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Green concrete transition has path to credibility in climate law

Cary Coglianese of Penn Carey Law says that the EPA will need to find a way to audit the declarations of green construction companies to avoid potential damage to the entire sector.

Ask a Ranger: The hand of the original builder: Wupatki Pueblo

Frank Matero of the Weitzman School of Design discusses the work faculty and students are doing to protect a Native ancestral site.

Good luck buying in Philadelphia’s Society Hill, where homeowners covet their I.M. Pei-designed properties

William Whitaker of the Weitzman School of Design comments on the scale, origins, and effects of Society Hill’s Bingham Court development.

Farhan Jivraj sits at a desk and looks at the topographic rug in the biophilic room

Can nature-inspired designs affect cognition and mood?

A team from the Center for Neuroaesthetics created a biophilic room to test the idea. Preliminary findings from a small pilot show promise, but also spur many questions about how to best use such a space.

A person stands in front of a wall of photos and architectural renderings before a group of seated people.

Weitzman School of Design receives gift to establish fellowships and global internships for architecture students

A new gift from Aedas, a global architecture and design firm, will establish a fellowship for architecture students to work in Asia.

Lacey Rivera, Rashida Ng, and Sonia Shah talking and walking outside.

Q&A with Rashida Ng, Presidential Associate Professor of Architecture

In July, Ng will become chair of the undergraduate architecture program, an opportunity to teach students the responsibilities of architects to the environment and then the social conditions of the world.

Four Penn faculty awarded Guggenheim Fellowships

Four faculty have been named 2022 Guggenheim Fellows—Daniel Barber in architecture in the Weitzman School of Design and Kimberly Bowes in classical studies, Guthrie Ramsey in music, and Paul Saint-Amour in English in the School of Arts & Sciences.

students examine a long scroll in the archive class

Inspiring the next generation of archive scholars

Through Inside the Archive, a course taught by Liliane Weissberg of the School of Arts & Sciences, Penn students explore what an archive is, how history gets written, and what is ahead in a digital future.

An old and large book upside down on a table, being held by two sets of hands, one gloved, the other not. There are boxes and other materials all around.

Keepers of the cultural memory

In wartime, saving human lives is a top priority. But secondary considerations often include preserving the cultural heritage also under siege. Penn experts offer their thoughts as the situation in Ukraine continues to unfold.

How a class of ‘brilliant graduates’ shaped modern Chinese architecture

The ‘Building in China’ exhibition showcases the work of the ‘first generation’ of Penn architecture alumni from China and how striking a balance between modern and traditional continues to shape the country’s expression of its national identity.

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