During a study of evolving telephone designs for our new book, my coauthor Russell A. Flinchum and I came across two of Pratt’s distinguished alumni who had connections to the Bell Telephone System.

"Climate Studio, an initiative supported by the National Science Foundation in collaboration with BEAM and Tellos Learning. Its mission: to expand climate literacy and promote climate justice through ...

The flagship event for research at Pratt Institute, Research Open House features researchers who are interested in the impact design can have on addressing, exploring, and challenging the boundaries ...

"Pratt's Textile Dye Garden integrates traditional ecological knowledge with contemporary sustainability practices, addressing UN Sustainable Development Goal #11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities).

"The Mindfulness Collaboratory uses applied research in order to cultivate wholeness and wonder in the world through contemplative practices with programming reaching an international audience. We use ...

Drawing from my ongoing role as the Public Artist in Residence with the NYC Department of Homeless Services and Department of Cultural Affairs, I organized Collective Mobilities, an exhibition that ...

"The Mechanical Library is an open-source museum exhibit and curriculum that introduces middle and high school students to mechanical engineering. It was made in partnership with NYC First, a leading ...

"""Co-Creation Through Play"" is an interactive research project that explores analog gaming techniques as tools for collaboration and creative inquiry. Unlike more siloed approaches to design, ...

"Altered Estates brings together research for the East Coast of Singapore, an area slated for intensive development, a new coastal defense infrastructure and vulnerable to compound flood risk. Five ...

The Biennale d’architecture et de paysage (Versailles 2025) asks how we can learn from the architectures of the global south to confront rising temperatures as a result of climate change in an ...

"The Pratt Public Earth Sphere (PPES), an innovative transdisciplinary project, reimagines the Pratt Public Sphere (PPS) as a dynamic living lab for climate education and community engagement in front ...

"Ease is a walking aid specifically designed for individuals living with dementia and other cognitive disabilities, ensuring they can walk safely and confidently. It addresses gaps in the design of ...