Student Work Exhibition
Spring ’23

This collection of student work collected for the Spring ’23 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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    Delta

    DELTA is an intelligent campus street lamp that uses solar panels to provide clean energy and store it to cope with different weather conditions. It is also equipped with light and motion sensors that automatically adjust the lighting mode according to the surrounding brightness and pedestrian activity. These intelligent features help DELTA address issues such…

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    Expedition to the Far North & Findings

    Expedition to the Far North & Findings is a pair of acrylic paintings responding to the works of naturalist illustrator John James Audubon. The paintings reinterpret one of his popular images, Common Buzzard, through a critical lens. Audubon is recognized as an American symbol for wildlife conservation. Over 500 wildlife organizations in North America are…

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    Ghost in the Machine

    The intrinsic phenomenal aspects of Historic Industrial buildings can be developed and incorporated into interiors with a unique capacity to express the values of our present society, ameliorate harm done, and support the human quest for meaning and well-being. School of Design | Graduate Interior Design Student: Junjiao Zhao Faculty: Edwin Zawadski By converting the…

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    large atrium space with curved cylindrical hollow columns with large segments cut away
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    ICWC_Bring the Light In

    Using sustainable materials, maximizing the natural daylighting by opening the skylight. Also, take the airflow and acoustic control into consideration, providing a comfortable space to meet the clients’ mental health and wellness. School of Design | Graduate Interior Design Student: Yirou Hong Faculty: Tetsu Ohara Analysis of the site daylighting, acoustics control, airflow quality, sustainable…

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    This is an expanded communal space which for people to stay and communicate with others. The skylight on the rooftop will allow the natural light come into the site. The floor is lowered, and made of laminated recycled glass, which allows natural daylighting can go through to the lower floor as well. The seatings are made of reclaimed wood. The glass made sculpture in the background will connect to the skylight, which can reflect changeable shadows during different time. The space for stairs will be a double space with skylight, therefore the light can be both absorbed in upper and lower floor.