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New and Noteworthy: 2019 Faculty Books Roundup
Thursday, December 05, 2019From artist books, to cultural surveys, to collections of neighborhood histories and poetry, Pratt faculty have contributed notable works to several corners of the literary landscape this year. Read on for New and Noteworthy’s annual...
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Immersion in Japanese Culture Expands Students’ Thinking about Design
Thursday, December 05, 2019Opportunities for Pratt students to experience a globally-engaged education range from studying Scandinavian design in Copenhagen to an exploration of art and its history in Venice, with each program aimed at inspiring students to ask...
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Crit: Pratt Industrial Design Faculty and Students Create Instrument for Public Celebration
Wednesday, December 04, 2019From the pages of Prattfolio, this article is part of a series of conversations among faculty and students on the subject of work that students have made individually or collaborated with others to create. This...
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NY Times Features Alumna Mickalene Thomas and How She Uses Artistic Success for Positive Change
Tuesday, November 26, 2019With celebrated solo shows at major museums and work in the collections of leading institutions including the Whitney Museum of American Art, Mickalene Thomas, BFA Fine Arts ’00, continues to be recognized for her powerful...
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Local Seniors Share Their Stories and Neighborhood History in Pratt Oral Histories Project
Monday, November 25, 2019As the current wave of gentrification rapidly transforms the New York City landscape, a team of Pratt faculty, students, and Writing Program alumni have responded with a project that will outlast the dizzying transformations. Maria...
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Pratt Kicks off 2019 NYC Jewelry Week with Talks and Exhibitions on the Art of Adornment
Monday, November 25, 2019Wearing jewelry can express self-empowerment, identity, culture, and a love for the craft, with the materials themselves conveying an attention to sustainability, innovation, and tradition. Pratt Institute kicked off the second annual NYC Jewelry Week,...
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Habitat for the Bees: Pratt Professor Explores Post-Human Architecture for Native Pollinators
Wednesday, November 20, 2019By Steve Neumann Think bees and one familiar set of images, habits, and behaviors likely comes to mind. But this is scratching the surface of all that could be understood about some of nature’s most...
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Remembering Gillian Jagger, Acclaimed Sculptor Who Taught at Pratt for Four Decades
Monday, November 18, 2019The Pratt Institute community mourns the loss of one of its longest-serving faculty members, the sculptor Gillian Jagger, who passed away on October 21, 2019 at the age of 88 in Ellenville, New York. Jagger...
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Top of Mind with Provost Kirk E. Pillow
Tuesday, November 12, 2019In the Top of Mind Q &A series, Pratt.edu sits down with leaders around the Institute to gain insight into what they do and how they are working in their area to prepare students for...
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Pratt Initiatives and Research Projects Tackle Food Insecurity and Waste
Tuesday, November 12, 2019Uncertainty about where the next meal will come from is an insecurity impacting millions of people. Pratt Institute researchers are investigating how to make healthy food more attainable for all, both locally and around the...
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Fourth Annual Design Symposium Investigates How We Design for the New Normal
Wednesday, October 30, 2019The Whitney Museum of American Art’s Hess Family Theater and Gallery was filled with design enthusiasts on October 29 for Pratt’s Fourth Annual Design Symposium, which focused on the theme, “Designing for the New Normal.”...
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Prattfolio Asked Pratt Students: What Question Can You Not Stop Thinking About?
Wednesday, October 30, 2019Prattfolio Asked Pratt Students: What Question Can You Not Stop Thinking About? As last academic year came to a close, Prattfolio interviewed dozens of students around the Brooklyn campus to find out what questions were...
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How Pratt’s Architectural Theory Leaders Are Inspiring the Next Generation of Critical Thinkers
Tuesday, October 29, 2019The question is often raised—such as in the recent Theory’s Curriculum program hosted by e-flux Architecture: why teach architectural theory? While theory was part of most architecture programs from the 1970s to 1990s, technology is...
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Faculty and Staff from Across Campus Engage with Strategies for Inclusive Pedagogy
Thursday, October 24, 2019Collaboration across Pratt Institute—bringing together departments, divisions, and individuals—is essential to ensuring that all students are provided with the opportunities and support that they need to succeed. A recent gathering of faculty and staff strengthened...
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Pratt Center’s Made in NYC Week Spotlights Local Manufacturing with Pop-Up & Citywide Events
Thursday, October 24, 2019Spacesuits, pianos, terrariums, and clothing for difficult-to-fit dog breeds are all being made in New York City. Made in NYC Week 2019, held from October 3 to 18, celebrated New York City’s vibrant manufacturing community...
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Practice: From the Site of RETI BlueCity Lab, a Pratt Faculty-Designed Climate-Research Vessel
Wednesday, October 23, 2019From the pages of Prattfolio, this article is part of a series exploring the artistic and professional practice of Pratt faculty through visits to their studios and workspaces. Here, Prattfolio visits the site of RETI...
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Pratt Architecture Students Design a Modern Jewish Sukkah as a Community Sanctuary
Monday, October 21, 2019From October 13 to 23, visitors to Tribeca Park in Manhattan can enter an architectural space designed as a modern refuge by Pratt Institute students. Timed with the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, their sukkah—a temporary...
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Pratt Joins Nationwide Commemoration of the 400th Anniversary of Slavery in America
Monday, October 21, 2019In August 1619, a ship carrying around 20 enslaved Africans arrived at the English colony of Virginia, launching the slave trade in the future United States. This year marks the 400th anniversary of slavery in...
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NY1 Features Pratt Young Scholars and the Institute’s 120-Year History of Community Outreach
Thursday, October 17, 2019Pratt Institute’s Pratt Young Scholars (PYS) program was highlighted in a segment that aired this week on NY1, the New York City-based news network. Filmed on the Brooklyn campus, the feature includes visits to...
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Pratt Architecture and Interior Design Programs Ranked in Top 10 in the US by DesignIntelligence
Wednesday, October 16, 2019The interior design and architecture programs at Pratt Institute are ranked among the best in the United States, according to “America’s Top-Ranked Architecture & Design Schools” from DesignIntelligence (DI), a monthly architecture and design journal....
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