architecture Graduates Are Building the World Around Us
From Pratt Institute News
For over 70 years, Pratt Institute has been preparing architects to shape the world we live in, from the homes and schools that anchor neighborhoods to the parks, infrastructure, and civic spaces that bring communities together.
Pratt Alumni Reunite on the Court for Annual Basketball Game
From Pratt Institute News
Alumni Bernard Chang and Kadir Nelson were both honored during the event for their ongoing dedication to Pratt’s basketball program.
Three Pratt Students and Two Alumni Named 2026 Fulbright Semifinalists
From Pratt Institute News
Each year, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers graduating seniors, recent college graduates, graduate students, and young professionals from the United States the opportunity to engage in academic projects, learn from diverse cultures, and work on pressing societal issues.
Imagining Alternative Futures for the Brooklyn Marine Terminal
From Pratt Institute News
Architecture students worked with local groups in Red Hook on neighborhood revitalization and climate resilience plans as NYC looks to redevelop the Brooklyn Marine Terminal.
Two GCPE Students Selected as Fund for the City of New York Community Planning Fellows
From School of Architecture News
Fellows are placed with NYC community boards, where they gain hands-on experience with real-world planning challenges in areas such as transportation, zoning, and land use; and assist board members and staff in addressing quality-of-life issues that matter to local communities.
In the Press
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The Best Advice We’ve Found on Preserving, Storing, and Digitizing Family Memories
Feature citing Anthony Cocciolo, dean of the School of Information, on the importance of preserving original order and material integrity when organizing and digitizing family archives; highlighting Pratt’s expertise in archival practice, conservation, and digital curation to safeguard personal histories for future generations.
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Here’s Why You Wear A Different Size Clothing For Every Brand You Wear
In a HuffPost feature on the lack of standardized clothing sizes, Pratt visiting assistant professor Keena Hudson explained that mass production ushered in a “try to fit as many people as possible” approach to sizing, rooted in outdated data.
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Meet Kristin Mallison, the Sustainable Indie Designer Loved by Millie Bobby Brown, Lisa and More
Teen Vogue spotlights Pratt alumna Kristin Mallison for her viral, sustainability-driven fashion brand and high-profile celebrity clients. Mallison credits Pratt’s fashion program with “really push[ing] for recycling,” shaping her upcycling approach and long-term commitment to waste reduction.
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Overlooked No More: Pamela Colman Smith, Artist Behind a Famous Tarot Deck
A New York Times Overlooked obituary revisits the life of Pratt trained artist Pamela Colman Smith, the long-uncredited illustrator of the best-selling Rider-Waite tarot deck, highlighting her expansive career as an author, publisher, suffragist, and mystic.
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39 Reasons to Love New York
New York Magazine’s “39 Reasons to Love New York Right Now” spotlights a citywide rise in art-school enrollment and notes that Pratt’s drawing and painting programs hit their highest enrollment levels in nearly 15 years, underscoring strong demand for a creative education.
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Alex Strada with Gaby Collins-Fernández
In this Brooklyn Rail conversation, artist Alex Strada discusses Public Address, her citywide public art project formed through deep interagency collaboration and informed by her broader socially engaged practice—including her role as the Fine Arts’ Civic Engagement Fellow at Pratt Institute, where she previously developed the community-centered project Collective Mobilities.
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Back to the Roots
The article highlights a collaborative experimental dining project, “Farm is Table,” co-created by visiting Interior Design professor Allan Wexler, in which the table is literally embedded into the earth to explore hyperlocal food, ecology, and the blurring of art, agriculture, and architecture.
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Mariana Torres, MS Sustainable Environmental Systems ’25, was interviewed in the Brooklyn chapter of the American Institute of Architects. “By studying Architecture and Interior Design and later earning a master’s degree in Sustainability and Environmental Systems in New York, I developed an approach that integrates design, environmental responsibility, and human well-being. For me, architecture is about designing with intention—creating spaces that support people while contributing to a more sustainable built environment.”
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Professor of Fine Art Patricia Madeja’s Geometric Geode Prasiolite and silver collection jewelry was featured in Max Alexander’s runway show at the Opera Garnie as part of Paris Fashion Week.
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Adjunct Professor of Undergraduate Communications Design Tim O’Brien helped design the official pane featuring portraits of 25 Figures of the American Revolution for the United States Postal Service, commemorating 250 years since the Declaration of Independence was signed.
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Kurt Thomas, BPS Construction Management ’29, has been named the 2025–2026 Rookie of the Year in the Atlantic East Men’s Basketball league. Thomas led the Cannoneers and all AEC rookies in scoring, with 13.2 points per game, and he also delivered 24 blocks over the course of the season.
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Edel Rodriguez, BFA Painting ’94 and Visionary Awardee 2019, will deliver the keynote address at the Patchogue Arts Council PEACE Forward: Arts in Education + Partnerships = Possibility conference April 27–28.
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In Kansas City interviewed Jason Chen, BID ’21, about his career journey. “Studying the history of industrial design gave a great background for the work I do now. It’s about finding the context with the owner and the spirit of the house or apartment. I think a good interior always takes into consideration the time and place the home was built, including what kind of objects might have been living in it.”
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Pratt Institute’s Communications and Marketing Creative Services team earned second place in Archinect’s Fall ’25 Get Lectured competition for their design of the School of Architecture’s Fall 2025 event series poster.
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