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Research Open House 2024 Awards Recognize Projects Advancing Sustainable Materials, Technologies, and Data Literacy

Research Open House invited the public to explore groundbreaking research from across the Institute working to make a difference locally and around the world.
Devaun Longley, BFA Communications Design ’25. Photo by: Kelan Willams, BFA Photography ’26.

Seeing the World through Illustration

Devaun Longley, BFA Communications Design ’25, is learning creative and leadership skills that can help him become a creative director.

Pratt Remembers Nadia Merzliakow, Longtime Director of the Office of International Affairs

Nadia Merzliakow, MLS ’74, retired director of the Office of International Affairs, a devoted staff member of Pratt Institute for 30 years, passed away on…
Pratt Shows 2024

Pratt Shows in Full Swing with Monday Openings on Campus & More

Explore free public exhibitions and presentations by Pratt Institute’s graduating class this spring at Pratt Shows 2024.
David Huchteman, BArch ’03

A Pratt Alumnus Is Mentoring the Next Generation of Architects

David Huchteman, BArch ’03, cultivated his open-mindedness and curiosity at Pratt and now gives back by mentoring emerging architects and chairing Pratt’s Alumni Los Angeles Network.
Rendering of the renovated East Hall Plaza by SCAPE

Campus Boiler Project to Boost Energy Efficiency

The project will also transform the East Hall Plaza, providing a fresh area for students to gather, study, and relax.
Pamela Pettyjohn (Co-Founder and President of the Coney Island Beautification Project) working with students sketching, comparing, and visualizing (using AI) strategies for retaining water from Coney Island Creek at “Condensations Designing in Water 03; Design and Action,

Helping Island Cities Adapt to Climate Change

Pratt Institute’s new Center for Climate Adaptation is spearheading research and design-based solutions for communities on the front lines of climate change.

The Latest

  • What designers need to know about sustainability certifications

    Piece highlighting the emergence of alternative certifications to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and their impact on career trajectories. Pratt is mentioned as offering a continuing education certificate in Sustainable Design, among other institutions, providing opportunities for designers to deepen their knowledge and signal their commitment to sustainability.

  • Innovative Design and Living Seawalls Can Improve an Imperfect Solution

    The article discusses the challenges and limitations of traditional seawalls in addressing rising sea levels and storm surges, especially in locations like Miami with high-value real estate. School of Architecture faculty members, Philip Parker and John Shapiro provide insights into the environmental, financial, and efficacy issues associated with seawalls.

The Daily Hub

A roundup of ideas and projects from around the Institute

  • Creative Enterprise Leadership Chair Mary McBride and Assistant Chair and Professor Xue Bai presented their book and the department’s work at dmi:Design Management Conference in London. As they write in the book, “Human enterprise and human work has created the conditions that threaten to destabilize our climate and communities. It is time to re-imagine our enterprise and economic activity as life serving. Anything else is a waste of time, money, and human potential.”

  • Elisa Edgar, BFA Writing ’27, an intern at the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), wrote an op-ed for Brooklyn Reader in favor of New York passing the Climate Change Superfund Act. “Quality of life for generations to come is at stake. We must demand guilty companies pay those billions instead; billions that will reshape neighborhoods and save lives,” she writes. “Not only is this doable, it is inches from fruition.”

  • Visiting Assistant Professor of Fine Arts Niama Safia Sandy earned the New Leadership Award from ArtTable. This award “recognizes an emerging professional who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and made considerable contributions to the visual art field in the earlier stages of their careers.”

  • Evan Wu, BID ’26, won the Grand Prize at the IESNYC Student Lighting Competition for his project Taiwan Boulevard. Second place in the competition went to Thalia Lee, MID ’26, for her project Castles in the Cloud. According to the IESNYC, “over 165 students from design colleges and universities across New York City participated, displaying their innovative lighting projects based on the theme “Proximal Light” at the LEDucation Trade Show & Conference on March 19th.”

  • Eric Wrenn, BFA Fine Arts (Graphic Design) ’07, was profiled in The New York Times. The minimalist designer is known for his iconic work with clients spanning the fashion, art, design, and music industries. “I try to give someone a design that says something about their brand, but that also doesn’t say too much,” he told the Times. “The idea is you say something without saying anything.”

  • Pascale Sablan, BArch ’06, was named CEO of the Adjaye Associates New York studio. Sablan will have “sole executive leadership” of the New York studio and will be responsible for “all operations, whilst continuing to lead projects and business development,” according to a statement by Adjaye Associates.

  • Jeremy Silberberg, MFA Interior Design ’19, was profiled in Curbed about furnishing his Greenpoint apartment with his own furniture designs. “Ever since we started our business,” Silberberg said, referencing his design firm Studio S II, which he co-founded with Erica Sellers, “we have been digging for reasons to fund our own work!”

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Fall 2023

Passive House, Climate Action

Architecture professor In Cho brings her expertise in energy-efficient design to equip the next generation of architects to address climate change.