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Louisa Shepard
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Thabo Lenneiye on PennPraxis, global outreach, and cross-discipline collaboration
Thabo Lenneiye on PennPraxis, global outreach, and cross-discipline collaboration
The new managing director of The Weitzman School’s PennPraxis is a Penn alum who has worked for years on complex mixed-use development and urban planning projects and spearheading DEI initiatives.
Finding a forgotten architect, Philadelphia’s Minerva Parker Nichols
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.
Weitzman’s first dual degree student in Fine Arts and Historic Preservation
Weitzman’s first dual degree student in Fine Arts and Historic Preservation
In a Q&A, Aislinn Pentecost-Farren discusses her road to the dual degree program and how the legacy of historic sites is foundational to the climate crisis.
Weitzman’s celebration of visionary architecture and planning returns to New York
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.
A new role for NATO in conflict zones
A new role for NATO in conflict zones
One year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, PIK Professor Lynn Meskell calls on the alliance to take a more expansive view of cultural property protection.
The brief: Affordable housing that’s both contextual and funky
The brief: Affordable housing that’s both contextual and funky
Undergraduate architecture students and community members strike a balance for a proposed development in historic Germantown.
Clearing the air with biomaterials
Clearing the air with biomaterials
Senseable Biomaterials for Healthier Habitats, a project led by assistant professor of architecture Laia Mogas-Soldevila, contributed a lattice installation made from architectural biomaterials to the ICA, acting as an antimicrobial air purifier.
Beyond classroom learning: The Sawiris Penn Scholars Exchange Program
Beyond classroom learning: The Sawiris Penn Scholars Exchange Program
The initial cohort of five students from Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt are finishing their first semester on Penn’s campus as Sawiris Scholars.
A relief wall that’s a window onto architecture’s future
A relief wall that’s a window onto architecture’s future
A public library relief wall is a novel approach to architectural design and robotic fabrication from the Weitzman School and the Robotics Lab.
People and places at Penn: Research
People and places at Penn: Research
From Charles Addams Fine Arts Hall to the Schuylkill River, four researchers share their science and their spaces.
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Ms. Magazine
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.
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NBC Philadelphia
Roosevelt Boulevard subway station gains support from mayoral candidates and Harrisburg
Ph.D. student Jay Arzu in the Weitzman School of Design and a group of activists have reproposed a Roosevelt Boulevard subway, citing safety and accessibility.
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Architectural Record
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.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
SEPTA stops work on proposed King of Prussia Rail Line after federal government denies funding
Doctoral student Jay Arzu of the Weitzman School of Design outlines SEPTA transit projects that could replace its scrapped $3 billion King of Prussia line.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Repairing all the homes in the Philly area would cost at least $3.7 billion
Jamaal W. Green of the Weitzman School of Design says that Philadelphia’s combination of high homeownership rates, entrenched poverty, and poor homeowners is a recipe for deferred maintenance.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Philly’s Rocky statue gets the podcast treatment
Paul Farber of the Weitzman School of Design is hosting “The Statue,” a six-part podcast produced by the Monument Lab and WHYY and dedicated to the Rocky statue.
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