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University of Pennsylvania names School of Design in recognition of Stuart Weitzman’s lifetime commitment and support of Penn

New name to be the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design
sculpture in front of penn design meyerson building
In addition to naming the School of Design the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design, the School’s central plaza will be named The Stuart Weitzman Plaza. It will undergo significant redesign and renovation by renowned landscape architect, Laurie Olin, Practice Professor Emeritus of Landscape Architecture at the School of Design.

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