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Pratt Institute Names Stephen Slaughter New Chair of Undergraduate Architecture

Stephen Slaughter has been named the new chair of undergraduate architecture in Pratt Institute’s School of Architecture. He will assume the role on July 1, 2022. Through the spring semester, Acting Chair Jason Lee, Acting Associate Chair Farzam Yazdanseta, and…

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Inflatable Structures Visualize the Plastic Waste Crisis

The world is overwhelmed with plastic waste, a material that has the potential and need for reuse. In an undergraduate architecture studio, Pratt Institute students created large-scale inflatable structures from recycled plastic to both visualize this environmental issue and present…

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Pratt Architecture & High School Students Collaborate on Designing for Hidden Heritage in Weeksville

Every neighborhood is made up of layers of planning design, where decisions about what to preserve, prioritize, and build have shaped the architecture, greenspaces, and streets. Weeksville in Brooklyn has particularly deep layers of that history as the site of…

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Architecture Students Envision Environmental Solutions for a More Just World

Fourth-year undergraduate architecture students recently envisioned “Green New Worlds” in which environmental policies and solutions would together promote a more just society. The spring 2020 “Rendering the Just Transition” studio was led by Jason Lee, associate chairperson of undergraduate architecture,…

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Critiques at a Distance: Pratt Faculty Members Rethink Reviews in the Digital Space

Teaching and learning at Pratt Institute changed rapidly this spring as the response to the COVID-19 pandemic forced a move off the physical campus, and into digital spaces. Among the classroom and studio practices that needed to be reimagined were…

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New Pratt Shows Portfolio Website Showcases Work by Graduating Students

A new website is offering a digital window into an exciting range of bold creative work by this year’s graduating Pratt students. Launched this May, the Pratt Shows portfolio website showcases individual student work and projects from across Pratt’s…

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Pratt Architecture and Interior Design Programs Ranked in Top 10 in the US by DesignIntelligence

The 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…

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DesignIntelligence Ranks Pratt’s Undergrad Architecture Program Among the Top Ten in the Nation

Pratt Institute’s undergraduate architecture program is ranked in the top ten in the country, according to a survey from DesignIntelligence (DI), a monthly architecture and design journal. While the full rankings will be…

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Two Alumnae Discuss Collaborating on Pratt’s Newest Residence Hall, Emerson Place

Many students have dreamed of designing a better residence hall for their college, one where bedroom floors don’t have to double as studios and there are places to have quiet personal time as well as social gatherings. Two alumnae…

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Pratt Names Pioneering Educator and Architect Dr. Harriet Harriss School of Architecture Dean

Originally published 6/7/2019 Pratt Institute has named Dr. Harriet Harriss as the next dean of its School of Architecture. Dr. Harriss currently leads the Post-Graduate Research Program in Architecture and Interior Design at the Royal College of Art in…