Discover Our Team, a unique collaboration between Pratt's. School of Design in Brooklyn, New York and Fourah Bay College's School of Engineering in Freetown.
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Professors
The Equatorial Living Lab course is guided by a distinguished team of professors from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and Fourah Bay College in Freetown. This collaboration features faculty from Pratt's Architecture, Interior Design, and Industrial Design departments, along with Engineering and Architecture from Fourah Bay. These experts combine a deep understanding of sustainable design, traditional craftsmanship, and cutting-edge technologies to drive the project. Their collective experience enriches the course, equipping students with the skills needed to develop innovative, sustainable, and culturally sensitive housing solutions tailored for equatorial regions, thereby enhancing local communities and promoting ecological resilience.
Joe Ben Davies
Associate Lecturer
Fourah Bay College
Associate Lecturer
Fourah Bay College
Fodei Conteh
Lecturer
Fourah Bay College
Lecturer
Fourah Bay College
Ridima Jain
V. Associate Professor
Pratt Institute
V. Associate Professor
Pratt Institute
Mohamed Sallu
V. Associate Professor
Fourah Bay College
V. Associate Professor
Fourah Bay College
Kevin Walz
V. Associate Professor
Pratt Institute
V. Associate Professor
Pratt Institute
Graduate Assistants
Throughout the semester, we collaborated with Graduate Students as assistants for different duties of the project. The practices that have been carried out by them so far, have been designing the project identity, the website structure and all sorts of communication needs.
Jae Hyeok Lee
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Julia Martinez
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Students
The Equatorial Living Lab course draws a diverse and global student body from Pratt Institute and Fourah Bay College, spanning four continents. These students, from departments such as Architecture, Interior Design, Industrial Design, and Engineering, bring a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives, united by a passion for sustainable development and innovation in housing. Their international and cross-cultural experiences enhance the collaborative environment, essential for devising sustainable, culturally sensitive housing solutions suited to the unique challenges of equatorial regions.
Safiatu Alimatu Samura
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Sandra Esther Bangura
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Fatmata Binta Kargbo
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Ziwen Cheng
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Sulaiman Conteh
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Abu Bakarr Deen
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Denisse Gregorio
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Magdalena Garibaldi
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Ashanti Hampton
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Yichen He
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Linkexin Hou
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
I-Han Hsieh
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Abdul Karim Jalloh
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Khushali Jain
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Mohamed Kamara
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Soojin Kim
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Alpha Kanu
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Alin Kutan
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Samuel Lamrana
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Bing Li
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Xinhang Li
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Mileena Leilani
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Julia Martinez
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Alisha Rogers
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Simon Salamanca
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Paridhi Sharma
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Yichun Shen
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Murad Omarr Taqi
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Jianing Tang
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
James Tucker
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Hazoe Weng
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
JEvan Wu
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Sophie Yang
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Agnes Yusufu
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Shan Zhang
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Digital Product Designer
Pratt Institute
Lili Zhu
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute
Design and Strategy
Pratt Institute