Finding a forgotten architect, Philadelphia’s Minerva Parker Nichols Architectural drawings by Nichols of a Philadelphia home in the Archives’ collection, and her journal tracking the growth of her four children, with photos and handwritten notes, are in the exhibition. (Image: Eric Sucar) Finding a forgotten architect, Philadelphia’s Minerva Parker Nichols More than a decade of research by Molly Lester of the Weitzman School of Design is the foundation of a new exhibition at Penn’s Architectural Archives: “Minerva Parker Nichols: The Search for a Forgotten Architect” focuses on the nation’s first woman to practice architecture independently.
ICA debuts dual exhibitions for spring 2023 nocred ICA debuts dual exhibitions for spring 2023 Video and installation exhibit “Terence Nance: Swarm” and experimental experience “Long Take” are on view through July 9.
Weitzman’s first dual degree student in Fine Arts and Historic Preservation Aislinn Pentecost-Farren. (Image: Courtesy of Weitzman News) Weitzman’s first dual degree student in Fine Arts and Historic Preservation In a Q&A, Aislinn Pentecost-Farren discusses her road to the dual degree program and how the legacy of historic sites is foundational to the climate crisis.
Weitzman’s celebration of visionary architecture and planning returns to New York Image: Eric Sucar Weitzman’s celebration of visionary architecture and planning returns to New York Held at The Shed in New York City, and hosted by Weitzman Dean Fritz Steiner, Penn President Liz Magill joined the celebration with awards and prizes for innovative architecture and planning.
A new role for NATO in conflict zones A view of Mosul following attacks on the city by ISIS. Image: Gina Haney (Image: Gina Haney) A new role for NATO in conflict zones One year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, PIK Professor Lynn Meskell calls on the alliance to take a more expansive view of cultural property protection.
The brief: Affordable housing that’s both contextual and funky June Lin, Jessica Lin, and Jason Cornelison preparing their model for presentation. (Image: Weitzman News) nocred The brief: Affordable housing that’s both contextual and funky Undergraduate architecture students and community members strike a balance for a proposed development in historic Germantown.
Clearing the air with biomaterials “We were excited that it was a pleasant smell, had been historically mapped to human health, and could contribute to air quality,” Laia Mogas-Soldevila says of the aromatic lattice. Clearing the air with biomaterials Senseable Biomaterials for Healthier Habitats, a project led by assistant professor of architecture Laia Mogas-Soldevila, contributed a lattice installation made from architectural biomaterials to the ICA, acting as an antimicrobial air purifier.
A more equitable society starts with social justice Members of the Social Justice Scholars Program (from left to right): Josh Arinze, Gianni Morsell, Joelle Eliza Lingat, and Paloma Brand. Morsell and Brand were part of the first cohort of scholars and are expected to graduate in 2023. Arinze, who will also graduate in 2023, and Lingat, who will graduate in 2024, are members of the second cohort. A more equitable society starts with social justice The Social Justice Scholars Program at Penn’s School of Social Policy & Practice is broadening access to graduate student education.
Using urban spatial analytics to solve city planning conundrums Elizabeth Delmelle, associate professor of city and regional planning. (Image: Weitzman News) Using urban spatial analytics to solve city planning conundrums The Weitzman School’s Elizabeth Delmelle, director of the Master of Urban Spatial Analytics program, discusses neighborhood change, urban inequality, and urban transportation.
Turning carbon emissions into rocks Open-pit mines like the one seen here generate millions of tons of waste each year. Researchers in the Clean Energy Conversions Lab are working on technologies that could turn this waste into carbon-storing rocks, potentially keeping a substantial amount of CO2 out of the atmosphere. (Image: Peter Psarras) Turning carbon emissions into rocks In Penn’s Clean Energy Conversions Lab, researcher Peter Psarras and colleagues are repurposing waste from industrial mines, storing carbon pulled from the atmosphere into newly formed rock.