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center for sustainable
design studies and
research (csds): education,
exploration, enterprise
CSDS is an active and collaborative
resource for sustainable design at Pratt’s
Brooklyn campus. It provides educational
resources for our faculty and students who
are interested in integrating ecological
design best practices into their works.
CSDS offers access to a sustainable
materials library, research methods, and
case studies of sustainable design projects
and products.Our “Interns for Change”
learn to research, write, and document by
producing videos, information graphics,
and lectures on sustainable design
concepts that are published on the CSDS
website giving our students access to the
critical edge of environmental design.
The CSDS website offers a comprehensive
virtual tour of sustainability initiatives at
Pratt. See http://csds.pratt.edu.
pratt design incubator for
sustainable innovation
The Pratt Design Incubator for
Sustainable Innovation is a vibrant and
energetic group of creative professionals
working to link sustainability to
enterprise. It provides a place for
designers, artists, and architects to
actively participate in world-changing
projects and become a part of a growing
network of people who share a common
belief—that economic sustainability
must also account for our world’s
environmental and social well-being.
The Incubator provides ambitious
students and Pratt alumni with a
stimulating place to launch businesses.
It provides office space, planning
support, and access to shop facilities.
Its open office plan stimulates communi-
cation, support, and collabo ration. The
Incubator works with for-profit and
non-profit entities to integrate sustainable
strategies into real world projects. See
accreditation statement
Pratt Institute is a coeducational undergraduate and
graduate institution chartered and empowered to
confer academic degrees by the State of New York. The
certificates and degrees conferred are registered by
the New York State Department of Education. Pratt is
accredited by the Commission on Higher Education
of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools,
3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, 215-662-5606.
The Commission on Higher Education is an institutional
accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary
of Education and the Commission on Recognition of
Postsecondary Accreditation.Programs in art and design are accredited by the National
Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).The School of Architecture’s Bachelor of Architecture
program is accredited by the National Architectural
Accrediting Board. (For more information on NAAB
accreditation, refer to the School of Architecture section.
Pratt is a charter member of and accredited by the
National Association of Schools of Art and Design.
The B.F.A. in Interior Design is accredited by the Council
for Interior Design Accreditation (formerly FIDER).The Master in Library and Information Science program
is accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of the
American Library Association.The Master in Art Therapy is approved by the Education
Approval Board of the American Art Therapy Association,
Inc., and as such meets the education standards of the
art therapy profession. The Graduate Dance/Movement
Therapy program has been approved by the American
Dance Therapy Association.Programs offered by Art and Design Education and the M.S.
for Library Media Specialists (LMS) offered by the School
of Information and Library Science are accredited by RATE.The BFA offered by the Interior Design department is
accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation
(formerly FIDER).