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Urban Design Faculty
Vito Acconci San Juan’s principal waterways. His academic research Jose Gonzales
has focused on the ongoing relationship between
Adjunct Associate Professor ornament and structure in design. While at Harvard, Visiting Assistant Professor
B.A., College of the Holy Cross; M.F.A.,Writers’ Workshop, he collaborated with Peter Rowe on a number of M.S. Advanced Architectural Design, Columbia
University of Iowa; his design and architecture come research projects investigating innovative solutions in University; cofounder and principal, SOFTlab, a design
from another direction: a background first in writing the planning and management of contemporary urban studio.
and then in art. By the late ’80s his work had crossed regions. He has served on juries at various institutions
over, and he formed Acconci Studio, whose operations in the U.S.A. including Harvard, Princeton, and the Mitchell Joachim
come from computer thinking and mathematical and University of Pennsylvania, where he taught advanced
biological models. Acconci Studio treats architecture studios in the Landscape Architecture Program from Associate Professor
as an occasion for activity and making spaces fluid, 2002 to 2004. B.P.S., SUNY, Buffalo; M. Arch., Columbia University;
changeable, and portable. The Studio is currently M.A.U.D., Harvard University; Ph.D., Massachusetts
working on a three-story building in Milan, a bridge- Stéphanie Bayard Institute of Technology; a leader in ecological design
system and park near Delft, and an amphitheater and urbanism and a co-founder of Terreform ONE
in Stavanger, and has other projects in Toronto and Adjunct Assistant Professor and Terrefuge; also an associate professor at NYU and
Indianapolis. M.S., Advanced Architectural Design, Columbia previously was the Frank Gehry Chair at University
University; Dipl. Arch Paris La Villette; teaches design of Toronto; previously served on faculty at Columbia,
Carlos Arnaiz studio and urban design seminars; previously taught Syracuse, Washington, and Parsons; formerly an
at Ohio State and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; architect at Gehry Partners, and Pei Cobb Freed;
Adjunct Associate Professor founded aa64 with Phillip Anzalone, as an experimental recipient of fellowships at TED2010, Moshe Safdie
B.A., Philosophy, Williams College; M. Arch., Harvard practice focusing on design, digital fabrication, and Assoc., and Martin Society for Sustainability at MIT;
University; an associate partner at Stan Allen Architect; material construction in the United States and Europe; winner of the History Channel and Infiniti Excellence
previously worked for Office dA in Cambridge, Field their work has been published and exhibited at the AIA Award for City of the Future, and Time Magazine Best
Operations and Bumpzoid Architects in New York, and NY Center for Architecture. Invention of 2007, Compacted Car w/ MIT Smart
as a founding principal for RUF studio in New York. His Cities; his project, Fab Tree Hab, has been exhibited at
experience at these offices has ranged from high-level Meta Brunzema MoMA and widely published; he was chosen by Wired
strategic planning for cities around the world to project magazine for “The 2008 Smart List: 15 People the Next
design and construction documentation on commercial Adjunct Assistant Professor; Coordinator, President Should Listen To”; Rolling Stone magazine
and residential projects. At Field Operations, he M.S., Architecture and Urban Design honored him in “The 100 People Who Are Changing
served as project manager and lead designer on the M. Arch., Columbia University; principal of Meta America”; in 2009 he was interviewed on the Colbert
transformation of a 650-acre plot of land in the middle Brunzema Architect P.C., an award-winning Report; and Popular Science magazine has featured his
of San Juan, Puerto Rico, into the island’s largest architecture and urban design practice that addresses work as a visionary for “The Future of the Environment”
and most important Botanical Garden. He led the contemporary spatial, environmental, and socio- in 2010.
development of all aspects of the project including the political challenges in innovative ways; the firm
creation of an expanded river corridor along one of specializes in carbon-neutral design; current projects
include “Park Avenue Market Mile” in N.Y.C. and “River
Left: Carlos Gonzalez Uribe Pool” in Beacon, N.Y. Brunzema is a LEED(R) accredited
professional.
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Mehmet Ferda Kolatan William Mac Donald Signe Nielsen
Visiting Assistant Professor Chair of Graduate Architecture Adjunct Professor
M.S. Advanced Architectural Design, Columbia and Urban Design B.A., Smith College; B.S.L.A., City College School of
University; Arch. Dipl. (with distinction), RWTH M.Sc. Architecture and Urban Design, Columbia Architecture; B.S., Pratt Institute; fellow, American
Aachen; founded SU11 architecture+design with Erich University; B. Arch., Syracuse University; attended the Society of Landscape Architects; principal, Mathews
Schoenenberger as an experimental architecture Architectural Association in London; director, KOL/ Nielsen Landscape Architects PC since 1979; vice
practice in New York City; firm has since received MAC, LLC, Architecture + Design, co-founded with Sulan president, N.Y.C. Public Design Commission; recipient
national and international acclaim and has been Kolatan; has taught as professor, distinguished visiting of more than two dozen national design awards;
published widely; awards include Lucille Smyser professor, or visiting chair at the University of Virginia co-author of three books—High Performance
Lowenfish Memorial Prize and the Honor Award for (as acting chair); Columbia University; the University Infrastructure Guidelines; Cool and Green Roof; and
Excellence in Design, Columbia University. of Pennsylvania; Southern California Institute for Sustainable Site Design—and author of Sky Gardens.
Architecture; The Ohio State University; City Univer-
Sulan Kolatan sity of New York; University of California, Berkley; and Philip Parker
Pratt Institute; academic and professional honors and
Adjunct Professor awards include the “40 under 40” award, Progressive Assistant Chair of Graduate
Diploma, Technische Hochschule Aachen Universitat; Architecture awards, AIA design awards; represented the Architecture and Urban Design,
M.S., Architecture and Building Design, Columbia U.S. in the U.S. national pavilion and for the international Adjunct Associate Professor
University; founded KOL/MAC Studio along with segment of the International Architecture Bienniale B. Design in Architecture, University of Florida; M. Arch.,
William MacDonald, in New York City in 1988. Kolatan in Venice; via KOL/MAC, has collaborated with various Yale University; principal, Phillip Parker Architects, a
and MacDonald have taught architecture as visiting leading companies, including DuPont, AI Implant of practice that spans scales from furniture and building
professors at Barnard College, Ohio State University, Biotech Industries, Alias, Merck Chemicals, Autodesk, components to urban parks; his projects on program,
the University of Pennsylvania, Parsons School of C-TEK, ARUP AGU, DitlevFilms, Inc.; exhibited at MoMA, matter, city, and texts have been exhibited, published,
Design, University of Virginia, The Institute of Advanced SFMoMA, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, and reside in the permanent collection of the San
Architectural Studies in Basel, Switzerland, and Venice, Centre Georges Pompidou, Barbican Art Gallery, Archi- Francisco Museum of Modern Art; he has lectured on
Italy, and Columbia University. The Kolatan/Mac Donald tekturmuseum, Mori Contemporary Art Museum, 1st architecture and media and taught design studios and
Studio primarily works with strangely shaped structures, International Architecture Biennial in Beijing, VITRA, Yale media theory practice at a number of schools, including
of housing and apartment blocks. Dubbed “Vertical University, and the FRAC; publications include The New Columbia University GSAPP, as coordinator of
Urbanism,” the apartment structures are divided into York Times; The Washington Post, CNN, Phaidon Press, core visual studies; Princeton University; The Ohio
pods that structurally conform to the addition and Rizzoli, GA Houses, AD Magazine, Architectural Digest, State University; and RISD.
removal of other pods. ACTAR, Domus, Lotus International, Architectural Record;
co-author, Lubricuous Architectures with Kari Andersen; David Ruy
Carla Leitao a comprehensive monograph titled KOL/MAC WORK
BOOK is currently in preparation for publication. Associate Professor
Adjunct Assistant Professor B.A., St. John’s College; M. Arch., Columbia University;
M.S. Advanced Architectural Design, Columbia Elliott Maltby director, Ruy Klein, an award-winning design office
University; Architecture School of Lisbon; architect in New York City; firm’s work has been extensively
(licensed in Europe), designer, and writer; co-founder, Adjunct Associate Professor published and exhibited and the firm is recognized
AUM Studio (architecture and multimedia) and B.A., Philosophy, Kenyon College; Master of Landscape as one of the leading speculative practices in
Umasideia (architecture and engineering) in Lisbon; Architecture, University of California-Berkeley; architecture today; Ruy has previously held positions at
projects include “Visibility” (UIA Celebration of interests include how art and design contribute to the Columbia, Princeton, and was the director of research
Cities competition, 2003, Lisbon, Portugal);”Suture,” success of the urban experiment; current of The Nonlinear Systems Organization (NSO), a
a multimedia installation; MAK Vertical Garden research focuses on temporal and situational spatiality; transdisciplinary research organization, at the University
(competition by invitation, 2006); awards include the partner, thread collective, a multidisciplinary design of Pennsylvania; his research examines design topics at
Akademie Schloss Solitude Fellowship, 2005. firm that explores the seams between building, art, and the intersection of architecture, nature, and technology;
landscape; a broadly defined notion of sustainability, the work of his practice has recently been exhibited at
existing site characteristics, and sensory experience The Museum of Modern Art, the Rhode Island School of
further inform the firm’s design process; has worked for Design, and at Artists Space.
five years with Mary Miss, one of the most influential
artists in the public realm.
Erich Schonenberger school of architecture 45
Visiting Instructor “I have occasion to pass
B. Environ. Design, Technical School of Novia Scotia; through the Pratt campus
M.S. Advanced Architecture and Design, Columbia from time to time and I am
University; co-founded (with Ferda Kolatan) su11 delighted at newly discovered
architecture+design in New York City in 1999; received spaces, buildings, and art
the Swiss National Culture Award for Art and Design installations.”
and the ICFF Editors Award for Best New Designer;
2006 finalist for the prestigious Chernikhov Price; 2007 —Patr icia S wa nn,
chosen finalist for the MoMA/PS1 YAP competition. M .S. A rch / P la nni ng ’79,
Senior program officer,
Nanako Umemoto New York Community Trust
Adjunct Professor
B.A., Osaka University of Art, Japan; B. Arch., Cooper
Union; a principal and co-founder of Reiser + Umemoto,
an internationally recognized multidisciplinary design
firm, which has built projects at a wide range of scales:
from furniture design, to residential and commercial
structures, up to the scale of landscape, urban design,
and infrastructure; she has previously taught at various
schools in the U.S. and Asia, including Columbia Univer-
sity, the University of Pennsylvania, Hong Kong University,
Kyoto University, and the Cooper Union; and she has
lectured at various educational and cultural institutions
throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia.
Programs for 47
Sustainable Planning
and Development City and Regional Planning
chair
Programs for Sustainable Planning and Development (PSPD)
is an alliance of four programs with a shared value placed John Shapiro
on urban sustainability—defined by the “triple bottom line” [email protected]
of environment, equity, and economy.
assistant to the chair
The four graduate Master of Science PSPD also offers linkages to the
programs are: undergraduate Construction Management Lacey Tauber
program, with the opportunity to focus 718-399-4340
▶▶ City and Regional Planning on real estate development; Brooklyn Law [email protected]
School, with the opportunity for a joint
▶▶ Urban Environmental master’s/Juris Doctor; and to the Pratt Urban Environmental Systems Management
Systems Management Center for Community Development, c o o r d i nat o r
with the opportunity to combine study
▶▶ Facilities Management and advocacy. Jaime Stein
718-399-4323
▶▶ Historic Preservation The primary mission of the PSPD is to [email protected]
provide a professionally oriented education
Each of the four graduate programs to a student body with diverse cultural, Facilities Management
maintains its independence, degree, educational, and professional backgrounds. chair
and depth of study. Yet with the advice The PSPD welcomes applicants with
of coordinators and department chairs, undergraduate degrees in a wide range of Harriet Markis, PE
students can move between the four disciplines. In the application process, the 212-647-7524
programs, with the further option PSPD values creativity, civic engagement, [email protected]
to follow set tracks for specialized or and depth of experience, in addition to
multifaceted studies. Studios bring intellectual capacity. assistant to the chair
together students from all four graduate
programs for interdisciplinary teamwork. Philip Ramus
212-647-7524
[email protected]
Historic Preservation
chair
John Shapiro
[email protected]
Left: New York City is the PSPD’s laboratory for cross-
disciplinary study and internships.
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environmental sustainability professionalism and Preservation program’s courses, which
internships are concentrated on two weekdays
The Urban Environmental Systems and evenings. This scheduling affords
Management program is entirely Relevant employment and internships students maximum flexibility to work
devoted to urban environmental policy are an important component of the or intern, and affords the PSPD the
and systems. “Green development” and PSPD’s educational approach. Students ability to tap as faculty the region’s
LEED courses augment the Facilities entering with work in a relevant most accomplished professionals. These
Management program curriculum. field may earn credits through work include the founders of community
The Historic Preservation program is experience/portfolio credit. Unpaid organizations, executives in development
already “greened,” as the most sustain and paid internships are available. firms, New York City commissioners,
able action is to preserve and reuse. The resulting variety of professional political leaders, and more.
experiences enriches seminar discussions
urbanism and studio teamwork, provides students The PSPD strengthens the research
with a wealth of contacts in the field, credentials and sustainability values of
In this century as in the last, the major and strengthens their job qualifications. the School of Architecture and Pratt
human force on our planet is migration Institute. In 2009–2010, for instance,
to metropolitan areas, while the major impact the PSPD was engaged to participate
challenge of the present and future is in the 2035 Economic Sustainability
addressing global warming. Prior city Through internships, partnerships, Master Plan for Long Island, New
planning values of aesthetics (as per the studios, demonstrations of professional York. The PSPD frequently organizes
City Beautiful movement of the late 19th competence, and directed research, lectures and conferences on urban
century) and new technology (as per the students have ample opportunity to issues. Recent examples are “Affirming
City Efficient movement of the mid-20th work on real-world and real-time issues. Green: Emerging Trends in Ecological
century) must now be augmented with Successes are illustrated in this catalog Design,” and “Art in the Contested City:
a new City Sustainable movement. The and in the PSPD newsletter. (Check the A Conference Exploring the Role of the
PSPD is especially committed to realizing websites for each program.) New York’s Arts in Contemporary Struggles Over
this paradigm on the community as well history, diversity, and international Urban Space.” One PSPD professor was
as the citywide basis. character offer a rich training ground for co-curator of the U.S. exhibit at the 2008
planners, preservationists, developers, Venice Architecture Biennale, “Into the
social equity and and sustainability practitioners. Open: Positioning Practice.”
economic viability
Students graduate equipped with the pratt center
True sustainability considers factors such the technical know-how, collaborative
as social justice and financial realities. skills, and critical thinking necessary The PSPD collaborates closely with
Advocacy and participatory planning are to pursue professional careers and plan the Pratt Center for Community
core principles, further propelled by the for environmental and social justice in Development (www.prattcenter.
Livable Cities and the Environmental urban places. Alumni play leading roles net)—one of the nation’s foremost
Justice movements. Sustainability is in a broad spectrum of jobs in the public, university-based research and technical
not just a new set of technologies and private, and non-profit sectors. assistance organizations in the service of
standards; it is also a value system. disadvantaged communities. A number
PSPD courses are offered in the
evenings, except for the Historic
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of courses relate to Pratt Center projects, Justice Alliance and other environmental Planning and Juris Doctor (J.D.). By
many students intern at the Pratt Center, groups, and community-based taking full advantage of the PSPD’s
Pratt Center senior staff teach in the organizations throughout New York City. alliance of programs, all PSPD students
PSPD, and other faculty work closely with can further specialize in community
the Pratt Center on research and advocacy sustainable pratt development, environmental policy,
efforts. Pratt Center’s services include: preservation, or real estate. Students
The PSPD is one of the founding can also participate in Brooklyn Law’s
▶▶ Visioning to identify community members of Sustainable Pratt Community Development Clinic, which
needs and workable strategies. (www.sustainablepratt.org), an represents community development
interdisciplinary committee of students, corporations, cultural institutions, and
▶▶ Testimony and events to faculty, and staff. Sustainable Pratt affordable housing providers that serve
inform groups and officials facilitates awareness, communication, underrepresented communities.
about community challenges and cross-departmental interaction
and opportunities. about environmental sustainability. The joint degrees can be earned in
four to five years of full-time study—less
▶▶ Research, recommendations for global practice time and cost than if the two degrees
action, and advocacy to advance were pursued independently. Students
community plans. The PSPD is responding to the challenges must apply and be accepted to both
of the “global village” with courses schools independently. Unlike the PSPD,
▶▶ Neighborhood to regional that run partly or entirely abroad. These Brooklyn Law does not admit students in
coalitions to advance specific courses are as much about students spring, and prospective law students must
policy recommendations. learning global innovations and practices take the LSAT. The joint degree can be
as about providing opportunities for pursued simultaneously or sequentially so
The PSPD also enjoys a relationship students to study in foreign places. For long as 15+ credits of the Pratt master’s
with the New York Industrial Retention example, Pratt students have traveled to degree are completed after matriculation
Network (NYIRN) and with Project for Brazil to consider innovative approaches at Brooklyn Law.
Public Spaces (PPS). NYIRN is the city’s to affordable housing; with European
leading advocate and technical assistance students studied the revitalization of Contact:
provider for industry, and a national former industrial districts in the Czech
leader in studying and advocating Republic, Germany, and Brooklyn; Julie Sculli
green construction and industry. PPS and with Indian students fleshed out Academic Services Coordinator
is the nation’s leading proponent of the community details of a regional Brooklyn Law School
placemaking, traffic calming, public sustainability plan for Goa. [email protected]
markets, and more, with projects all 718-780-0626
around the world. PSPD students have joint degree in law www.brooklaw.edu/academic/joint/
ample opportunity to intern with NYIRN jointprogramsphp#mscity
and PPS, and work on their projects. Pratt Institute and Brooklyn Law School
Other internship placements include the sponsor a program leading to the degrees
New York City Economic Development of Master of Science in City and Regional
Corporation and other city agencies,
the Landmarks Conservancy and other
civic organizations, NYC Environmental
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City and Regional Planning
Since its inception 50 years ago, the City and Regional chair
Planning program has remained true to its emphasis
on an education that stresses practice over theory, John Shapiro
participatory planning over top-down policy making, [email protected]
and advocacy over technocracy.
assistant to the chair
To promote specialized or interdiscipli internships
nary study, half of the credits are in Lacey Tauber
elective seminars and studios. While by Most students have had or in the course [email protected]
no means required, each student can focus of study will gain work experience in
on one of four particular professional the field so that students learn from each office
specializations, each of which has its own other as well as from faculty. Virtually
faculty advisor: every student is assured an opportunity Tel: 718-399-4340
for an internship. www.pratt.edu/pspd
▶▶ Community development and
advocacy studio culture
▶▶ Environmental planning and policy All of the planning studios are
interdisciplinary, drawing students
▶▶ Preservation planning and livable from the other PSPD programs: Urban
cities Environmental Systems Management,
Facilities Management, and Historic
▶▶ Physical planning and urbanism Preservation. The studios tackle
real planning challenges, usually in
Further, it is possible to pursue a Master connection with a project of the Pratt
of Science degree from Pratt jointly Center for Community Development or
with a Juris Doctor degree from Brooklyn another advocacy organization.
Law School.
Left: Student plan for retaining industry while addressing
climate change in Brooklyn.
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community development environmental planning and “green” development. The PSPD
specialization specialization alliance of programs provides a wealth
of elective options for these students.
Students focus on asset-based approaches Students learn how to promote the (Also refer to the later description of the
to strengthening healthy places and preservation and development of Facilities Management program, as well
revitalizing distressed ones. They sustainable communities; address the as the Urban Environmental Systems
learn how to regulate land use with urban problems of air, water, noise, Management program.)
neighborhood quality of life in mind; and brownfields; test the impact
how to develop affordable housing; how of infrastructure projects and develop joint degree in law
to strengthen businesses and retain jobs; ment; and promote the principles
and how to enhance urban environments of environmental justice. The PSPD Pratt Institute and Brooklyn Law School
through design and amenities. Students alliance of programs provides a wealth sponsor a program leading to the degrees
are urged to conduct directed research of elective options for these students. of Master of Science in City and Regional
or take an internship in connection with (Also refer to the later description Planning and Juris Doctor (J.D.). By
civic and community-based organizations of the Urban Environmental Systems taking full advantage of the PSPD’s
in all five boroughs. Management program.) alliance of programs, all PSPD students
can further specialize in community
physical planning preservation planning development, environmental policy,
specialization specialization preservation, or real estate. (Refer to the
earlier PSPD section for more details.)
Students develop an understanding of the Students learn to integrate historic
interplay among physical, social, cultural, preservation in the wider context of “I use a lot of the concepts
and economic considerations in creating urbanism, real estate development, of design, construction,
viable physical development patterns for and sustainability. The PSPD alliance and development I learned
diverse neighborhoods and contexts. The of programs provides a wealth of at Pratt, to work with
emphasis is on experience of place and elective options for these students. The architects and developers.”
programming, more than on pure design. Preservation Planning concentration
Leading practitioners from the region is recognized by the National Council —Mitchell Silver,
serve as Urban Design Fellows—resource for Preservation Education. (Also refer B.A rch . ’87,
people for all of the program’s studios. to the later description of the Historic Raleigh, North Carolina,
Students are also able to take fifth year Preservation program.) Chief Planning and Economic
Undergraduate Architecture seminars, Development Officer;
providing a wealth of electives. facilities management President, American
specialization Planning Association
Left: International courses and studios run in
Copenhagen, Sao Paolo, Tokyo, and India. Students learn how to assume executive
leadership responsibilities in the
management of real estate, all manner of
facilities, apartment buildings, projects,
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City and Regional Planning Faculty
Moshe Adler Joan Byron George Jacquemart, P.E.
Visiting Associate Professor Visiting Assistant Professor Visiting Assistant Professor
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles. B.Arch., Pratt Institute; senior Fellow, Pratt Center for M.S.U.P., Stanford University; principal, BFJ Planning.
Community Development.
Caron Atlas Frank Lang, R.A.
Carter Craft
Visiting Assistant Professor Visiting Assistant Professor
M.A., University of Chicago; B.A., University of Chicago; Visiting Assistant Professor M.Arch., University of Pennsylvania; B.Arch., Columbia
Art and Social Change Consultant, Pratt Center for M.U.P., New York University; Co-founder, Metropolitan University; housing director, St. Nick’s Alliance.
Community Development. Waterfront Alliance; managing member, Outside
New York. Matthew Lister
Eve Baron
Mike Flynn Visiting Assistant Professor
Ph.D, Visiting Associate Professor Project manager, Jonathan Rose Companies.
Ph.D., Rutgers University; M.S., Ohio State University; Visiting Assistant Professor
B.A., Ohio State University senior planning fellow, Pratt University of Vermont; M.S.C.R.P, Pratt Institute; director Elliott Maltby
Center for Community Development; former director, of capital planning, NYC Department of Transportation.
Municipal Art Society Planning Center. Adjunct Associate Professor
Adam Friedman M.L.A., University of California, Berkeley; B.A., Kenyon
Eddie Bautista College; principal, Thread Collective.
Visiting Assistant Professor
Visiting Assistant Professor B.A, Haverford College; J. D., Benjamin Cardozo Jonathan Martin, Ph.D
M.S.C.R.P., Pratt Institute; executive director, New York School of Law; Certificate in Strategic Planning In
City Environmental Justice Alliance. Non-Profit Management, Harvard Business Associate Professor
School; director, Pratt Center for Community Ph.D., Cornell University; M.R.P., Cornell University;
Jessica Braden Development; founding executive director, New B.S.D., Arizona State University; Buckhurst, Fish and
York Industrial Retention Network. Jacquemart, Planning Consultants.
Visiting Assistant Professor
M.A. Geography and Planning, University of Toledo; Michael Haggerty William Menking
B.A., University of Toledo; GIS analyst/environmental
planner, Pratt Center for Community Development. Visiting Assistant Professor Professor
M.U.P., Harvard University; B.A., Bard College. Doctoral Candidate, The Graduate School of the City
David Burney University of New York; M.S.C.R.P., Pratt Institute; M.S.,
Daniel Hernandez University College, London; B.A., University of California,
Visiting Assistant Professor Berkeley; editor in chief, The Architect’s Newspaper.
M. S., University of London; Dip. Arch., Heriot Watt Visiting Assistant Professor
University, Edinburgh; Dip. Arch., Kingston University, M.Arch., University of California; B.S. California State
London; commissioner, NYC Department of Design University; director of planning practice, Jonathan
and Construction. Rose Companies.
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Mercedes Narciso John Shapiro, AICP Joseph Weisbord
Adjunct Associate Professor Associate Professor Visiting Assistant Professor
M.S.C.R.P, Pratt Institute; B.A., Simon Bolivar Chair, Graduate Center for Planning and the M.S.C.R.P., Pratt Institute; B.A., Oberlin College;
University; formerly senior planner, Pratt Center Environment M.S.C.R.P., Pratt Institute; B.A., Clark lead director, Homelessness Initiatives, Fannie
for Community Development. University; formerly principal, Phillips Preiss Shapiro Mae Corporation.
Associates, Planning Consultants.
Signe Nielsen Andrew Wiley-Schwartz
Ronald Shiffman, FAICP,
Adjunct Professor FAIA Visiting Assistant Professor
B.L.Arch., City College of New York; B.A., Smith College; B.A., Hampshire College; assistant commissioner,
B.S., Pratt Institute; principal, Mathews Nielsen Professor NYC Department of Transportation.
Landscape Architecture. M.S.C.R.P., Pratt Institute; B.S.Arch., Pratt Institute;
founder, Pratt Center for Community Development. Daniel Steinberg
Larisa Ortiz Pu-Folkes
Toby Snyder Visiting Assistant Professor
Visiting Assistant Professor Doctoral Candidate, Urban Planning, Columbia
M.C.P., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; B.A., Visiting Assistant Professor University; B.A., University of Chicago.
Wesleyan University; director of retail attraction, NYC M. Arch., Rhode Island School of Design; Certificate,
Dept. of Small Business Services. Urban Design, University of Pennsylvania; M.S.C.R.P., Edward Perry Winston, R.A.
University of Pennsylvania; B.Arch., Clark University;
Juan Camilo Osorio urban designer, FX Fowle Architects. Visiting Assistant Professor
M.A., Harvard University; M.Arch., Rice University; B.A.,
Visiting Assistant Professor Samara Swanston Princeton University; senior architect, MAP Architects.
M.S., University of Massachusetts; B.Arch., Universidad
Nacional de Columbia; senior GIS analyst/planner, Visiting Assistant Professor Ayse Yonder, Ph.D
Municipal Art Society Planning Center. J.D., St. John’s University; counsel to the Environmental
Protection Committee, NYC City Council. Professor
Stuart Pertz Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley; M.C.P., University
Petra Todorovich of Pennsylvania; Diploma for Architecture, Istanbul
Visiting Assistant Professor Technical University.
M.Arch., Princeton University; B.Arch., Princeton Visiting Assistant Professor
University; Ecole des Beaux Arts, Fontainebleu, M.S.C.R.P., Rutgers University; B.A., Vassar College; Arthur Zabarkes
France; former member, New York City Planning director of America 2050, Regional Plan Association.
Commission; founding chair, Pratt Institute Visiting Assistant Professor
Graduate Urban Design Program. Meenakshi Varandani PhD Candidate in Economics (abd), New York University;
M.S., Columbia Uinversity; B Arch Pennsylvania State;
Steven Romalewski Visiting Assistant Professor Former Dean, New York Institute of Real Estate.
M.S. Pratt Institute; B.Arch., School of Planning
Visiting Assistant Professor and Architecture, New Delhi, India; assistant Catherine Zidar
M.S., Columbia University; director, CUNY Mapping vice president, Planning Division, NYC Economic
Service, Center for Urban Research at The Graduate Development Corporation. Visiting Assistant Professor
Center/CUNY. M.S.C.R.P., Pratt Institute; B.S., University of Colorado,
Meg Walker Boulder; executive director, Newtown Creek Alliance.
Alison Schneider
Visiting Assistant Professor Andrew Zitcer
Visiting Assistant Professor M.Arch., Columbia University; B.A., Wesleyan University;
M.S.C.R.P., Pratt Institute; B.Env.D., University of Colorado; vice president, Project for Public Spaces. Visiting Assistant Professor
Private Sector Integration Plan Manager, Regional Doctoral Candidate, Planning & Public Policy, Rutgers
Catastrophic Planning Team. University; M.C.P., University of Pennsylvania; B.A.,
University of Pennsylvania.
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Urban Environmental
Systems Management
The Master of Science in Urban Environmental Systems c o o r d i nat o r
Management (M.S. UESM) is one of the nation’s most innov a
tive, interdisciplinary, systems-based sustainability programs. Jaime Stein
718-399-4323
The Master of Science in Urban the urban environmental [email protected]
Environmental Systems Management systems management program
is designed to meet today’s increasing is unique in its combination assistant to the chair
demand for environmental professionals. of science, design, and policy.
Students learn the interdisciplinary Lacey Tauber
skills needed to assess contemporary By uniting a foundation of theoretical 718-399-4340
environmental issues; catalyze innovative and technical core courses with [email protected]
environmental problem solving; uphold innovative mini-courses, the program
environmental and social justice; and offers a uniquely comprehensive www.pratt.edu/esm
engage diverse stakeholders in designing curriculum that fosters exposure to
and developing sustainable plans, cutting-edge practicing professionals. The
policies, and communities. Graduates are program encourages students to closely
prepared to take on a range of roles as examine the relationships between the
policy analysts, sustainability consultants, environment, policy, and public health. It
low-impact developers, researchers, examines the true cost of environmental
and advocates, collaborating with remediation and social benefit.
environmental scientists, policymakers,
and communities.
Left: Student work on Summer 2011 Green Infrastructure
Design and Build course
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the urban environmental engineers, community organizers, career
systems management program and entrepreneurs. As the degree is
is unique in its emphasis particularly rewarding for those seeking By bringing cutting-edge New York
o n the u r ba n en vi ron m en t. professional development, many students City sustainability practitioners into
have existing professional experience. the classroom, students have access to
As integral members of the Programs an invaluable network as they enter the
for Sustainable Planning and internships professional world.
Development, students are exposed to
land use, transportation, preservation, Virtually every student is assured The Urban Environmental Systems
development, and economic planning an internship with an organization, Management program is integrated with
strategies. Through this exploration, agency, or professional practice. In the other PSPD programs, with the option
students understand the complexities past, interns have been placed with the for extended study beyond the 40-credit
of the urban context and can analyze Mayor’s Office of Long Term Planning Master of Science in UESM, as follows:
global, federal, state, and local policies and Sustainability, Metropolitan
accordingly. Students learn the skills Waterfront Alliance, New York Industrial Courses in the City and Regional
needed to build and preserve sustainable Retention Network, and Pratt’s Center for Planning program expose students to
urban communities. Sustainable Design Studies. Internship land use, transportation, and economic
examples include modeling energy development planning strategies. Joint
The Urban Environmental Systems efficiency efforts in Bedford-Stuyvesant studios deal with sustainability plans
Management program welcomes students with the Pratt Center for Community for development sites, neighborhoods,
with a variety of undergraduate degrees, Development; working with local and businesses.
recognizing that sustainability is most businesses to develop sustainability plans;
effective when integrating a number and working on LEED-certified projects. Courses in the Facilities Management
of disciplines. Students entering the (Refer to the earlier section on the PSPD program allow for a focus on green
program with relevant professional for details.) development and property management
experience, or with a Bachelor of practices.
Architecture or a B.S./B.E. in civil design + build
engineering or environmental science Courses in the Historic Preservation
degree may receive up to 10 credits of Working alongside professionals, and program allow for a focus on livability
advanced standing. using New York City as a laboratory, and the recognition that often the “least
students learn a sustainability concept carbon footprint” approach is to preserve
diversity and its implementation. Design + and reuse.
Build electives have ranged from urban
Students learn from each other as well agriculture to green roof projects to The PSPD enjoys a partnership with
as from faculty. Most students have had sustainable gardens. the Brooklyn Law School, which creates
(or in the course of study will gain) opportunities for further study.
work experience in the environmental
or related fields—as architects,
Left: Segments from final student presentations focused
on sustainability indicators and energy systems.
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Urban Environmental
Systems Management Faculty
Chelsea Albucher Carter Craft Henry Gifford
Adjunct Associate Professor Visiting Assistant Professor Visiting Instructor
M.S., Tufts University; B.A., the New School for Social M.U.P., New York University; co-founder, Metropolitan Director of mechanical system design, Architecture
Research; sustainability planner, Vita Nouva.. Waterfront Alliance; managing member, Outside and Energy Limited.
New York.
Alec Appelbaum Tom Jost
Stephanie Feldman
Visiting Assistant Professor Visiting Assistant Professor
M.B.A., Yale University; B.A. English, Yale University; Visiting Assistant Professor M.U.D. Urban Design, Pratt Institute;
green economy correspondent, The Faster Times. M.S., New Jersey Institute of Technology, B.A. Economics, Lehigh University; senior
Waste Management. urban strategist, Parson Brinckerhoff.
Jen Becker
Adam Freed Gavin Kearney
Visiting assistant professor
M.S.C.K.P., Pratt Institute; B.A. University of Visiting Assistant Professor Visiting Assisting Professor
Wisconsin Madison. M.U.P., New York University; B.A., Haverford College; J.D., University of Minnesota; B.A., Lawrence
Deputy Director, NYC Mayor’s Office of Long Term University; director, Environmental Justice program,
Chris Benedict, R.A. Planning and Sustainability. New York Lawyers for the Public Interest.
Visiting Instructor Adam Friedman Katie Kendall
B.Arch., Cooper Union; principal, Architecture and
Energy Limited. Visiting Assistant Professor Visiting Assisting Professor
B.A, Haverford College; J. D., Benjamin Cardozo School L.L.M., Vermont Law School; J.D., Brooklyn Law
Michael Bobker of Law; Certificate in Strategic Planning In Non-Profit School; B.A. Wittenberg University; general counsel,
Management, Harvard Business School; executive Mayor’s Office of Environmental Coordination for
Visiting Assistant Professor director, Pratt Center for Community Development; the City of New York.
M.S. Energy, New York Institute of Technology; founding executive director, New York Industrial
director, Building Performance Lab, CUNY Institute Retention Network. Aaron Koch
for Urban Systems.
Ben Gibberd Visiting Assistant Professor
Carlton Brown M.S.C.P., University of Pennsylvania; B.S. Arch., University
Visiting Assistant Professor of Minnesota-Twin Cities; policy advisor, NYC Mayor’s
Visiting Instructor M.A., Edinburgh University; author: New York Waters: Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability.
B.Arch., Princeton University; C.O.O, Full Spectrum. Profiles from the Edge (Globe Pequot Press, 2007),
and The Little Black Book of New York (Peter Pauper Elliott Maltby
Damon Chaky, Ph.D Press, 2006).
Adjunct Associate Professor
Ass i sta n t P ro f e ssor, Depart ment M.L.A., University of California, Berkeley; B.A., Kenyon
o f M at h e mat i cs and Sc ienc e College; principal, Thread Collective.
Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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Paul Mankiewicz, Ph.D Ira Stern “Pratt opened my mind
to other ways of thinking
Visiting Associate Professor Visiting Assistant Professor about how people
Ph.D., City University of New York; founding director, M.S.C.R.P., Pratt Institute; regional manager, Bureau participate in their
Gaia Institute. of Water Supply for the New York City Department environment. I learned to
of Environmental Protection. ask ‘How do you see
Amy Anderson Nagy a much larger picture
Gelvin Stevenson, Ph.D of the park in relation to the
Visiting Assistant Professor community?’”
M.S.C.R.P., Pratt Institute; B.A., University of Visiting Associate Professor
Colorado; project manager, New York Industrial Ph.D. Economics, Washington University; B.A., Carleton —Tuppe r Th oma s,
Retention Network. College; director, Clear Skies Solar. M.S. A rch / Pla nni ng ’79,
Former administrator,
Gita Nandan Samara Swanston Prospect Park
Visiting Assistant Professor Visiting Assistant Professor
M.Arch., University of California, Berkeley; J.D., St. John’s University; counsel to the Environmental
principal, Thread Collective. Protection Committee, NYC City Council.
Joseph Ofungwu, Ph.D Catherine Zidar
Visiting Assistant Professor Visiting Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Civil/Environmental Engineering, NJIT; M.S.C.R.P., Pratt Institute ; B.S., University of Colorado,
M.S. Civil Engineering, N.J.I.T.; B.S. Civil Engineering, Boulder; Executive Director, Newtown Creek Alliance.
N.J.I.T.; principal engineer, Louis Berger Group.
Jeffrey Perlman
Visiting Assistant Professor
B.S. Applied Physics, Yale University; president
and founder, Bright Power.
David Seiter
Visiting Assistant Professor
M.L.A. Landscape Architecture, University
of Pennsylvania; B.A. Art History, Vassar College;
principal, Future Green Studio.
Ronald Shiffman, FAICP, FAIA
Professor
M.S.C.R.P., Pratt Institute; B.S. Arch., Pratt Institute.
Jaime Stein
Coordinator, Urban Environmental
Systems Management
M.S., Pratt Institute; B.S., Millersville University.
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Facilities Management
The Master of Science program in Facilities Management chair
prepares graduates as professionals and problem solvers
to assume executive responsibilities in the management Harriet Markis, P.E.
of facilities. [email protected]
Facilities management executive responsi eligible but may be required to take non- assistant to the chair
bilities include assurance of a quality credit courses in technical subjects prior
environment, cost-effective capital and to registering for required courses. Philip Ramus
operating investments, and the manage [email protected]
ment of facilities and equipment as assets. Applicants must submit a statement
of purpose in essay format to support the office
Pratt’s Facilities Management Program application for advanced studies. The
teaches innovative approaches to emerging essay should indicate an interest in or Tel: 212-647-7524 | Fax: 212-367-2497
technologies, sustainable practices, and an awareness of issues addressed in the www.pratt.edu/arch/fm
ethical values, which distinguish Pratt’s Facilities Management program.
Facilities Management alumni as they Page 64: Student working in facilities at Madison
lead the field’s efforts to advance the Interviews are recommended and Square Garden
quality of the built environment. may be scheduled by contacting the Page 65: Top Left: Students at an International Facilities
department at [email protected]. Students Management conference in Kufstein, Austria; Top Right:
special admission requirements are eligible for graduate assistantships Pratt Manhattan Library; Bottom Left: Pratt Manhattan;
and tuition scholarships upon acceptance Bottom Right: Student trip to Washington, D.C.
Undergraduate degrees in business, into the program.
architecture, construction management,
and engineering fields are preferred Facilities management has emerged as
for admission. Applicants receiving a a new area of expertise as communities,
bachelor’s degree in other fields are also corporations, and institutions systemati
cally plan for growth and change.
Left: Building Information Modeling class
The Executive Facilities Management
function consists of a distinct set of
responsibilities. These include:
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▶▶ Strategic planning implementation strategies that are LEED certification, green roofs, energy
responsive to specific current and conservation, alternative energy sources,
▶▶ Financial forecasting and budgeting projected facilities issues. construction innovation, and more.
▶▶ Real estate acquisition and disposal ▶▶ Manage the process of facility planning and development
development to complete projects
▶▶ Architectural and engineering on schedule and within budget, to a Further real estate development expertise
planning and design specified standard of quality. can be garnered through a combination
of construction management, facilities
▶▶ Construction management, ▶▶ Direct and lead the specialists, management, and other PSPD electives
maintenance, and operations consultants, and in-house staff, as dealing with zoning, public approvals,
management well as outsourcing organizations market studies, adaptive reuse, real
that perform specific aspects of the estate law, environmental law, historic
▶▶ The integration of new facilities management function. preservation compliance, and more.
technologies into existing and
planned facilities ▶▶ Coordinate development activities p r e s e rvat i o n
with ongoing operations to
Managing these areas of responsibility minimize disruptions and maintain Electives can be taken in PSPD
requires the merging of business skills and the continuity of facilities functions programs to provide extra knowledge of
technical expertise. With this paradigm and economic viability. architectural history, adaptive reuse, and
in mind, graduates of the Facilities landmark approvals.
Management Program will be able to: The faculty consists of professionals
actively engaged in facilities management law
▶▶ Understand the planning, construc in the public and private sectors as well as
tion, and operations framework in in the various areas of specialization. This The PSPD enjoys further linkages
which facilities are managed at local, combination of actively practicing faculty with Brooklyn Law School that create
regional, national, and intern ational and students working in the field brings additional study and degree opportunities.
levels; and act as liaison between a dynamic vitality to Pratt’s Facilities
the owner and professional service Management program. work and research
agents on building teams.
Part of Programs for Sustainable The Facilities Management courses
▶▶ Synthesize interdisciplinary Planning and Development (PSPD), are offered in the evening at the Pratt
efforts and act across traditional Pratt’s Facilities Management Program Manhattan Center, affording students the
administrative, planning, is unique in its opportunity for enriched maximum flexibility to combine work,
and operational boundaries to study, potentially leading to careers in real study, and research.
organize, coordinate, and estate development, as well as expertise in
control diverse facilities and sustainability and preservation. Refer to the earlier PSPD section for
management activities. more information on these opportunities.
sustainability
▶▶ Perceive design requirements,
their impact on quality of life and Electives can be taken in PSPD
environmental issues, and their programs to provide depth as to a
value in the engineering of facilities. variety of sustainability practices:
▶▶ Analyze facilities needs and develop
planning initiatives and effective
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Facilities Management Faculty
Lennart Andersson Harriet Markis Martin McManus
Visiting Assistant Professor Chair, Adjunct Associate Professor Visiting Assistant Professor
M. Arch., Savannah College of Art and Design; M.B. Engr., B.S. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; M.Eng., Cornell B.B.A., Accounting, Pace University; CPA; financial princi
Wasa Gymnasium, Stockholm, Sweden; associate, The University; member of IFMA, ASCE, ACI, SECB, and pal and registered representative with NASDl member
LiRo Group, New York, NY. SEONY; partner at Dunne & Markis Consulting Structural of the NYS Society of CPAs; American Institute of CPAs.
Engineers, PLLC since 1990; 30 years experience as
Matthias Ebinger a structural designer in a variety of projects; licensed Gita Nandan
to practice structural engineering in the states of
Visiting Assistant Professor New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, New Visiting Assistant Professor
M.S. Construction Management, New York University; Hampshire, and Rhode Island. M. Arch., University of California, Berkeley; principal,
LEED; Dpil.Ing.FH, Konstanz University of Applied Thread Collective.
Science; development cooperation and consulting, Mary Matthews
German Foundation for International Development; Russell Olson
public administration, University of South Africa; PMP, Professor
American Project Management Institute. B.A., Concentration in Sociology and Education Visiting Assistant Professor
Management, Emmanuel College; M.S. Social B.Arch., M.S. Urban Environmental Systems, Pratt
William Henry Work, Boston College; M.B.A. Candidate, NYU Stern Institute; awarded IFMA 2002 Educator of the Year
School of Business; consistent career advancement Award; president and CEO of R.O.I. Consulting Group;
Visiting Assistant Professor specializing in safety, training, government compliance, specializes in the technology aspects associated
B.Arch., New York University; Advanced Information environmental issues, and insurance programs in the with design, construction, and facilities management;
Systems Institute Training, Massachusetts Institute construction management and facilities management responsible for providing staff, as well as business
of Technology; president and CEO of Millennium industries in the public and private sector; professor and technology consulting for numerous Fortune
II Consulting Group, Inc. which he founded in and former chair in the Construction Management and 500 companies.
1997; 30 years prior experience in the information Facilities Management departments at Pratt Institute.
technologies (IT) industry; managing principal of John Osborn
HENREY Consultants, Inc., an IT services firm he co- Gerald F. McGowan
founded in 1994; employed at Bristol-Myers Squibb Visiting Associate Professor
Company 1987–1994; appointed director of corporate Visiting Associate Professor B.A., Political Science and Economics, SUNY-New
telecommunications in 1989. M.B.A., Management, New York University; ALM Media, Paltz; J.D., University of South Carolina Law Center;
Inc., director, Real Estate and Purchasing; professional John Osborn, P.C. Attorneys and Counselors at Law;
Stephen LoGrasso affiliations: IFMA, CoreNet. practice areas include environmental law, construction
law, surety law, healthcare law, commercial litigation,
Visiting Assistant Professor hospitality law, and professional liability defense;
B.S., New York Institute of Technology; 25 years author and frequent speaker on construction and
experience in facility and construction management; environmental law, risk management, and dispute
has provided services for various clients including resolution; 2000 Member of the Year, Greater New York
Goldman Sachs, CitiGroup, McGraw-Hill, and Hertz. Construction User Council.
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Edward Re
Adjunct Associate Professor
A.A.S., Construction Technology, NYC Technical
College; B.S. Construction Management, M.S. Facilities
Management, Pratt Institute; AIA; certified professional
constructor; certified real estate appraiser (NAREA);
certified environmental inspector (EAA); certified
occupational safety and health director; knighted,
Government of Italy-Legions of Merit; qualified
continuing education instructor, State of New
York Department of State/Division of Licensing for
Architecture and Real Estate Appraising; arbitrator,
American Arbitration Association (AAA).
Carol Reznikoff
Adjunct Associate Professor
B.A., History of Art, Boston University; B.Arch., M.S.
Facilities Management, Pratt Institute Construction
and Facilities Management Department; senior level
construction and facilities manager with worldwide
experience in education, government, commercial,
non-profit, and preservation projects; licensed architect;
sustainability educator.
Marjorie St. Ellin
Visiting Assistant Professor
B.S. Construction Management, Pratt Institute; LEED-AP;
assistant project manager, Turner Construction Co.
Mira Tsymuk
Visiting Assistant Professor
B.S. Economics and Computer Science, University
of Business Management, Moscow, Russia; M.B.A.,
University of Economics and Finance, Moscow, Russia;
M.A. Economics, CUNY Hunter; member, American
Economic Association and International Institute of
Public Finance.
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Historic Preservation
Part of the School of Architecture, context, a critical approach that enables chair
Historic Preservation at Pratt is a two-year graduates to practice at the highest
44-credit program leading to a Master professional level. Internships give stu- John Shapiro
of Science in Historic Preservation. dents real-world experience. [email protected]
The Historic Preservation (HP) The program also seeks to foster a assistant to the chair
program prepares students for leadership critical approach to the field. Historic
in a continuously changing preservation Preservation is in the midst of many Lacey Tauber
context. With a broad grasp of cultural changes as the profession grapples with 718-399-4340
heritage issues, law, policy, and practice the integration of environmental, sus- [email protected]
coupled with documentation, evalua- tainability, and livability issues. An urban
tion, communication, and interpretative focus, using New York City as a laboratory,
skills, the program’s scholars are prepared allows students to interact not just with
with the essential practical and profes- preservation professionals but also with
sional tools of the field. Case studies and the residents and community groups of
interaction with community leaders and historic neighborhoods, experiencing as
practitioners insure an integrative, inter- students the world they will work in.
disciplinary, and inclusive approach. The
New York City environment, its urban The faculty is drawn from preser
context, and an accomplished faculty sup- vation professionals who bring the real
port the goal of excellence and national world of preservation practice—that of
recognition in the field. the architect, the designer, the historian,
the private sector, the government,
Courses such as history, documentation and the nonprofits—into the classroom.
and interpretation, adaptive re-use, archi- Students intern at the New York City
tecture, preservation planning, policy, and Landmarks Preservation Commission,
heritage impart the broad range of skills at preservation organizations, and in
practitioners need today to practice in architects’ offices, working at the cutting
this field. Students are encouraged to edge of our field. Internships range from
analyze preservation policies and methods community organizations at one end to
within a broader historical and social the World Monuments Fund at the other.
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Life After Pratt
Study abroad is available. Last year, Adaptive reuse plan designed by students for a vacant HP graduates have found jobs in all areas
classes ran in Rome, Copenhagen, Brazil, hospital of historic preservation. They work at
and India. local preservation and community orga-
What we’re looking for in an application nizations and at the National Park Service
The Historic Preservation program is two-fold: and the World Monuments Fund. They
is located on Pratt’s 25-acre Brooklyn work in architectural and planning offices
campus, which is on the National 1. that you can handle the level of and house museums. They run state-
Register of Historic Places, and which graduate work at Pratt successfully; wide preservation organizations. Some
boasts several buildings officially and have even come back to teach at Pratt. A
designated as New York City or New number of current students, recent grad-
York State landmarks. 2. that Pratt is the right place for you. uates, and other alumni have said they
will speak with prospective students. If
The program is open to applicants with GPA is important, of course, as is the rigor you are interested, their email addresses
an undergraduate degree in any academic of your prior college-level education, but will be made available to you.
discipline or area of study from an accred- we also look at what interests you have as
ited institution. Admissions requirements shown by extracurricular activities, hob- Right: East Village studio workshop students considered
include all college transcripts, three letters bies, and jobs. The statement of purpose street life, retailing, and culture.
of recommendation, and a statement of is very important. It gives us an example
purpose describing why you want to study of how you organize your thoughts and
historic preservation at Pratt. No portfo- how well you can express them in writing.
lio is required and we do not require the In your statement, please tell us why you
GRE. An in-person or telephone interview want a degree in historic preservation
is strongly recommended. and why you want to come to Pratt. We
want to be sure that the students we select
are those who can best benefit from our
unique focus and who will bring original
insights into our field.
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Historic Preservation Faculty
Lisa Ackerman Jeanne Houck, Ph.D. Theodore Prudon, Ph.D, FAIA
Visiting Assistant Professor Visiting Assistant professor Adjunct Professor
M.B.A., New York University; M.S., Pratt Institute; B.A., Ph.D., New York University; founder, History Works. Ph.D., Columbia University; M.A., Columbia University;
Middlebury College; C.O.O., World Monuments Fund. M.S., Columbia University; M.S., University of Delft, the
Anne Hrychuk, Ph.D. Netherlands; partner, Prudon & Partners, LLP; president,
Eric Allison, Ph.D., AICP DOCOMOMO U.S.; author: Preservation of Modern
Visiting Assistant professor Architecture (Wiley, 2008).
Adjunct Associate Professor B.A., University of Alberta; M.A., New York University; Ph.
Ph.D., Columbia University; M. Phil., Columbia University; D., New York University. Lacey Tauber
M.S., Pratt Institute; B.A., Shimer College; chair, National
Council for Preservation Education; author of Historic Ned Kaufman, Ph.D. Visiting Assistant Professor
Preservation and the Livable City (Wiley, 2011). M.S., Pratt Institute; B. Journalism, University of Texas,
Adjunct Professor Austin; assistant to the chair, Pratt Institute Graduate
Carol Clark Ph.D., Yale University; heritage conservation consultant; Center for Planning and the Environment.
formerly director of preservation, Municipal Art Society;
Visiting Associate Professor author: Place, Race, and Story: Essays on the Past and Vicki Weiner
M.S., Columbia University; B.A., University of Michigan; Future of Historic Preservation (Routledge, 2009).
assistant commissioner, N.Y.C. Department of Housing Adjunct Associate Professor
Preservation and Development. Jon Meyers M.S., Columbia University; B.A., Drew University;
director of planning and preservation, Pratt Center
Pat Fisher-Olsen Visiting Assistant Professor for Community Development.
M.B.A., Columbia University; B.A. Dartmouth College;
Visiting Assistant Professor vice president and director of real estate, Governor’s Kevin Wolfe
M.S., Pratt Institute; B.A., Thomas Edison State College; Island Preservation and Education Corporation.
coordinator, Historic Preservation Certificate Program, Visiting Assistant Professor
Bucks County Community College. Norman Mintz M. Arch., Columbia University; M.A., Clark University;
B.L.A., City College of New York; B. A., Holy Cross
Bill Higgins Visiting Associate Professor College; principal, Kevin Wolfe Architect.
M.S., Columbia University; B.A. Industrial Design, Pratt
Visiting Assistant Professor Institute; design director, 34th St. Partnership; founder,
M.S., Columbia University; B.A., Boston College; New York Main Street Alliance.
partner, Higgins & Quasebarth Historic
Preservation Consultants. Christopher Neville
Visiting Assistant Professor
M.S., Columbia University; B.A., Amherst College; project
director, Lower East Side Tenement Museum.
Left: Documentation research for the Brooklyn Navy Yard
studio workshop
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School of Art and Design
The School of Art and Design art and design education acting dean
is home to the most compre
hens ive professional art and arts and cultural Leighton Pierce
design education available. management
administrative assistant
Two major objectives guide every c o m m u n i c at i o n s / to the dean
department. The first is an emphasis package design
on professional skills development. The Katherine Morris
school’s students gain the techniques, digital arts
skills, methodology, and vocabulary assistant to the dean
required for success as productive artists, creative arts therapy
designers, and scholars. Donna Gorsline
design management
The second objective—imperative so acting assistant dean for
that the professional expertise is not fine arts academic affairs
simply technical training—is develop-
ment of the critical judgment and history of art and design Sheila Pepe
historical perspective needed to become a
problem solver. Art and design history, industrial design director of finance and
melded with studies in the liberal arts and administration
sciences, provides the context for stimulat- interior design
ing intellectual and creative inquiry. Daisy Rivera
Gifted students from across the United office
States and the world collaborate and learn
at Pratt, weaving creative energy and Main Building, 4th Floor
opportunity into an unmatched educa- Tel: 718-636-3619 | Fax: 718-636-3410
tional experience.
Left: Gyeong Ko Eun
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The faculty consists of professional Sasha O’Malley
artists, designers, critics, historians,
and practitioners, including numerous
recipients of prestigious awards such as the
Tiffany, Fulbright, and Guggenheim fel-
lowships. The faculty’s works, projects, and
publications are recognized and respected
around the world.
In addition to the outstanding curricula
and faculty, the School of Art and Design
offers a wide range of degree offerings,
supported by exceptional technical and
studio resources. Pratt’s distinguished
professional programs in architecture also
enrich School of Art and Design programs.
Perhaps best of all, the school’s disci-
plines are taught in the broader cultural
context of New York City, which provides
inspiration and an opportunity to learn
from the multitude of artists and designers
who abound in this creative capital.
The mission of the School of Art and
Design is to educate those who will make
and shape our built environment, our
aesthetic surroundings, and our collective
future. The School of Art and Design is a
diverse collection of disciplines, dedicated
to the primacy of studio practice and the
transformative power of creativity. We
educate leaders in the creative professions
to identify, understand, shape, and benefit
from the challenges of a rapidly changing
world. Our courses are designed to develop
critical thinking skills, deepen under-
standing, enable practice, and empower
visionary action to transform. The School
of Art and Design is dedicated to develop-
ing creative leadership in a world that
requires it
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Art and Design Education
In 1994, Pratt inaugurated the Master of Science in Art and chair
Design Education, drawing students from the worlds of
art, design, and architecture. The curriculum expands upon Amir Parsa
the philosophy and practices of our continuing undergraduate
and post-baccalaureate programs and was one of the first in assistant to the chair
the country to include design education. We endeavor to be
progressive and dynamic and at the forefront of our field while Jessica Masters
providing a stimulating, challenging, and supportive environ 718-636-3681
ment for our students, faculty, and staff. Our students are
passionate teachers and learners engaged in creative individual art and design education
and community practice as artists, educators, and researchers. office
The earliest incarnation of the current In 1897, art classes for children were Tel: 718-636-3637 | Fax: 718-230-6817
Department of Art and Design Education offered in cast drawing; sketching in [email protected]
was in the late 19th century, when Pratt outline, color, light, and shade; and www.pratt.edu/ad/ade
Institute opened its doors in Brooklyn, freehand perspective. This was to be the
New York. Opportunities to combine genesis of a unique student teaching c o o r d i nat o r ,
theory and practice have been an integral experience and resource for the commu- youth programs
part of the program ever since. Now, as nity. Beginning in 1902, the Saturday
then, teaching is viewed as a creative classes were used as a vehicle for art teacher Tara Kopp
process with studio work enhancing and training. The Saturday Art School became Tel: 718-636-3654
complementing instruction rather than a laboratory where learning how to teach
competing with it. and researching issues of pedagogy are youth programs office
Tel: 718-636-3654 | Fax: 718-230-6876
www.pratt.edu/youth
school of art and design 79
modeled upon artistic practice. Students essays, and research papers are developed and credits in a foreign language are also
test ideas, develop a personal teaching from their own stories and personal knowl- required as pre- or co-requisites. Appli-
style, and explore research questions edge using, whenever appropriate, the cants must submit a portfolio of 15 or more
through participation and observation. language of the poet. Reflective practitio- images including observational drawings
The seminars following the Saturday ners, they are prepared to work effectively along with other media in color copies or
classes are forums for reflection upon both in diverse cultural contexts and to apply digital format—teaching projects may also
unfinished and completed projects. interdisciplinary perspectives in a variety be included. An in-person (along with class
Students thus get opportunities to work of educational settings. visit) or telephone interview should be
collaboratively with their peers, commu- arranged by the applicant. A TOEFL score
nity members and professionals in the Through a combination of individual of 600 (250 or 100 Internet) is required for
field, while they learn to develop lessons study, observation, and reflection, along international students.
and construct environm ents that promote with collaborative and interactive experi
critical inquiry and creative practice. ences, students learn how to artic ulate the m.s. in art and design education
inexpressible, imagine the invisible, and professional certification (fall)
The department’s conception of art convey a sense of the aesthetic in their art
has broadened considerably from those classrooms as well as in their own lives and Brooklyn campus—a 34-credit-hour
first classes in the 19th century. A range of in the community at large. The study of art degree. Applicants must have received their
art practices are presented and explored, and design education leads us back to our Initial Certification as a Teacher of Visual
from traditional forms to contemporary own creativity. Arts and taught full-time for three years.
multidisciplinary works. Masterworks Applicants must submit a portfolio of 15
from various cultures and from across the The Program’s Structure or more images including observational
globe, as well as creations of self-taught drawings along with other media in color
artists and outsiders, are integrated into m.s. in art and design copies or digital format—teaching projects
the curriculum. education with initial teacher may also be included. An in-person (along
certification (fall) with class visit) or telephone interview
Our approach to art and design educa- should be arranged by the applicant.
tion is distinguished by a willingness to Brooklyn campus—a 38-credit-hour
look to other disciplines for inspiration. In degree. Applicants must have completed advanced certificate in art and
recent years, we have drawn upon the work a four-year undergraduate program with design education (fall)
of artists, educators, and scholars in the a minimum of 25 credit hours in the
fields of literature, folklore, philosophy, appropriate technical courses in studio art Brooklyn campus. This 23-credit-hour pro-
and anthropology. Narrative and autobiog- and the history of art from a regionally gram is open to individuals with an M.F.A.
raphy, play and performance, meaning and accredited institution of higher education degree, or those currently enrolled in the
memory are threads that play an important or one that is approved by the New York M.F.A. program at Pratt. For those appli-
role in our classroom conversations and State Department of Education. As an cants already holding an M.F.A. degree,
research. We ask our students to go beyond alternative, they can apply for the qualify- the program may be completed in two
textbook vocabulary and style. Their plans, ing program or take undergraduate courses semesters, and the application require-
before applying to the degree program. A ments are the same as those listed for the
Left: Top: Elementary school student drawing a still life course in child and adolescent psychology M.S. in Art and Design Education.
in Pratt’s Saturday Art School; Bottom: High school
students on a Pratt after-school program at Brooklyn
design firm Nightwood’s furniture and textile studio.
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Art and Design Education Faculty
Lisa Baumwell Art Gallery of Ontario, the Lancaster Museum of Art, rights movement and its aftermath through a study of
and is part of the permanent collection of the Walker the community control movement in New York City’s
Visiting Associate Professor Art Center. He has taught studio art, art education, and disenfranchised communities. She is currently working
B.S. Union College (Psychology); M.A. New York art history courses at Hofstra, SUNY Old Westbury, FIT, on a book based on her dissertation.
University (Counseling and Guidance); Ph.D. New York Bucknell and Kutztown universities, and at the National
University (Developmental Psychology); Researcher. Theatre School of Canada. He has also worked as a Josh Millis
museum educator at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Lisa Capone and The Museum of Modern Art. Visiting Instructor
B.F.A., Art History Minor, Tyler School of Art; M.F.A.,
Adjunct Instructor Tonya Leslie The School of Art Institute of Chicago; has exhibited
M.F.A. Sculpture Pratt Institute; B.F.A. and B.A. in New York City and Europe; currently a teaching
Marymount College, New York and Chelsea School Visiting Instructor artist for the Queens Museum of Art and the Studio-in-
of London, England. B.A, University of New York, New Paltz College; M.A., a-School Association
New York University; Ph.D. candidate at New York
Mary Elmer-Dewitt University and a research fellow at the Metropolitan Amir Parsa
Center for Urban Education. Her research interests
Adjunct Assistant Professor include urban education and literacy. She has worked Chair
B.A., New York University; M.S., Pratt Institute; in all levels of children’s publishing and educational B.A., Princeton University; M. Phil (PhD./abd), Columbia
Teaching artist with Studio in a School, grades K-5, program development and has been a member of University; author of 13 literary books in English,
and photographer. organizations such as Scholastic Inc., Girl Scouts of the French, Persian, and Spanish including Erre, Divan,
USA, Sesame Workshop, and the Schomburg Center for and Drive-by Cannibalism in the Baroque Tradition;
Shari Fischberg (Lederman) Research and Black Culture. She is also the author of leader and presenter at education conferences
several children’s books including True You: Sometimes I nationally and internationally, most recently in Brazil,
Adjunct Instructor feel Ugly and Other Truths About Growing Up, available Spain, Norway, and India; conceptual, performative,
B.F.A. The School of The Museum of Fine Arts Boston/ online through Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty. and exhibitory works have appeared in group and solo
Tufts University; M.F.A. Queens College; Education shows including at curated venues and events such
Consultant; Curator. Heather Lewis as the Dumbo Arts Festival, the Persian Arts Festival,
the Baroquissimo Festival in Mexico, and the Paris en
Dahn Hiuni Associate Professor toutes lettres festival in France; former director of the
Ph.D., New York University; her research explores Alzheimer’s Project in The Museum of Modern Art’s
Visiting Professor the intersection between the history of urban (MoMA) Department of Education; co-author of Meet
B.F.A., University of Manitoba; M.F.A., Ph.D., Penn State social movements and urban policy and politics in Me: Making Art Accessible to People with Dementia
University. He is a multi-media, multidisciplinary artist, housing, education, social welfare and the arts. Her (MoMA, 2009), formerly visiting associate professor
whose work spans the fields of visual art, performance dissertation, “Protest, Place and Pedagogy: New in Pratt Institute’s Department of Critical and Visual
art, theater, film and video, and scholarly writing. His York City’s Community Control Movement and its Studies (2009–2011).
solo work has been presented at P.S. 122, Franklin Aftermath, 1966–1996” is a study of the Northern civil
Furnace, Artists’ Space, Metro Pictures, Leslie-Lohman,
Thread Waxing Space, the Cleveland Performance Art
Festival, the Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, the
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Theodora Skipitares
Associate Professor
M.F.A., New York University; A multi-media artist, whose
work has been exhibited and performed throughout
Europe, Asia, and South America, she has received
grants from the NEA, NYFA, UNIMA, and the Guggenheim
and Rockefeller Foundations, among others. Her play
Defenders of the Code was named one of the 10 Best
Plays by The New York Times. A Harlot’s Progress was
the winner of an American Theater Wing Design Award
for the 1999 Season. Two years ago, she was winner of
the Helen Merrill Award for Distinguished Playwriting.
Her production Iphigenia won two New York Innovative
Theater Awards last year. She travels frequently to India
to develop new projects and taught in the Pratt in South
Africa Program during the summer of 2008.
Amy Brook Snider
Professor
B.A., Queens College, City University of New; M.S.,
University of Wisconsin Madison; Ph.D., New York
University; chair, 1981–2010. Dr. Snider also works as
a consultant in arts education. Her approach to the
profession is exemplified by the range of her interests—
story telling, children’s picture books, self-taught
artists, and the integration of design in art education,
are but a few. She has lectured in the United States,
Canada, and Great Britain; designed educational
programs; published articles, conducted workshops,
curated exhibitions, organized panels and conferences,
collaborated with an architectural firm, and served on
the Board of a Charter School.
Aileen Wilson
Associate Professor
M.A., Chelsea School of Art, London; Ed.M. doctoral
student, Art/Art Education, Teacher’s College, Columbia
University, New York; she was accepted as a Fulbright
Specialist roster candidate 2010–2015. Recent projects
include Building Space with Words, a multimedia,
interactive installation with Anne-Laure Fayard, March
2009, NYU-Poly; conference presentations include From
Studio to Classroom: A Studio Class for Pre-Service
Teachers, NAEA, 2010; and a collaborative curatorial
project, “Neo-Nomads: What Travels With You?” at BRIC
Rotunda Gallery, January–February, 2011.
Pratt’s Saturday Art School classes
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Arts and Cultural Management
The mission of the Arts and Cultural Management (ACM) chair
graduate program is to build on Pratt Institute’s international
reputation for developing creative leaders. Our program’s mission Mary McBride, Ph.D.
is to develop leaders able to use their creativity strategically to
foster creative expression, build creative community and shape a program director
commerce of ideas and images in an increasingly challenged and
mediated world. ACM prepares participants to lead and manage Christopher Shrum
in a changing cultural landscape that includes new challenges,
new media, and new forms of cultural expression. Based in office
experiential learning, the program creates a collaborative
learning community that sharpens critical thinking, deepens Tel: 212-647-7560
reflective practice, and develops strategic leadership skills. [email protected]
www.pratt.edu/ad/acm
The program encourages participants to ▶▶ Stretching each participant’s ▶▶ Providing practical skills for
consider their role in society and their ability to deal with a wide range of negotiating organizational and
respective communities as cultural arbi- critical artistic, institutional, and artistic conflicts.
ters and educators. This approach yields business problems in practical and
arts and cultural leaders who are equipped theoretical terms. ▶▶ Broadening outlooks on the social,
with the necessary theoretical, analytical, economic, and political climate
and practical skills to respond creatively ▶▶ Increasing the individual’s ability to and the role of arts and cultural
to the changing cultural, economic, and manage complex, cross-disciplinary, institutions in society.
social environments in which they work. and competing problems and
These goals are accomplished by: tensions that are inherent in arts ▶▶ Sharpening personal capacities
and cultural business environments. for understanding and solving
Left: Students make site visits to the city’s cultural organizational and human relations
institutions. ▶▶ Utilizing technology and new problems.
media to advance strategic goals.
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▶▶ Developing communications skills It provides the skills necessary to lead management problem), or case study
for the effective exchange of ideas and manage in a changing world and an development. Each option is divided into
and information. increasingly challenged ecosystem. Thesis Part I (2 credits), taken in the fall
semester of the second year, and Thesis
▶▶ Sharpening the individual’s The ACM program provides Part II (2 credits), taken in the spring of
capacities to anticipate and participants with the opportunity to: the second year. Students are required
effectively manage change fueled by to complete the 42 credit hours of the
external forces. ▶▶ Join a creative learning program to graduate.
community of professionals with
▶▶ Developing the leadership diverse expertise entrance requirements
capabilities of each participant.
▶▶ Develop a strategic skill set Applicants should demonstrate
▶▶ Sharing the ideas and experiences that bridges public, profit, and substantial experience in a related
of a diverse group of promising arts nonprofit sectors field or activity—social community
and cultural managers. engagement involving the arts. The
▶▶ Explore the role of art, culture, and required statement of purpose should
Classes are offered on alternating week- meaning making in shaping equity, reflect the applicant’s personal vision
ends in Manhattan to accommodate economy, and ecology of place of how this program fits in with his/
working professionals and those who may her personal and professional goals,
wish to pursue full-time internships. By ▶▶ Create and expand professional including how the applicant hopes to
expanding the coursework to include networks worldwide use the skills he/she acquires in this
nonprofit management practices, public program. The statement should be no
policy, and other contemporary issues, the ▶▶ Examine trends and global more than 500 words or two pages. In
ACMP stresses the importance of sim challenges some cases volunteer experience will be
ultaneously developing business acumen an acceptable demonstration of interest
and a sense of social responsibility. ▶▶ Use technology to advance in the field. An interview (in person, by
dialogue and engagement phone, or by email) with the program
The Program’s Structure director is required for admission. A
▶▶ Refine communication, minimum 3.0 undergraduate cumulative
collaboration, and conflict index is required. For international
management skills students, a minimum Test of English as a
Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 600
▶▶ Lead the development of is required.
thriving cultures
The Arts and Cultural Management Coursework is concentrated in these
Program (ACMP) is a two-year program. sessions and moves at a fast pace.
Students are required to take 42 credits Class attendance is critical, since each
to complete the program and receive a alternating weekend of classes is one-
Master of Professional Studies (M.P.S.) tenth of the entire course. There are no
in Arts and Cultural Management. The electives. As their “capstone” experience,
program has five required semesters— students have the opportunity to take
fall, spring, summer, fall, spring. The one of three experience-based learning
ACM program prepares participants for options—internship, Team Pratt
a rapidly shifting cultural, economic, and (three students are retained by an arts/
social environment and political context. cultural organization to address a specific
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Arts and Cultural Management Faculty
Catherine Ashcraft Richard Green Christopher Shrum
Visiting Assistant Professor Professor Visiting Assistant Professor
Former director of new products and joint ventures, M.A., Public Administration, New York University;
Catherine Cacho-Leary Citibank-Diners Club; consultant specializing in Shrum is the Director of Community Services for
developing organizational change strategies and the Eastern Maine Development Corporation in Bangor,
Visiting Assistant Professor improvement of internal team processes. Maine. His background includes community economic
B.A., Dance, The George Washington University; development, healthcare, tourism, and the arts. He
M.B.A., Public Administration, Keller Graduate Jeffrey Klein served as a fellow at the National Endowment for
School of Management; Cacho-Leary worked in the Arts in policy, planning, and research focusing his
the Finance Department at Dia Art Foundation and Visiting Assistant Professor attention on public participation patterns in the arts.
served as financial and administrative consultant Klein gives workshops for Volunteer Lawyers
for QIIQ Productions, a literacy-based youth theater for the Arts. Denise Tahara
organization. She also worked as a budget analyst at
Brooklyn Academy of Music and was instrumental in Susan Schear Visiting Assistant Professor
restructuring and advancing the internal operations Ph.D., Operations Management, New York University;
of the Finance Department. After earning her Visiting Assistant Professor Tahara is an independent consultant working with
undergraduate degree in dance, she studied at The Schear is the founder and president of ArtIsIn, not-for-profit organizations in a variety of industries to
Alvin Ailey American Dance Center. She is the founder L.L.C. ArtIsIn focuses on business development, improve the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of their
of Community Arts Works, an arts management management, facilitation, consulting and coaching service delivery systems.
company that provides arts management services services to arts and cultural organizations.
and brings a broader understanding of business to
emerging performing arts organizations. Vida Schreibman
Ada Ciniglio Visiting Associate Professor
M.A., Visual Arts Administration , New York University;
Visiting Assistant Professor Schreibman is the director of Cultural Destinations,
M.S., Education, SUNY-New Paltz; Ciniglio was the NYC. She is a specialist in customized art tours,
founder and Executive Director of High 5 Tickets to the adult art education programs, and advisory services
Arts, a non-profit organization providing performance for corporate, philanthropic, academic and
tickets to high school students for $5. alumni organizations.
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Communications/Package Design
Pratt Institute’s Graduate Communications/Package Design chair
department has been educating graphic and package designers
for over 40 years. We currently offer a 60-credit Master of Fine Jeff Bellantoni
Arts (M.F.A.) degree and a 48-credit Master of Science (M.S.)
degree in Communications Design or Package Design. The assistant chair
Graduate Communications Design program is ranked in the
top 12 of over 200 graduate design programs in the nation, as Michelle Hinebrook
reported in U.S. News & World Report rankings.
assistant to the chair
The department is located in Manhattan Our location in one of Manhattan’s
at 144 West 14th Street., between Sixth most creative areas provides a wealth of Anna Revchoun
and Seventh avenues, and our student opportunities available nowhere else.
studios are four blocks north on West With access to world-famous design firms, office
18th Street. The department’s faculty the students talk to and, through the
includes highly regarded, award- department’s internship opportunities and Tel: 212-647-7573 | Fax: 212-367-2481
winning professional designers, authors, professional faculty, have the opportunity [email protected]
marketing, and media specialists. to work with some of the best designers. www. prattgradcomd.com
The faculty members are important As a result, many students secure industry
professional contacts for the students— positions even before their graduation.
several have written pivotal design books
and articles, and many have been honored A diverse body of students—over
with design awards from prestigious arts 20 countries are represented—come to
and design organizations. Pratt to further their careers in the design
industry, to begin a journey towards
Left: Daniel Wiggins becoming a design educator, or to alter
a career course. Our graduate programs
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provide students the opportunity to in Communications Design (print and A significant proportion of the work
develop and refine their design process, digital media, artifacts, information, will be self-directed and independent,
design voice, and creative skills leading to environments, and systems). The with collaborative and community-
professional competence and leadership. components of the M.F.A. program based projects as well. Studios will
include an emphasis on studio practice, consist of group discussions, critiques,
M.F.A. in research and scholarship, design teaching student presentations, individual faculty
Communications Design methodologies, and academic studies meetings, and visits with guest designers.
of visual media such as history, theory,
Design plays a central and formative role critical analysis, aesthetics, and related Seminars are offered as a forum
in shaping communities, technology, humanities and social sciences. for critical analysis and discussions of
and business. Never have designers been theoretical, historical, and contemporary
expected to cultivate such a diverse set The M.F.A. program is intended for issues in communications design. Design
of skills and knowledge. The M.F.A. highly motivated individuals who hold an Writing will focus on core writing skills
in Communications Design prepares undergraduate degree in graphic design or and effective methods for researching,
individuals to pursue design with passion related design fields such as industrial or analyzing, evaluating, and chronicling
and cultural relevance. In our distinctive interior design, architecture, fine arts, or design issues. A Teaching Practicum is
program, we explore design as a means media arts. Exceptional individuals from available for those who desire to enter
for communicating meaningful messages, disparate disciplines may be admitted post-secondary teaching.
organizing information, and creating provisionally and required to take design
compelling experiences. foundation courses. A residency of two M.F.A. candidates in Communications
academic years attending full time is Design will be required to present a thesis
We believe the most intriguing required (one or two additional semesters and final body of work demonstrating
and successful designers are cultural for provisional admits). professional competence, which must
innovators who use media to inform, be approved by a three-faculty thesis
persuade, and entertain. Our graduates There are seven M.F.A. Studios— committee and the department chair in
develop a voice as authors engaged in courses that investigate current order to be eligible for degree conferral.
seeking and solving problems within practice and the future direction of The department will support students in
cross-disciplinary environments. We communications design. Courses frequent opportunities to present their
approach design as an agent of change— emphasize research, critical thinking, work both publicly and in circumstances
a strategy for transforming behaviors of and design strategy, coupled with that develop connections with the
individuals in desirable and sustainable entrepreneurship and an iterative design communication design profession.
ways. The program provides a framework process. Students are encouraged to
for both professional practice and synthesize theory with practice. These Right: Vivi Weng
academic careers. are intense studios taught by resident
and visiting faculty, sharing a common
A 60-credit program administered foundation with the other studios
over two years leads to a Master of Fine offered in a given semester. Students are
Arts terminal degree; the program encouraged to search for connections
emphasizes full-time studio practice and relationships between the studio
projects and the thesis, with an emphasis
on discovering his/her own design voice.
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M.S. Communications Design/ Students accepted into the programs ▶▶ M.S. in Package Design, which
M.S. Package Design for M.S. Communications Design and offers a broadly based curriculum
M.S. Package Design hold undergraduate centered on the decision-making
The M.S. in Communications Design degrees in graphic design or related process for package development
and the M.S. in Package Design design fields such as industrial or interior for products, features courses in
educate students from diverse design, architecture, fine arts, or media package design, brand development,
cultural, professional, and educational arts. We welcome students from non- visual communications, digital
backgrounds in creative discipline, design fields as well, such as business, technology, marketing, and
technical skills, collaborative abilities, liberal arts, and the sciences. Students structural packaging.
academic knowledge, and managerial may attend full or part time.
competence. While focusing on creative A minimum of 48 credits, which can be
problem solving, the curriculum is Areas of study in the M.S. programs completed within two to three years of
pragmatic and industry-oriented. The include: study, is required for each of the M.S.
comprehensive thesis demonstrates degree programs. A qualifying program
professional competence and ▶▶ M.S. in Communications Design, of up to an additional six credits of
includes extensive research, project which focuses on all aspects of prerequisite classes may be required
formulation and production, and process transforming information and for applicants whose undergraduate
documentation. Graduates of these ideas into visual forms. Coursework backgrounds do not meet all entrance
programs enter the professional world embraces the wide range of verbal standards but whose applications
with an outstanding body of work, and visual language systems. indicate a strong aptitude for graduate
prepared to become innovative leaders Design projects relate to extensive study. For students with substantial
in the fields of graphic, package, and communications applications design experience, however, the
digital design. involving various aspects of society. program—with courses ranging from
Representative solutions utilize visual communications to marketing
The curriculum was initially graphic design, corporate identity, and electronic media—challenges their
structured around the future needs publications design, computer creativity to its fullest potential.
of the packaging industry in 1966. graphics, and typography.
It was expanded in 1972 to include The final stage of the curriculum is
Communications Design. From its ▶▶ M.S. in Communications Design the thesis, which provides knowledge
inception, the department has provided (Digital Design Emphasis), which of the problem-solving process through
students with the skills to use the most offers communications design directed research and, over the succeeding
effective media to express ideas, but the students the option of an emphasis two semesters, gives students the
focus has always been on creative problem in digital design, combining graphic opportunity to develop an extensive,
solving. Students are provided the design and time-based media. This innovative project. Work on the thesis
opportunity to develop a design voice and emphasis requires a significant is done under the direction of a major
refine their design process and creative level of conceptual and technical discipline faculty advisor.
skills, leading to professional competence competence in order to meet the
and leadership. demands of courses that utilize
digital technologies.
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