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Pratt Launches Storefront Gallery on 14th Street Corridor

A new installation along NYC’s 14th Street corridor in partnership with The Village West turns vacant storefront windows into a public showcase for Pratt students.
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Pratt Shines at NYCxDESIGN 2026

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From light shows to student design competitions, Pratt students, faculty, and alumni showcased their creativity during the 2026 NYCxDESIGN festival.

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A Radio City Celebration for Pratt’s Class of 2026

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This year’s Commencement at Radio City Music Hall honored the achievements of graduating students and bestowed honorary degrees on David Remnick, Dr. Mariët Westermann, and Ted Shaine.

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Award-Winning Architect, Designer, and Educator Francine Monaco Named Chair of Interior Design 

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Longtime Adjunct Associate Professor of Interior Design Francine Monaco will assume the role on July 1, 2026.

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Pratt Students Help Reimagine the Future of 14th Street

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Through studio projects and field research, Pratt students are helping to reimagine 14th Street as a more connected, dynamic public space.

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These Entrepreneurs Jumpstarted Successful Careers at Pratt

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The School of Design’s Entrepreneurship Minor has become an engine of creative success for students starting their own businesses.

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Artist and Educator Tori Purcell Named Chair of Photography

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Assistant Chair of Photography and faculty member Tori Purcell will assume the role on July 1, 2026.

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  • Professor of Architecture Jason Vigneri-Beane was interviewed by Business Insider for an article on artificial intelligence in the design room. “I find that for everyone who is excited about it, there are also people who are concerned about losing agency and authorship, as well as energy and water use,” Vigneri-Beane said. “I’m excited about its use for experimental aesthetics. It can be useful for examining conceptual possibilities.”

    Jul 02, 2026

  • Hyperallergic covered the Beyond Digital: Living Systems & Distributed Intelligence exhibition on display at the Pratt Manhattan Gallery through September 5. “At a moment when artificial intelligence, environmental instability, and digital systems are reshaping everyday life, Beyond Digital considers how technology is no longer separate from the natural world, but deeply embedded within living systems. Through interactive installations, experimental media, and interdisciplinary practices, the participating artists invite viewers to consider intelligence as something distributed across bodies, machines, and ecosystems.” 

    Jul 01, 2026

  • Dean of the School of Architecture Quilian Riano was invited to recommend a summer reading book for the readers of Archinect, and he chose Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution by the historian Mike Duncan. “As the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, I am revisiting Hero of Two Worlds, by historian Mike Duncan. The book presents a timely portrait of one of the key figures in the US war for independence, the Marquis de Lafayette, exploring what may have been his lifelong defining trait, a rigid adherence to a set of ideals even when the world around him was swinging violently between radicalism and reaction.”

    Jul 01, 2026

  • Fine Arts Civic Engagement Fellow Alex Strada was selected for the 2027–28 Recess Session, which “supports the creation of new work by giving artists a project stipend, artist’s fee, technical support, mentorship, and approximately two months to transform Recess into a hybrid of a productive studio space dynamic exhibition platform.”

    Jun 30, 2026

  • Visiting Associate Professor in the School of Information Ken Soehner was quoted in a Patch article on The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s redesigned Nolen Study Room in its Thomas J. Watson Library. “The renovation and design project is an exceptional opportunity for the library,” said Soehner, who is The Met’s Arthur K. Watson Chief Librarian. “The plans evoke optimism for the future and reflect our commitment to providing a more welcoming, comfortable and inspiring environment for library researchers and staff for generations to come.”  

    Jun 30, 2026

  • Adjunct Associate Professor – CCE of Graduate Communications Design Katya Moorman was quoted in a WWD article exploring Shein’s recent acquisition of fashion brand Everlane. “Consumers did everything right. They researched, they paid more, they extended trust. What these two stories show is that the trust was being held by companies that weren’t willing to do the hard work when it stopped being profitable. Sustainability is structurally at odds with the growth model.”

    Jun 29, 2026

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