At the intersection of the built environment, environmental health, and social justice At the intersection of the built environment, environmental health, and social justice Junior Kingsley Song and sophomore Sage Basri worked with faculty mentor Franca Trubiano this summer to learn more about the wide-reaching impacts of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery.
Maps, pandemics, and reckoning with history Forthcoming Maps, pandemics, and reckoning with history Geospatial data has long been an important tool for scientists and scholars, but now, as society grapples with both coronavirus and a history of systemic racism, can maps help chart a path toward a brighter future?
Expressions of color, comfort, and creativity in the fight against COVID-19 Expressions of color, comfort, and creativity in the fight against COVID-19 With many summer internships disrupted by the pandemic, the Architecture Department at Penn partnered with Surface magazine to create the Summer School at Penn, a month-long virtual lecture series and design competition.
Offsetting carbon emissions, one ton at a time Offsetting carbon emissions, one ton at a time Carbon offsets are a small but meaningful market in its mission to contribute to greenhouse gas reducing industries and practices in order to compensate for emissions made elsewhere.
Design travels to South Carolina to plan more protective urban coastlines Aerial view of Imagine the Wall, Charleston, a proposal for the South Carolina coastal city. (Image: Weitzman School) Design travels to South Carolina to plan more protective urban coastlines A Weitzman School team is working with the city of Charleston on an urban seawall plan that combines natural elements with structural systems that respond to the local conditions of the city’s shoreline.
Understanding infrastructure Understanding infrastructure In the second episode of Penn Today’s “Understand This ...” podcast series, emphasizing interdisciplinary perspectives, a Wharton and Weitzman School discuss the past, present, and future of infrastructure.
PennPraxis Design Fellows take on the real world with design solutions Matt Miller, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of City and Regional Planning, working on an engagement strategy for The Park at Penn’s Landing. (Pre-pandemic image: PennPraxis) PennPraxis Design Fellows take on the real world with design solutions PennPraxis has expanded the scope of experience for graduate students since its founding in 2001, and now 80 Design Fellows are involved in ambitious interdisciplinary design projects.
Reflections on public spaces in the age of COVID, protest Reflections on public spaces in the age of COVID, protest Ken Lum and Paul Farber of the Weitzman School of Design remark on how the public might perceive public spaces and art differently in the time of COVID-19 and protests.
Design faculty and Art for Philadelphia raise money against police brutality Sharon Hayes, “President Chisholm,” 2020. (Image: Weitzman School) Design faculty and Art for Philadelphia raise money against police brutality Weitzman faculty members David Hartt and Sharon Hayes are among a group of Philadelphia-based artists participating in Art for Philadelphia, a fundraising initiative to support those protesting against police brutality.
Cultivating robust civil dialogue during times of unrest Chris Satullo, Lia Howard, and Surayya Walters in the class titled Can We Talk? (Pre-pandemic image: Eric Sucar) Cultivating robust civil dialogue during times of unrest Through the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Paideia Program, Penn students are learning how to reflect on and engage with subjects like the coronavirus pandemic and the criminal justice system.