By clicking agree or continuing to surf this site's pages you understand that Pratt Institute may collect information that has been provided by you. Following the war, the school saw a large influx of veterans enrolling as part of the GI Bill. The women's tennis team has won three HVWAC titles, including an appearance in the ECAC tournament. The Inter-Greek Council is responsible for all Greek life organizations at Pratt Institute. Early programs sought to teach students a variety of subjects such as architectural engineering, mechanics, dressmaking, and furniture making. Wittmann explained in the publication that they were especially interested in how 20th-century warfare had influenced thinking around architecture and city planning, as previously “we designed a factory with ground-plan and elevation, but it is no longer unimportant how this looks from the sky.” Buildings and streets with irregular patterns, rather than grids of lines, made for more difficult targets; water towers, like those they employed as examples on Long Island, stood out, yet in a group of tall trees—whether natural or dummies—their collective shadows could conceal the important structure. [18], By the turn of the century, The School of Science and Technology had become Pratt's most prestigious and well known school comprised most of the school's enrollment[19][20] Across from East Building on Grand Avenue, the institute constructed a new quad dedicated specifically for the engineering school. Pratt is home to a diverse collection of buildings composed of several architectural styles. Example of a dummy tank (1944) (courtesy Department of Defense/National Archives). [62] In addition, the New York City Subway's G train has a station located at the intersection of Washington and Lafayette Avenues. Prospective students and faculty felt uneasy about the safety of the campus and community. The cats have heated homes on campus, and are fed by staff and students. [12] In 1954, the architecture department split from the Engineering School to become its own school. On the European fronts, he picked up a used German hand grenade to hold his art supplies so he could sketch people and places during roadside breaks. The School of Science and Technology had its own Student Army Training Corps which taught enlistees engineering skills needed for the war. [63], New York City's public bike-share program, Citi Bike, has stations nearby at Lafayette Avenue and Saint James Place; at Hall Street and Willoughby Avenue; and at Emerson Place and Myrtle Avenue. The modern building has many resources like a library, computer lab and meeting spaces. Pratt Institute Monthly The Pratt Institute Monthly, a journal published between 1892 and 1904, is a key source for learning about the intellectual and social activities of the Institute during its earliest decades. [10] Andrew Carnegie even visited Pratt for inspiration and used the school as a model in developing Carnegie Technical Schools, now Carnegie Mellon University. Research funds were granted to the school to help discover new building techniques. Enrollment grew steadily since inception. The Pratt Institute Library was the first and only public library in Brooklyn for nearly 15 years.