Pratt Manhattan Pratt Institute

pratt manhattan

the pratt manhattan campus, located @ 144 west 14th street, between 6th , 7th avenue, home pratt s associate degrees programs in graphic design, illustration, , digital design , interactive media, undergraduate program in construction management , several of pratt s graduate programs including master s degrees in school of information, communication design (mfa , ms), historic preservation, facilities management, design management , arts , cultural management. 7 story historic building acquired pratt in 2000. institute restored building s exterior original facade highlighting decorative architectural , design elements , renovated interior feature high ceilings , wood beams. lovely staircase building s lobby leads pratt manhattan gallery offering rich array of shows fine art , sculpture fashion.

this new building houses school information, graduate programs in communications , package design, design management, arts , cultural management , two-year associate degree programs in digital design, graphic design , illustration. modern building has many resources library, computer lab , meeting spaces.

in 1974, new york phoenix school of design, formerly new york school of applied design women , phoenix art institute, merged pratt institute form pratt-new york phoenix school of design, offered three-year certificate programs in art , design @ least late 1970s. located in landmark new york school of applied design building @ 160th lexington avenue, @ northwest corner of lexington , 30th avenue. @ time, manhattan had long been epicenter of publishing design during latter-twentieth century. new commercial-art-dedicated satellite modeled apply intensely concentrated vocational training in graphic design, illustration, package design, , textile design. faculty largely composed of manhattan s working professionals, had achieved level of skill necessary meet city s global-defining standards. magazines, books, music albums, movie posters, print , television advertisements , packaging forms of retail products intended goals graduates, manhattan s omnipresent fashion industry. in addition, below-ground space in school converted state of art printmaking facility, teaching artist-created lithography, silk screening , engraving.

in 2010 pratt acquired entire third floor of building on west 18th street serve studio space new mfa program in communications design.