Founded in 1887, Pratt Institute provides the creative leaders of tomorrow with the expertise and skills they need to build a better world. The Pratt research ecosystem has a longstanding commitment to engaging environmental, financial, and social challenges through curriculum and experiential learning opportunities, training the next generation of policymakers and designers to address the most pressing issues of our time while also providing technical and strategic planning services directly to communities. The Research Yard, located at Brooklyn Navy Yard, is Pratt Institute’s dedicated space for applied creative research, bringing together students, professors, and practitioners to discover new approaches to address today’s complex challenges. With a focus on communities, industries, and the environment, the Research Yard enables the Pratt community to create innovative applied research programs at the leading edge of creative, scientific, and built environment industries.