Arts Thread

In 2007, with the help of a generous gift from Pratt Trustee and alumna Juliana Terian (B. Arch. ’90), Pratt Institute opened the Juliana Curran Terian Design Center—a multidisciplinary complex that brings all of Pratt’s design disciplines together under one roof, enhancing the interdisciplinary collaboration and exploration that are a hallmark of a Pratt education.

The Design Center comprises 150,000 square feet among two historic loft buildings joined by a modern pavilion designed by Hanrahan Myers Architects, the firm headed by Pratt School of Architecture Dean Tom Hanrahan and his partner, Victoria Meyers. Speaking at the Design Center’s opening, Terian said, “The timeless designs—and the most successful—have embodied seamless relationships between disciplines. I believe the Design Center will promote the adaptability and resourcefulness that Pratt’s students will need in a world in which the lines between disciplines are quickly fading.”

To this end, the School of Design, housed in the Juliana Curran Terian Design Center, was founded in 2014. Located in the borough of Brooklyn, the city’s epicenter of design and culture, The School of Design is made up of four of Pratt’s oldest and most esteemed disciplines and includes undergraduate education in Communications Design, Fashion Design, Industrial Design, and Interior Design; as well as graduate degrees in Industrial Design, Interior Design, Communications Design, and Package Design, the latter two of which are housed in The Manhattan Campus’ landmark West Village building at 14th Street and 7th Avenue.