Professor of Undergraduate Architecture John Lobell appears in a documentary film about post modernist architects Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, which premiered at the 2024 Architecture & Design Film Festival. Lobell was a student of Venturi and Scott Brown in the 1960s, and a clip of his interview appears in the film.
Reimagining Packaging for a Sustainable Future
Graduate students in the School of Design have been working to develop various types of packaging to support environmental sustainability.
Making a Collage Out of Life
Ben Miller, MFA Writing ’26, may be decades older than many of his classmates, but his energy is youthful and exuberant. “The house may look…
Meet Pratt’s Puppet Masters
It started with a handshake. “We call our handshakes sacred. And when we handshake on something it has to happen,” said Kylie McLaughlin, BFA Fine…
Working Toward Climate Justice
From a floating food forest to reclaimed textiles, Pratt is fostering climate resilience, literacy, and sustainability in New York.
Where Do Pratt Students Go After Graduation?
New data reveals the success of recent Pratt graduates.
Land-Based Learning in the Catskills
From a fossil forest to an ecological preserve, Pratt’s Master of Landscape Architecture program learns from the land in upstate New York.
Dock 72 Studios Debut in Style
Brooklyn Navy Yard’s Dock 72 buzzed with excitement as members and friends of the Pratt community recently gathered to celebrate the opening of new facilities…
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How Annabelle Selldorf Became the Architect of Our Moment
Pratt alumna Annabelle Selldorf, renowned for her thoughtful and understated approach to architecture, is currently leading the renovation and expansion of the Frick Collection, blending modern design with historical elements to create spaces that seamlessly harmonize with their surroundings.
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Edel Rodriguez, BFA Fine Arts (Painting) ’94, was selected as a PRINT Awards Jury Member for Hand Lettering, Illustration, Graphic Novels, and Invitations. The jurors were chosen because they possessed the “insight and experience needed to recognize standout work across these creative categories.” Rodriguez has also been chosen as The Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence for the spring 2025 semester at Baruch College, and he recently presented his book, The Mango Tree, at the Miami Book Fair.
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Laurie Cumbo, who was a visiting assistant professor from fall 2001 to fall 2009 in the Arts and Cultural Management program at Pratt Institute, was listed among 2024’s Leading Culturepreneurs: Pioneers of Cultural Transformation by Elucid Magazine. “As New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Commissioner, Cumbo oversaw significant cultural grants, expanded public art installations, and championed arts institutions, ensuring the city’s vibrant arts scene remained valued by residents and visitors alike.”
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Devin B. Johnson, MFA ’19, was interviewed for the Fall 2024 issue of Gagosian Quarterly. During his first semester at Pratt, he says he was challenged to think “more in depth about the ideas and concepts of my practice, the whys and the scaffolding of what my practice was based on.” He remarks on the “influential professors,” including Greg Drasler, Torkwase Dyson, and Cullen Washington Jr, who “challenged their students to think and talk about their work in a more philosophical manner.“ A painting of Donald Glover by Johnson was also featured in TheWrapBook.
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Former Dean of the School of Architecture, Dr. Harriet Harriss, professor in the Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment, was featured in Building Design and on Dezeen’s top 10 architecture and design books of 2024 for 100 Women: Architects in Practice, co-authored with Naomi House, Monika Parrinder, and Tom Ravenscroft.
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An exhibition by Visiting Associate Professor of Fine Arts Nat Meade was included in Cultured’s 10 must-see gallery shows in LA this month.
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Pratt Center and its partners in the Basement Apartments Safe for Everyone (BASE) coalition won a victory with the recent enactment of legislation that will enable the creation of a basement and cellar apartment legalization program in NYC. “These zoning and building code reforms, following the State legislation won earlier this year, represent the key regulatory changes needed for safe basement apartment conversions.”
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