This collection of student work collected for the Fall ’22 Pratt Earth Action Week is centered around issues of sustainability. Students explored a broad range of design strategies from thoughtful form-making to playful education approaches. Projects focusing on the built environment explored the integration of sustainable materials and the application of circular design strategies. The projects were gathered from across the Institute and were completed within the last year.
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Sustainability of the Built Environment: Philosophy and Practice
School of Architecture | Graduate Architecture and Urban DesignStudent: Mehmet Kaan CaparFaculty: Sanford Kwinter, Gokhan Kodalak AI generated collage of “Built Ecology”, Midjourney, 2022 A study of an assembled “syllabus” for a hypothetical course named “Sustainability of the Built Environment: Philosophy and Practice”. This designed course seeks to provide a powerful engagement with environmental sustainability…
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Teaching Transformations – Wearable Interior Conditions Apparatus and Shared Street Intervention Design
School of Design | Graduate Interior DesignStudents: Polina Shchukina As part of precedent research, the 2011 MoMA PS1 installation entitled “Holding Pattern” was analyzed. The project centered around the concepts of SHARING, ZERO WASTE, and facilitating COMMUNITY TIES, which were achieved through program and form. As part of precedent research, the 2011 MoMA PS1 installation…
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The Abundant Void
School of Design | Graduate Interior DesignStudents: Bing LiFaculty: Sheryl Kasak Most modular components are movable, which is the premise of this multifunctional space. With the features of lightweight and durability, hempcrete is used to make most of the modular components. The aim of this project was to design a flexible and multifunctional space for…
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Water Scarcity and Gender Equality in Northern Benin
School of Design | Graduate Interior DesignStudents: Miranda Fallon, Gloria Refrigeri, Avitha NarayanamurthyFaculty: Tetsu Ohara This Rain Harvester not only collects and stores rainwater, but it also functions as a place for gatherings, community events, and education. The shape of the Harvester itself creates a pavilion-style structure under which individuals may gather, socialize, and rest.…
