Archive: May 2012

Pratt One of 10 Colleges and Universities to Receive Prestigious National Leadership Award

Pratt Institute, one of the world's most prestigious independent colleges of art and design, was one of 10 colleges and universities nationally to be recognized with a Climate Leadership Award by Second Nature and the American College and University…

School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

The New York Times Praises Novel Authored by Pratt’s Writing Program Director

The New York Times praised a new novel authored by Thad Ziolkowski, Director of Pratt's Writing Program, in its May 20 print edition. The novel, titled “Wichita,” is Ziolkowski's first. The Times called it “charming, smart, and devastating”…

ArchDaily Interviews Honorary Degree Recipient Santiago Calatrava at Pratt Commencement

ArchDaily recently featured a Q&A with architect, engineer, and artist Santiago Calatrava, who, along with artist/curator/critic Ai Weiwei, patron of the arts and education Kathryn Chenault, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art's longest-serving director Phillippe de Montebello, received…

Graduate Industrial Design

Industrial Design Students Collaborate with Herman Miller on Furniture that Promotes Well-Being

Undergraduate and graduate industrial design students from Pratt Institute, who participated in an intensive, year-long collaboration with Herman Miller to design furniture that promotes physical and mental well-being, will present an exhibition of work as part of the 24th…

The New York Times Features Q&A with Alumnus and Furniture Designer Charles Pollock

The New York Times featured a Q&A with Alumnus Charles Pollock in its May 10 edition. Pollock, who designed the Pollock Executive Chair in 1963, is debuting his first chair design in 30 years with Bernhardt Design at…

The New Yorker Previews Classical Music Festival Taking Place at Pratt Manhattan Gallery

The New Yorker previewed the annual Look + Listen festival, a three-day concert festival presenting new music in art galleries, in its most recent issue. This year's lineup includes world premieres of a new contemporary music piece that…

Fashion

Fashionista Quotes Fashion Design Chair on 25 Women Designers Who Changed Fashion

Jennifer Minniti, Chair, Fashion Design, was quoted in a recent Fashionista post on 25 women who blazed the trail and fashion design and changed it forever.

Graduate Fine Arts

The Chicago Tribune Quotes Fine Arts Chair on New Chicago Art Fair

The Chicago Tribune recently quoted Fine Arts Chair Donna Moran in an article on a new art fair set to debut in Chicago this September.

The Today Show Features Graduating Students on National Broadcast

The Today Show, which has a national viewership of almost 3 million, featured a hearty group of graduating students from Pratt Institute on the rainy morning of Wednesday, May 9. Several smiling students held a sign labeled “Pratt…

Construction Management

Construction and Facilities Management Chair Quoted in Story on Building Collapses

Harriet Markis, Chair, Construction and Facilities Management, was quoted in a recent DNAinfo article on building collapses in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. She offered advice for avoiding future construction disasters.