Fine Arts alumnus Peter Kuper has won the Entomological Society’s 2025 Science Communication Award for his graphic novel Insectopolis. The award honors “impactful and innovative communication projects or programs that engage diverse public audiences with entomology-related scientific information.”
Legends 2025 to Honor Jeremy Scott and Mavis Wiggins
The creative icons will be celebrated at the annual benefit for student scholarships that support artists, designers, architects, and creative thinkers of all backgrounds.
Finding Inspiration Along the Mondego River
From Pratt Institute News
Pratt students and faculty displayed creative works at the inaugural À Deriva Festival, a culmination of a yearlong collaboration with peers from the University of Coimbra in Portugal.
Welcome to Pratt!
From Pratt Institute News
Pratt orientation week helped students ease into the rhythms of campus life and the city beyond with fun activities, group trips, and informational sessions.
Beyond Pratt: Where Students Go After Graduation
From Pratt Institute News
New data reveals the success of recent Pratt graduates.
12 Projects to Help You Reconnect with Nature
From Pratt Institute News
Ready to embrace your inner nature? These student projects from the School of Design explore how thoughtful design can spark sustainable ideas, provoke new questions, and open possibilities for reimagining our relationship with the natural world.
Art Outdoors: 5 Must-See Murals by Pratt Alumni
From Pratt Institute News
From Brooklyn and New Jersey to Colorado, check out a few recently created murals in New York City and beyond.
Finding Calm Through Design
From Pratt Institute News
Recent student projects tackle social anxiety and provide a path forward.
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Archinect City Guide: Explore Brooklyn with Quilian Riano, Dean of Pratt School of Architecture
Archinect’s Brooklyn City Guide features Quilian Riano, dean of the School of Architecture, who shares his favorite local spots while highlighting Pratt’s architecture events, sculpture park, and campus spaces as must-visit destinations.
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A Long Sunrise Walk to Start the School Year
The New York Times highlights Pratt’s annual tradition where first-year students join President Frances Bronet and Vice President for Student Affairs Delmy Lendof for a sunrise walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, a bonding ritual that helps them connect with one another and the city.
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Broiled by Heat Waves, Residents of the Concrete Jungle Suffer
Explores how climate change and urban design intensify heat in New York City—especially in low-income neighborhoods and communities of color. The article highlights research by Pratt’s Dr. Yuliya Dzyuban, who studies “heat walks” to measure how infrastructure impacts thermal comfort.
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NYC art schools see record-high application numbers as Gen Zers clamber to enroll
The article highlights a surge in applications to NYC art schools, with Pratt seeing record enrollment and waitlists for its fine arts programs as Gen Z pursues creative, hands-on careers in response to an AI-driven world.
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Undergraduate Communications Design faculty members Tim O’Brien and Rudy Gutierrez, BFA Communications Design ’79, and alumnus Kadir Nelson, BFA Communications Design ’96, have been inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame. Each year, the Society adds three contemporary illustrators to the Hall of Fame, chosen for “their distinguished achievement in the art of illustration.” This year, all three honorees are part of the Pratt community. The Society will be honoring this year’s inductees at The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on October 9, 2025.
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Paolo Balboa, MSLIS ’20, has been appointed the chief digital equity officer for the City of New York.
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Dean of the School of Architecture Quilian Riano shares some of his favorite things to eat, see, and do in Brooklyn with Archinect. “If Brooklyn was independent, it would be the third-largest city in the United States, and any guide will not capture the entirety of what makes it a special and diverse place. I simply offer some personal favorites with an eye towards giving you a unique experience.”
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A faculty exhibition at Pratt Munson was featured on wktv. “This exhibition provides a unique opportunity to see the personal art practices of the Pratt Munson faculty beyond their teaching roles,” writes Zach Lewis. “It also serves as a chance for students to see the faculty’s expertise in their respective fields.”
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Lily Cianfaglione, BFA Art and Design Education ’29, was profiled in The Provincetown Independent in a piece that explores her passion for art, career aspirations, and her summer residency at Wellfleet Preservation Hall.
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Judy Walsh, MS Historic Preservation ’26, is the 2025 Adolf Placzek Fellow at New York City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission. As a part of the fellowship, she undertook extensive research and survey work into vulnerable historic buildings, helping with the development of a digital map to track them, and had the opportunity to explore some fascinating sites including the Old Coastguard Building in Staten Island, the Apollo Theatre and LPC’s archaeological repository.
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Perspective Shifts
Spring 2025
Change Your Gaze
An MFA Communications Design class explores new ways of thinking and making, finding collaborators in the natural world.