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Major Events for EM/PU
Pratt Material Lab Prize07.30.26
Selected for Material Lab Prize Exhbition, to be displayed and be judged for a $1000 award granted by the Production Labs at Pratt Institute’s School of Design. Now in its 6th year, the award honors excellence and ingenuity in material-driven design, with a focus on material innovation and craft.
This flagship event showcases faculty and student research, highlighting collaborations with industry, community, and university partners. Part of exploration of the latest in creative technologies, innovations, and experiential environments, and discover the breadth of research at Pratt.
Presentation to East Harlem Community12.11.25
Research returned to the community through a public presentation, opening dialogue around the potential of material-led architectural systems to address environmental conditions and support more equitable urban futures and potential installations of work.
Recognized as one of a select group of projects representing undergraduate architecture across Pratt's 400 level studios, the work was presented during Pratt's Distinguished Review as an example of research-driven architectural work.
Pratt 400 Final Jury12.04.25
Material research, environmental analysis, and architectural proposals were presented to a jury, demonstrating how experimentation evolved into site-specific interventions addressing environmental justice in East Harlem along with representing midterm mock-up prototypes.
Mock-Up Prototype Completion10.23.25
Initial material investigations culminated in the presentation of full-scale mock-ups and working prototypes. Assemblies were evaluated for their structural logic, fabrication methods, and environmental performance before advancing into architectural systems.
Tour of East Harlem and its Community09.08.25
Walking East Harlem alongside community stakeholders provided firsthand insight into the neighborhood's environmental conditions, local histories, and lived experiences. These observations established the context for future material and architectural interventions.
Introduction to Engaged Material/Phenomenal Urbanism08.28.25
An introduction to class as we delve into environmental justice in New York City, establishing the semester's research agenda, examining how material ecologies/environmental phenomena might inform new architectural strategies for East Harlem.
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IG:
Mycellium
Sarah Cawley
Brianna Martinez-Burns
Saahir Lakhani
Algenosphere:
Algae
Aarav Schroff
Nicolas Gotzev
Mehek Usman
Terracotta
Brynn Lucky
Vaughn Carson
Olivia Su
Urban Osmosis:
Hydrogel
Zophia Li
Tia Thomspon
Kyle Fish