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The forgotten story of America’s first female architect

Molly Lester of the Weitzman School of Design and William Whitaker of the Architectural Archives discuss a new exhibition dedicated to Minerva Parker Nichols, the first woman to establish an independent architectural practice in the U.S.

Congratulations, you’re the owner of a house by Minerva Parker Nichols

Molly Lester of the Weitzman School of Design discusses the impact of Minerva Parker Nichols, the first woman to practice architecture independently in the U.S.

Finding Minerva Parker Nichols, Philadelphia’s forgotten architect

William Whitaker of the Architectural Archives and Molly Lester of the Weitzman School of Design discuss a new exhibition dedicated to Minerva Parker Nichols, the first woman to establish an independent architectural practice in the U.S.

Groundbreaking exhibition on Minerva Parker Nichols, America’s first independent woman architect

Alumna Molly Lester of the Weitzman School of Design and William Whitaker of the Architectural Archives are honoring architect Minerva Parker Nichols with an exhibit.

Commemorating Minerva Parker Nichols, the first independent woman architect in the United States

Alumna Molly Lester of the Weitzman School of Design and a curatorial team at the Architectural Archives are honoring architect Minerva Parker Nichols with an exhibition.

four blueprint architectural drawings on a table with an open photo book

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.

Entrance the the Weitzman School and art structure in Weitzman Plaza.

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.

Meet Minerva Parker Nichols, the groundbreaking, totally badass female architect you’ve never heard of

Alumna Molly Lester of the Weitzman School of Design and a curatorial team at the Architectural Archives are honoring architect Minerva Parker Nichols with an exhibition.

Almost Studio’s heart-shaped topiary mini-maze blooms in Times Square for Valentine’s Day

Almost Studio, co-founded by Dorian Booth and Anthony Gagliardi of the Weitzman School of Design, has installed an interactive maze-like hedge row configuration opposite Times Square’s Red Steps in New York City.

A sculptural foam installation demonstrates the promise of a new technology-focused degree at Penn

Graduate students in a new robotics and fabrication program at the Weitzman School of Design, under the guidance of Andrew Saunders, have installed a large-scale sculptural wall in the atrium of the Middletown, Pennsylvania, Free Library.

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