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Allied Works to design Pratt Institute's new fine arts building

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Allied Works to design Pratt Institute's new fine arts building

Allied Works to design Pratt Institute's new fine arts building. A view from Pratt's Brooklyn Campus. (Courtesy Pratt Institute)

Pratt Institute has selected Allied Works to complete a new building to house its Master of Fine Arts and Photography programs on their 25-acre Brooklyn campus, providing the School of Art “a distinct…identity on campus for the first time.” The project will feature flexible classroom, studio, and tech lab space, as well as room for public galleries.

The new School of Art is designed to be a “cultural anchor” for Brooklyn and for the broader New York art world. The project intends to “catalyze both the campus and community, [and become] a wellspring of art and creative energy,” according to Allied Works founding partner Brad Cloepfil.

Allied Works, which was founded in 1994 and has offices in Portland, Oregon and New York City, has completed a number of other cultural and educational commissions, including the National Music Centre of Canada in Calgary and a creative arts center for Portland’s Catlin Gabel School. While they have completed an array of projects in New York, including the 2008 transformation of the Museum of Arts and Design, this will be the firm’s first foray into Brooklyn.


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