Pratt Higgins Hall Wins Architectural Awards

arZan — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 10:29:55 +0000

My alma mater, Pratt Institute’s School of Architecture has won an architectural award. Higgins Hall, for long the home of the School of Architecture, had a recent addition in the centre court area. This was done by the famous NY architect Steven Holl.

As reported in a communique on Pratt’s

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The building is an extremely successful piece of architecture. The translucent glass facade links the North and South Halls of the building together. [ link ]

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Pratt Higgins Hall Wins Architectural Awards