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Halloween at Pratt: More Than Ghouls and Goblins
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Fifty revelers entered the Communications Design 2007 Halloween Costume Competition, sponsored by the Undergraduate Communications Design department, with costumes that went far beyond the traditional ghoulish fare. Three costume designs rose to the top, however. From left to right, fashion design student Tori Iannarino won a $1,000 first prize award for her costume “Carousel”; industrial design student Morgan Street won a $500 second prize award for “Trash Emu”; and Ben Gould, who is also an industrial design student, won a $250 third prize award for “Quill.”
Professor Francine Monaco Inducted into Interior Design Hall of Fame
Angela Davis, the educator, writer, and activist who has made a career of combating oppression in the U.S. and abroad, served as the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ first Scholar in Residence this spring. Davis engaged the minds of students and faculty alike with her keynote address, “Identifying Racism in the Era of Neoliberalism,” in which she spoke about the mutating yet persistent dynamics of racism. Davis also screened the documentary film The Farm: Angola (Liz Garbus, Wilbert Rideau, and Jonathan Stack, USA, 1998), which depicts day-to-day life in Angola Prison in Angola, La.; led a roundtable discussion with New York–based artists about aesthetic practice, cultural politics, and social justice; and held a seminar for Pratt faculty members on “Violence and the Visual.” Davis is a tenured professor in the History of Consciousness department at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the University of California presidential chair in African American and Feminist Studies.
Exhibition Showcases Sustainable Architectural Design from Sponsored Research Studios The exhibition “Manufactured Surfaces: Three Pratt Institute Sponsored Research Studios for Sustainable Architecture” features recent and ongoing work by students in three collaborative studios straddling the undergraduate architecture and interior design departments. The exhibition will be on display May 19–30 at the Pratt Manhattan Gallery, located at 144 W. 14 Street, Manhattan. The design research on display uses building products by Designtex, manufacturer of architectural wall coverings, fabrics, and panels; Hunter Douglas, makers of window covering products; and Velux, manufacturers of skylight products, to explore the topics of design, sustainability, and their relationship to contemporary manufacturing methodologies. The studios developed new applications for building products through full-scale prototypes, material demonstrations, and project proposals. A reception for the exhibition will be held on Tuesday, May 20, 6–9 PM in the Gallery. 44
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LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES HOSTS FIRST SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE: ANGELA DAVIS
Francine Monaco, adjunct associate professor, Interior Design, was inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame in a ceremony at the Waldolf=Astoria on November 28. Monaco, an architect, was honored alongside her business partner, Carl D’Aquino, for their work with D’AquinoMonaco Inc., a design firm they founded over a decade ago. Monaco has taught a variety of interior design courses since her arrival at Pratt eight years ago and has offered interdisciplinary studio courses with Anthony Caradonna, associate professor, Architecture. Monaco also assists Interior Design department chair Anita Cooney in developing course curricula for the program.