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New gift brings design education to underserved youth
New gift brings design education to underserved youth
Lori Kanter Tritsch and William P. Lauder, University of Pennsylvania Trustee, have created a new program for PennPraxis, the practice arm of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design at Penn.
Following the trail of Elizabeth Thomas, fossil hunter
Following the trail of Elizabeth Thomas, fossil hunter
Claire Conklin Sabel, a doctoral student in Penn’s History and Sociology of Science department, uncovers the findings of 18th-century amateur naturalist Elizabeth Thomas, along with illustrator Alix Pentecost-Farren, who brings Thomas’ work to life.
Jamaal Green on geographic information systems, urban planning, and housing quality
Jamaal Green on geographic information systems, urban planning, and housing quality
The assistant professor of city and regional planning combines his expertise in city planning, housing, and mapping with his teaching, and conducts research on housing quality issues for low-income homeowners in Philadelphia.
Weitzman team helps protect and interpret Lincoln Memorial
Weitzman team helps protect and interpret Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial is the subject of a new report commissioned by the National Park Service from the Urban Heritage Project at Weitzman.
Weitzman Plaza dedicated as ‘one of Penn’s great gathering places’
Weitzman Plaza dedicated as ‘one of Penn’s great gathering places’
The plaza, named for Stuart Weitzman, Wharton Class of 1963, was extensively renovated in 2021 and celebrated on May 13 with a ceremony.
City planning students gain critical perspective on the carceral state
City planning students gain critical perspective on the carceral state
The Carceral State, a course offered through Penn’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships, explores the issue of mass incarceration in Pennsylvania.
Penn announces plan for Stuart Weitzman Hall at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design
Penn announces plan for Stuart Weitzman Hall at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design
The renovation and expansion of historic Morgan Building will create a state-of-the-art facility.
The Sachs Program celebrates fifth year of supporting arts innovation at Penn
The Sachs Program celebrates fifth year of supporting arts innovation at Penn
The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation announced its 2022 cycle of grantees, with new funding for alumni and community partnership projects.
Design on display
Design on display
For the first time since design became a major two years ago in the College of Arts and Sciences, 15 seniors created an in-person exhibition to showcase their final projects, interpreting the theme “in search of” in a variety of media.
Senior Eleanor Shemtov is designing a career
Senior Eleanor Shemtov is designing a career
The design major in the College of Arts and Sciences co-founded a new student publication, t-art, and created a campus community focused on technology, art, and design.
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‘Let all be educated alike up to a certain point’
Sonja Dümpelmann of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design writes about pedagogical legacies that enforced racialized divisions and affect landscape architecture to this day.
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Streetsblog USA
Talking Headways Podcast: Megaregions and Our Future
Fritz Steiner and Bob Yaro of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design talk about their new book, “Megaregions and America’s Future.”
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Speed cameras are saving lives and should stay
Erick Guerra of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design is quoted on the safety outcomes of speed cameras.
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Bloomberg
Do prisons deserve a second chance?
A fall 2020 semester studio at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design led by Billy Fleming explored ways to transform prisons and correctional facilities in Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta, such as turning the structures into community spaces or solar and wind farms. “There are so many disenfranchised places in the United States sold on the promise of prisons as economic development who’ve seen what a spectacular failure that is,” Fleming said.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Judge ousts absentee owner of historic Mount Vernon Cemetery. Rehab could involve goats
Aaron Wunsch of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design said efforts to rehabilitate historic cemeteries like Mount Vernon in Philadelphia must consider the needs of stakeholders, including neighbors and those with family ties to the site. “These places have always had a public dimension to them,” he said. “But you always have to be aware of what the descendants of people buried there feel about that, too.”
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Philadelphia Inquirer
More Philly landlords are selling properties and deferring maintenance, which threatens the supply of affordable housing
Vincent Reina of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design is quoted on the strain which a lot of Philadelphia's housing stock is consistently under.
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