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Pratt Institute Ranked #5 in World’s Top Art & Design Universities

The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026 also place Pratt in the top three universities for art and design in the United States.
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Pratt Alumni Honored for Creative Impact Across Art, Design, and Urban Planning

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At the 2026 Alumni Achievement Awards, graduates from across generations gathered to celebrate the careers of Nanette Carter, Vann Graves, and Lian Farhi.

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Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment

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Underground Railroad Find in Manhattan Faces Uncertainty

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Visiting Assistant Professor of Historic Preservation Michael Hiller discusses the recent discovery of a safe passageway in the Merchant’s House Museum, along with the effort to preserve the landmark building, in this Q&A.

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Graduate Studies

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The Next Step in Fashion 

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Graduate student Peilin Chen shares thoughts on collaboration, fashion, and interning at New York-based brand Altuzarra.

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Pratt Students Respond to W.E.B. Du Bois

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Celebrating shared threads of inquiry, current Pratt students engaged with the groundbreaking work of W.E.B. Du Bois.

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School of Architecture

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Pratt Architecture Graduates Are Building the World Around Us

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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.

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Pratt Alumni Reunite on the Court for Annual Basketball Game

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Alumni Bernard Chang and Kadir Nelson were both honored during the event for their ongoing dedication to Pratt’s basketball program.

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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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    Designer of the Day: Chen Chen & Kai Williams

    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.

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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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The Daily Hub

A roundup of ideas and projects from around the Institute

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  • Assistant Professor of Fashion Design Susan Cianciolo has been invited to curate a booth at the Outsider Art Fair, Vogue reports. “It’s funny, working with artists, we’re all so wild and different and funny,” she mused. “[I’m] being reminded, too, that those are the things in life that I value, being an artist myself.”

    Mar 30, 2026

  • Research and advocacy from the Pratt Center for Community Development helped to expand eligibility for NYC households that qualify for energy efficiency upgrades, according to City Limits. “The Pratt Center, among other groups, championed for NYSERDA to use Area Median Income (AMI), which is often used for smaller metropolitan areas, to expand New York City households’ access to the incentive.”

    Mar 27, 2026

  • Visiting Instructor of Industrial Design Jess Park shared a note on the success of a recent guest lecture by designer Jonah Takagi in her industrial design studio.

    Mar 27, 2026

  • Gabrielle Nicole, BFA Fine Arts ’13, visited students in the Jewelry program to discuss her Cymatics Collection and to demonstrate how sound can create visible patterns in matter. “Seeing their openness and curiosity reminded me so much of what it felt like to sit at those desks years ago, full of questions about what the future holds.”

    Mar 27, 2026

  • Eva Díaz, professor of History of Art and Design, is presenting a Visiting Scholar talk based on her book, Spaceship Earth: Art, Techno-utopia, and Other Science Fictions, at California State University Chico. “Many contemporary artists respond enthusiastically to Fuller’s concept of a hybrid artist-scientist role, as well as his arguments for radical social equity in design. Fuller maintained that we have the means to feed, house, and clothe the world’s population, and tirelessly sought to redistribute global resources to that end.”

    Mar 26, 2026

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