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Program in Architecture


School of Architecture
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
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Programs of Study


The School of Architecture is dedicated to maintaining the connection between design theory and practice and to extending the range of knowledge necessary to an understanding of the built environment. The diversity of programs within the School and the accessibility of other programs within the Institute enable students to pursue a wide range of interests. Students can take electives in fine arts, film, digital arts, industrial design, furniture design, interior design, and photography as well as electives in advanced architectural theory, design, technology, and management. The School has many internationally recognized faculty members who bring to the graduate programs a strong theoretical base and the high standards of their professional work. The programs are distinguished by strong studio cultures and creative approaches to architectural design. Many special courses are offered in contemporary theoretical and critical issues, advanced computing and media, building technology, architectural history, and experimental structures. The electronic laboratory is a fifty-station PC-based facility that offers instruction in a wide variety of two-dimensional and three-dimensional design programs. Students are exposed to the professional world through optional internship programs that place them in outstanding New York architectural offices, public agencies, and nonprofit design institutions, giving them firsthand work experience and credit towards their degree.

The School of Architecture offers at total of seven graduate programs. There are two graduate architecture programs: the first professional accredited Master of Architecture (M.Arch.) and the postprofessional Master of Architecture (M.S.Arch.). There are also five Master of Science programs: architecture and urban design, city and regional planning, environmental systems management, facilities management, and historic preservation.

The three-year M.Arch. is designed for students holding a four-year undergraduate program in any field, including architecture. Graduate courses and seminars are designed to familiarize students with all aspects of the discipline and practice of architecture. Design studios at Pratt find many of their coordinates within the rich territory of New York City. However, the program also reaches into areas worldwide and into other frames, such as global marketplaces, digital worlds, and historical, theoretical, and political networks. This program is fully accredited by NAAB. Students with a B.S. in architecture or other nonprofessional degree should apply for this M.Arch. program. The postprofessional M.S.Arch. program is for those who hold an accredited architecture degree or the equivalent. The program takes approximately three semesters to complete. Students with significant professional experience can also apply for work credit, which reduces total credit-hour requirements. The postprofessional M.S.Arch. allows intensive theoretical and technical engagement of architecture and the city and stresses research and experimentation concentrating on the relations between architecture and other urban forms, scales, and forces. Research is conducted primarily within the analytic and synthetic content of the design studio and culminates in a required thesis.

The Master of Science in architecture and urban design program is intended for students who are interested in careers that enhance the growth and development of the built urban environments, the context for an urban laboratory. The 33-credit program requires 17 hours of design studio and research, with the balance of the credits in required courses in urban history, theory, infrastructure, and implementation and electives in law, transportation, housing, and preservation. The program is open to those with professional undergraduate degrees in architecture.

The three programs offered by the Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment (GCPE)–the M.S. in city and regional planning (CRP), the M.S. in environmental systems management (ESM), and the M.S. in historic preservation–emphasize planning and preservation practice rooted in the principles of sustainability, equity, and public participation.

The curricula are designed to build the professional skills and knowledge of students who desire to affect the built, natural, and social environments of the nation’s cities and communities in positive ways. CRP and EMS courses are offered in the evenings, enabling students to work full-time. The city and regional planning program offers specializations in community development, environmental planning, physical planning, and preservation planning. The CRP program requires the completion of 60 credits, including the thesis or the Demonstration of Professional Competence course. The EMS program requires 40 credits of course work.

Students with undergraduate degrees in architecture and engineering may have up to 9 credits waived in either the CRP or EMS program. GCPE’s newest program is a two-year graduate program leading to the M.S. in historic preservation. The program, designed primarily for full-time students and based at the Manhattan campus, is a 44-credit sequence of courses that provides studies in community planning, history, interpretation, design, policy, and regulatory practice.

Recognizing that today’s field of preservation requires more than curatorial management, the program fosters the knowledge preservationists must have in order to participate in policy-making to revitalize urban areas, suburban communities, and rural landscapes. With its urban focus, the program emphasizes hands-on work and makes extensive use of New York City’s rich resources.

All three graduate programs in the GCPE maintain strong ties with Pratt’s architecture and design programs and with the Pratt Center for Community Development, an innovative center for the practice of planning, design, and policy work that focuses on increasing quality of life and affecting social change in New York City’s diverse communities.

The M.S. in facilities management program prepares individuals to assume leadership roles in corporations, institutions, and government. The degree requires the completion of 45 credits of course work and the 5-credit Demonstration of Professional Competence course, for a total of 50 credits. Students entering the program with prior professional experience or graduate work in related fields may be eligible for advanced standing; up to 12 credits may be waived. The facilities management program is offered at the Pratt Manhattan Center on an evening schedule, allowing maximum flexibility to combine full-time work with study and research.

Research Facilities


The Pratt Library has grown with the Institute to house one of the finest collections of reference material on art, design, and architecture. Recently remodeled and expanded to accommodate its growing collection, the library contains 186,589 bound volumes, serial backfiles, and other material, including government documents; 251,603 audiovisual materials; and 3,996 microforms and subscribes to 925 periodicals.

Pratt maintains numerous studios, shops, and technical facilities for work in all media, as well as state-of-the-art computer facilities. Pratt also has extensive gallery space for the exhibition of works by the student body, alumni, faculty members, and well-known architects and designers.

Financial Aid


Financial aid is offered through a variety of programs funded by the institution and the federal and state governments. These include Federal Perkins Loan and Federal Work-Study programs, the Tuition Assistance Program of New York State, and Pratt loans and student help. Graduate scholarships are awarded to entering students on a competitive basis. Fellowships and assistantships are awarded on a competitive basis to continuing students in all departments. Special alumni-sponsored fellowships are also available.

Cost of Study


Graduate tuition for 2008–09 is $27,216 per year (24 credits, $1134 per credit). Student fees are $1190 per semester. The cost of books and supplies varies widely, depending on the program in which the student is enrolled.

Living and Housing Costs


Campus housing continues to be expanded to meet student needs and is available for single students on a first-come, first-served basis. Housing costs average $15,294 per academic year. There is a plentiful supply of moderately priced rentals in the immediate area and in adjacent neighborhoods for married students seeking housing as well as for those students choosing to reside off campus.


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Student Group


There are more than 248 students enrolled in Pratt’s School of Architecture graduate programs; 53 percent are women. They come from all parts of the United States and the world. The graduate programs are noted for an exceptional placement ratio, with more than 85 percent of the graduating students finding employment before graduation.

Location


Pratt Institute is located in the Clinton Hill section of Brooklyn, on a 25-acre park-like campus. Pratt’s Manhattan campus houses the Institute’s graduate arts and cultural management, communications design, design management, facilities management, historic preservation, and library and information science programs as well as offering courses in architecture, city and regional planning, creative arts therapy, and urban design.

The Institute


A private, nonsectarian institute of higher education, Pratt Institute was founded in 1887 by the industrialist and philanthropist Charles Pratt. Today, Pratt educates 3,066 undergraduates and 1,602 graduate students for careers in art and design, architecture, and library and information science.

Applying


The application deadline is January 15. Early submission of applications, together with all necessary credentials, is highly desirable. For the applicant who intends to file for merit-based scholarships, applications and all supporting documents need to be received no later than January 15 for the fall semester and October 1 for the spring semester. All application materials must be received by January 5, or the application may not be considered. Materials should be submitted in one package that includes the three letters of recommendation in sealed envelopes with the reference’s signature across the flap.

The Faculty


  • Thomas Hanrahan, Dean; M.Arch., Harvard; AIA, NCARB.
  • Architecture
  • William MacDonald, Professor and Chair; M.S., Columbia.
  • Philip Parker, Assistant Chair; M.Arch., Yale.
  • Gilland Akos, Visiting Assistant Professor.
  • Phillip Anzalone, Visiting Assistant Professor; M.Arch., Columbia.
  • Ezra Ardolino, Adjunct Assistant Professor.
  • Alexandra Barker, Adjunct Assistant Professor; M.Arch., Harvard.
  • Stephanie Bayard, Adjunct Assistant Professor; M.A., Columbia.
  • Karen Brandt, Visiting Professor; M.Arch., Harvard.
  • Dan Bucsescu, Adjunct Professor.
  • Theodore Calvin, Visiting Professor; M.S., Columbia.
  • Amber Chapin, Visiting Assistant Professor.
  • Manuel DeLanda, Adjunct Professor; B.F.A., School of Visual Arts.
  • Livio Dimitriu, Adjunct Professor.
  • Jeremy Edmiston, Adjunct Assistant Professor; M.S., Columbia.
  • Giuiano Fiorenzoli, Professor; M.A.S., MIT; M.Arch., Florence (Italy).
  • Erik Ghenoiu, Visiting Assistant Professor.
  • Jose Gonzalez, Visiting Assistant Professor.
  • Lara Guerra, Visiting Instructor.
  • Matthew Herman, Visiting Assistant Professor.
  • Michael Hollander, Visiting Associate Professor; M.Arch.
  • Alicia Imperiale, Visiting Assistant Professor; Ph.D. candidate, Princeton.
  • Catherine Ingraham, Professor, Ph.D.
  • Hina Jamelle, Visiting Assistant Professor.
  • Robert Kearns, Visiting Assistant Professor.
  • Michael Kennedy, Visiting Instructor.
  • Nico Kienzl, Visiting Instructor; D.Des., Harvard.
  • Karel Klein, Adjunct Associate Professor; M.Arch., Columbia.
  • Kevin Kleyla, Visiting Assistant Professor.
  • Carisima Koenig, Visiting Instructor.
  • M. Ferda Kolatan, Visiting Assistant Professor.
  • Craig Konyk, Adjunct Associate Professor.
  • Sameer Kumar, Adjunct Assistant Professor; M.Arch.
  • David Lallemant, Adjunct Assistant Professor; B.S.
  • Thomas Leeser, Adjunct Associate Professor.
  • Peter Macapia, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Columbia.
  • Radhi Majmuder, Visiting Assistant Professor.
  • Alexandru Marin, Adjunct Assistant Professor.
  • Natalia Martinez, Adjunct Instructor.
  • Katherine Mearns, Visiting Assistant Professor.
  • Tali Mejicovsky, Visiting Instructor; B.S., B.A., Pennsylvania.
  • Robert Mezquiti, Visiting Instructor; M.Arch.
  • Nilay Oza, Visiting Assistant Professor; M.S.Arch., MIT.
  • David Ruy, Adjunct Associate Professor; M.Arch., Columbia.
  • Maria Sieira, Adjunct Instructor; M.Arch., Pennsylvania.
  • Henry Smith-Miller, Adjunct Professor; M.Arch., Pennsylvania.
  • Jeremy Snyder, Visiting Assistant Professor.
  • Nathaniel Stanton, Adjunct Associate Professor.
  • Michael Szivos, Visiting Assistant Professor.
  • Jeffrey Taras, Visiting Instructor; M.Arch., Columbia.
  • Meredith Tenhoor, Visiting Instructor; Ph.D. candidate, Princeton.
  • Kenneth Tracy, Visiting Assistant Professor.
  • Maria Ludovica Tramontin, Adjunct Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Cagliari (Italy).
  • Jason Vigneri-Beane, Adjunct Assistant Professor; M.Arch., Iowa State.
  • Aaron White, Visiting Instructor; M.Arch., Pratt.
  • J. Christopher Whitelaw, Visiting Instructor; M.Arch., Columbia.
  • Lebbeus Woods, Adjunct Professor.
  • Urban Design
  • William MacDonald, Professor and Chair; M.S., Columbia.
  • Meta Brunzema, Adjunct Assistant Professor; M.Arch., Columbia.
  • Franklin Lee, Visiting Instructor; M.S., Columbia.
  • Elliot Maltby, Adjunct Associate Professor; M.L.A., Berkeley.
  • Victoria Marshall, Adjunct Associate Professor; M.L.A., Pennsylvania.
  • Brian McGrath, Adjunct Associate Professor; M.Arch., Princeton.
  • Anne Save de Beaurecueil, Visiting Instructor; B.Arch., Caltech.
  • Roland Snooks, Adjunct Assistant Professor; M.S., Columbia.
  • Planning and the Environment (City and Regional Planning)
  • Catherine Herman, Chair; M.S.CRP, Pratt.
  • Eric Allison, Adjunct Associate Professor and Coordinator; Ph.D., Columbia.
  • Moshe Adler, Visiting Associate Professor; Ph.D., UCLA.
  • Robert Alpern, Visiting Associate Professor; I.L.B., Yale.
  • Erica Avrami, Visiting Instructor; Ph.D. candidate, Rutgers.
  • Jennifer Becker, Visiting Assistant Professor; M.S.CRP, Pratt.
  • Christine Benedict, Visiting Instructor; B.Arch., Cooper Union.
  • Viren Brahmbhatt, Visiting Assistant Professor; M.S.
  • Carlton Brown, Visiting Instructor; B.A., Princeton.
  • Darryl Cabbagestalk, Visiting Assistant Professor; J.D., Pace.
  • Erick Carcamo, Visiting Assistant Professor.
  • Robert Chapman, Visiting Associate Professor.
  • Ramon Cruz, Visiting Assistant Professor.
  • Resa A. Dimino, Visiting Instructor; B.A., Dickinson.
  • Rayna Erlich, Visiting Instructor.
  • Stefanie Feldman, Visiting Assistant Professor; M.S., NJIT.
  • Patricia Fisher-Olsen, Visiting Assistant Professor.
  • Roland Gebhardt, Visiting Assistant Professor; M.A., Hamburg (Germany).
  • Henry Gifford, Visiting Instructor.
  • Steven Hammer, Visiting Assistant Professor; Ph.D., London School of Economics and Political Science.
  • Eva Hanhardt, Adjunct Assistant Professor; M.U.P., NYU.
  • Larissa Justine Heilner, Visiting Assistant Professor; M.L.A., Pennsylvania.
  • Jeanne Houck, Visiting Assistant Professor; Ph.D., NYU.
  • Edward Kaufman, Adjunct Associate Professor.
  • Tanushri Kumar, Visiting Assistant Professor.
  • Brad Lander, Visiting Assistant Professor; M.S.CRP, Pratt.
  • Frank Lang, Visiting Assistant Professor.
  • Floyd Lapp, Visiting Associate Professor; Ph.D., NYU.
  • Paul Mankiewicz, Visiting Associate Professor; Ph.D., CUNY.
  • Jonathan Martin, Visiting Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Cornell.
  • Jane McNamara, Visiting Assistant Professor.
  • William Menking, Professor; M.S., London; M.S.CRP, Pratt.
  • Norman Mintz, Visiting Associate Professor.
  • Gita Nandan, Visiting Assistant Professor; M.Arch., Berkeley.
  • Theodore Prudon, Adjunct Associate Professor.
  • Marci Reaven-Tanis, Visiting Assistant Professor; Ph.D. candidate, NYU.
  • Steven Romalewski, Visiting Assistant Professor; M.S., Columbia.
  • Ariella Rosenberg, Visiting Assistant Professor; M.S., MIT.
  • Ron Shiffman, Professor; M.S.CRP, Pratt.
  • Mi Shih, Visiting Instructor.
  • Anika Singh, Visiting Assistant Professor; J.D., NYU.
  • Mathy Stanislaus, Visiting Assistant Professor; J.D., IIT.
  • Ira Stern, Visiting Assistant Professor; M.S.CRP, Pratt.
  • Gelvin Stevenson, Visiting Associate Professor; Ph.D., Washington (St. Louis).
  • Samara Swanston, Visiting Assistant Professor; J.D., St. John’s (New York).
  • Val Washington, Visiting Assistant Professor; J.D., Albany Law.
  • Vicki Weiner, Adjunct Associate Professor; M.S., Columbia.
  • Joseph Weisbord, Visiting Assistant Professor; M.S.CRP, Pratt.
  • Edward Perry Winston, Visiting Assistant Professor; M.Arch., Rice.
  • Kevin Wolfe, Visiting Assistant Professor; M.Arch., Columbia.
  • Ayse Yonder, Associate Professor; Ph.D., Berkeley.
  • Catherine Zidar, Visiting Assistant Professor; M.S.CRP, Pratt.
  • Historic Preservation
  • William MacDonald, Chair; M.S., Columbia.
  • Eric Allison, Adjunct Associate Professor and Coordinator; Ph.D., Columbia.
  • Erica Avrami, Visiting Assistant Professor; Ph.D. candidate, Rutgers.
  • Ned Kaufman, Adjunct Associate Professor; Ph.D., Yale.
  • Jane McNamara, Visiting Assistant Professor; M.A., NYU.
  • Marci Reaven-Tanis, Visiting Assistant Professor; Ph.D. candidate, NYU.
  • Theodore Prudon, Visiting Associate Professor; Ph.D., Columbia.
  • Vicki Weiner, Visiting Assistant Professor; M.S., Columbia.
  • Kevin Wolfe, Visiting Assistant Professor; M.Arch., Columbia.
  • Facilities Management and Construction Management
  • Harriet Markis, Assistant Professor and Chair; M. Engr., Cornell.
  • William Henry, Visiting Assistant Professor; B.A., NYU.
  • Keith Keppler, Visiting Assistant Professor; M.B.A., USC.
  • Stephen Lograsso, Visiting Assistant Professor; B.S., NYIT.
  • Mary J. Matthews, Professor; M.S., Boston College.
  • Martin J. McManus, Visiting Assistant Professor; B.B.A., Pace.
  • Russell Olson, Visiting Assistant Professor; M.S., Pratt.
  • John E. Osborn, Visiting Associate Professor; J.D., South Carolina.
  • Edward D. Re Jr., Adjunct Associate Professor; M.S., Pratt.

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