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NYCxDESIGN Brings Student Work to the Center of Times Square & Across the City

The 2022 edition of the design event included an interactive inflatable installation, designs for mental health, and more.
May 25, 2022

From Climate Change to Social Justice, Earth Action Week Showcases How Pratt Engages with Sustainability Challenges

This semester’s edition of the biannual event celebrated how members of the Pratt community are creatively collaborating for change.
April 21, 2022

Pratt and Partners Awarded $1.9M in Federal Funds for Affordable Small Home Sustainability

President Biden signed the bill including community impact funding for an initiative developed by Pratt Center to reduce energy consumption and costs for small homes in Brooklyn and Queens.
April 1, 2022

Industrial Design Duo’s Material Research Project Is a 2022 Lexus Design Award Finalist

Graduate students Charlotte Böhning and Mary Lempres draw on the digestive power of mealworms to produce Chitofoam, a sustainable polystyrene substitute to help reduce plastic waste.
March 31, 2022

New Diamonstein-Spielvogel Fellowship Program Will Bolster the Study of Climate Change in Architecture and Design

The fellowship program, made possible through the generosity of the Diamonstein-Spielvogel Foundation to honor President Emeritus Dr. Thomas F. Schutte, will advance pathways for diversity in climate change scholarship.
February 15, 2022

Growing Leather in a Lab to Promote Material Sustainability

Building on her studies of photography and fashion at Pratt, recent graduate Madison Wilds Burger is investigating alternatives to the toxic leather industry.
January 19, 2022

Inflatable Structures Visualize the Plastic Waste Crisis

Pratt architecture students constructed inflatable installations based on their research into how excess plastics could be reduced and reused in design.
December 15, 2021

A Campus Garden Flourishes with Flowers for Natural Dyes

The Textile Dye Garden was planted in 2021 to offer a space for the Pratt community to join in discovering the beauty and sustainability of natural dyes.
November 29, 2021

Working with Care

How Pratt Students and Faculty Are Creating in the Space of Compassion
September 14, 2021

Diverting Waste from Food, Textiles, and Packaging into New Designs

Pratt’s Material Lab Prize announces its 2021 awardees who are tackling issues of sustainability across design.
August 27, 2021