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Architecture
Weitzman’s Jules Dingle on social and environmental sustainability
Weitzman’s Jules Dingle on social and environmental sustainability
The Philadelphia architect and professor of practice in historic preservation joined the Weitzman School in the fall.
Jessica Varner on the long arc of built environment and its materials
Jessica Varner on the long arc of built environment and its materials
Varner, an assistant professor of landscape architecture at the Weitzman School, explores the intersections between architectural, environmental, and chemical history.
Toward carbon-negative architecture
Toward carbon-negative architecture
A multidisciplinary team of researchers from Weitzman and Penn Engineering are working to develop a new building system that would reduce carbon in all aspects of concrete construction.
‘A place of collaborative conversation’
‘A place of collaborative conversation’
On Sept. 26 and 27, the Weitzman School will host Landscape Futures: Centennial of the Department of Landscape Architecture, a two-day symposium to celebrate the department’s unique ecological foundations, its evolving curriculum, and its ongoing global influence on landscape architectural practice and education.
What’s That? The grotesques on the Evans Building
What’s That? The grotesques on the Evans Building
The kooky figures that perch above passersby along 40th Street.
Drawn to ArtWell
Drawn to ArtWell
Drawn by their interests in art, design, and support for children in Philadelphia, two Penn students in the College of Arts and Sciences, Natalie Cheng and Aled Dillabough, are working as interns this summer at the nonprofit ArtWell.
Weitzman’s Rossana Hu on adaptive reuse and historic architecture
Weitzman’s Rossana Hu on adaptive reuse and historic architecture
Hu, the Miller Professor and chair of the Department of Architecture, takes a “common sense” approach to adaptive reuse in her design work and teaching.
Uniting passions for architecture, preservation, and the Near East
Uniting passions for architecture, preservation, and the Near East
Marc Marín Webb, who studied architecture in Berlin and Barcelona, is studying the impact of genocide on the built heritage of the Yezidi community in Iraq.
The Penn-China architectural connection
Penn’s Weitzman School of Design has a long history of collaboration in China, and large number of Chinese international students are undertaking adaptive reuse and historical preservation projects.
Weitzman’s Vanessa Grossman on the cultural value of architecture
Weitzman’s Vanessa Grossman on the cultural value of architecture
In a Q&A, the architect, historian, and curator discusses her research and published books, which explore the relationship between architecture, politics, and social movements.
In the News
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Why do we keep developing in climate disaster zones?
Jessica Varner of the Weitzman School of Design says that the federal buyout timeline for homes destroyed by natural disasters opens the door to predatory buyers. William “Billy” Fleming of Weitzman says that adaptation requires various types of interventions that deal with the urgent effects of climate change.
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WHYY (Philadelphia)
Historic Longwood Gardens in Chester County readies for its next modern chapter
Marion Weiss of the Weitzman School of Design has helped spearhead the renovation of Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
While America dithers over climate change, Swarthmore College shows how we can live without fossil fuels
William Braham of the Weitzman School of Design explains how Penn has cut its total energy consumption by 50% since 2009.
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NBC Philadelphia
Philadelphia’s Ben Franklin Parkway and how it was inspired by Paris’ Champs-Élysées
David Brownlee of the School of Arts & Sciences says the goal of the City Beautiful movement was to create a new American aesthetic, from industrial landscape to urban paradise.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia’s Market Street East searches for growth and renewal — with or without a new Sixers arena
Akira Drake Rodriguez, Rashida Ng, and Dominic Vitiello of the Weitzman School of Design say there should be a more robust and inclusive conversation about the future of Philadelphia’s Market Street East.
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6ABC.com
Chinatown residents brainstorm different ideas for Fashion District instead of proposed 76ers arena
Rashida Ng of the Weitzman School of Design and colleagues attended the Save Chinatown Coalition to propose different ideas besides the 76ers arena for Philadelphia’s Fashion District.
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