Pratt Institute

Brooklyn Campus

Symposium: Friday, November 6, 2026    

9 am -6:30 pm EST 

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9:00 am – 9:30 am Introductions

Location: Student Union

 

9:30 am – 11:30 am Presentations Session I

Location: Student Union

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Amy F Ogata    “Resurfacing the Second Empire”

Professor | University of Southern California | Department of Art History | Los Angeles, CA

 

Suzanne Lettieri    "Social Surfaces"

Assistant Professor. | Cornell University | College of Architecture, Art, and Planning | Ithaca, NY

 

Elizabeth Carroll    "Surface and Illusion: Simulated Lacquer, Process, and Taste in Early Modern Venice"

Senior Lecturer | San Josè State University | Department of Art and Art History | San Jose, CA

 

Heather Molecke   "The Synthetic Environment"

Instructor | Louisiana State University | Baton Rouge, LA

 

11:30 am – 12:30 pm Exhibits

Multiple locations

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#Synthetic Exhibit

Location: Design Center Gallery

 

#Synthetic Collection at the Library 

Location: Pratt Library | AlumniReading Room

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12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch

 

1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Presentations Session II

Location: Student Union

 

Rachel Rosengarten Hunnicutt    “Synthesizing the Severed Floor: Bell Labs, Lumon, and the Interior Palimpsest”

PhD Candidate |  William & Mary | American Studies | Williamsburg , VA

 

Alina Hoffman    "Agents and Agency: Assessing the Use of Generative AI Tools Through a Disability Studies Lens"

Visiting Assistant Professor |  Pratt Institute | School of Design | Brooklyn, NY

 

Sara Reed    "The Archive as Synthetic Interior: Collage, Speculation, and Revolutionary Havana"

Assistant Professor | Virginia Commonwealth University | Department of Interior Design | Richmond, VA

 

Rana Abudayyeh     "Pixels to Places"

Associate Professor | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | College of Architecture and Design | School of Interior Architecture | Knoxville, TN

 

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Exhibits

Multiple locations

 

#Synthetic Collection 

Location: Pratt Library | Alumni Reading Room

 

#Synthetic Exhibit

Location: Design Center Gallery

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4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Keynote

Location: Student Union

 

Jenny Sabin    "Biosynthetic Design: Towards Adaptive Architecture" 

Professor | Chair of the Department of Design Tech | Arthur L. and Isabel B. Wiesenberger Professor in Architecture | Director of Graduate Studies in Design Technology | Co-Director of the M.S. in Design Technology | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY

 

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Reception

Location: Pratt Library | Alumni Reading Room