The I-95 bridge collapse is causing traffic headaches, but don’t expect Carmageddon Penn In the News The Messenger The I-95 bridge collapse is causing traffic headaches, but don’t expect Carmageddon Erick Guerra of the Weitzman School of Design says that most people will adjust quickly to new commute patterns detouring I-95, which will free up the blockage. Design and build, but first, collaborate Students and community members celebrated the Lex Street Garden’s completion on May 4, 2023. nocred Design and build, but first, collaborate The Weitzman School’s spring design-build studio was a collaboration between students, community leaders, and residents to develop a key site as a visible distillation of the New Freedom District in West Philadelphia. New station renderings: Building a cost-effective subway on Roosevelt Boulevard Penn In the News Billy Penn New station renderings: Building a cost-effective subway on Roosevelt Boulevard In an Op-Ed, Weitzman School of Design doctoral candidate Jay Arzu discusses a new design for streamlined, cost-effective stations that would alleviate financial concerns surrounding the long-delayed Roosevelt Boulevard Subway in Philadelphia. In MATTERS course, art materials are traced to their source Students with Kaitlin Pomerantz and site host and Bayshore Center Facilities Manager Scott Eves in Shell Pile, New Jersey, learning about sand mining and marine aquaculture. (Image: Lucia Thome) In MATTERS course, art materials are traced to their source Through an innovative new course in the Stuart Weitzman School of Design, students explore the life cycles of the materials frequently used in art and design—from paints to potting soil. At the intersection of art and design, masks that impart truth “My colleagues and I were trained to infiltrate the authoritarian system and try to make it more human by working critically and analytically,” says Krzysztof Wodiczko, a distinguished visiting professor of fine arts at Weitzman who grew up in Poland. nocred At the intersection of art and design, masks that impart truth The Weitzman School’s Krzysztof Wodiczko, a distinguished visiting professor of fine arts at the Weitzman School, explores identity, culture, technology, and design in his classes. Infrastructure planning on a megaregional scale Students including Zoe Kerrich (far left) presented their proposals to community members and other guest critics at the final review. (Image: Eric Sucar) Infrastructure planning on a megaregional scale A Weitzman School research studio focusing on megaregions brings an interdisciplinary practice to both academia and infrastructure planning. Sensbiom 2 biomaterial installation changes color with UV exposure Penn In the News Dezeen Sensbiom 2 biomaterial installation changes color with UV exposure A biomaterial installation that changes color in response to UV radiation has been displayed in an installation created by the Weitzman School of Design’s DumoLab Research and Crafting Plastics Studio. Penn welcomes energy justice scholar Sanya Carley Image: Courtesy of the Weitzman School Penn welcomes energy justice scholar Sanya Carley Carley will be the Presidential Distinguished Professor of Energy Policy and City Planning in the Weitzman School with an affiliation with the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy. The Sachs Program announces 2023 grants nocred The Sachs Program announces 2023 grants Now in its sixth year of supporting creative practice at Penn and in the surrounding community, The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation announced grants totaling $170,000 at its annual Sachs Grants Awards ceremony. ‘We deserve much better’: Critics oppose Philly’s plan for evaluating Sixers arena proposal Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) ‘We deserve much better’: Critics oppose Philly’s plan for evaluating Sixers arena proposal At a Philadelphia City Hall panel, Domenic Vitiello of the Weitzman School of Design decried the level of seriousness for impact studies requested by the city to evaluate the impact of a Sixers arena in Chinatown. Load More
Design and build, but first, collaborate Students and community members celebrated the Lex Street Garden’s completion on May 4, 2023. nocred Design and build, but first, collaborate The Weitzman School’s spring design-build studio was a collaboration between students, community leaders, and residents to develop a key site as a visible distillation of the New Freedom District in West Philadelphia.
New station renderings: Building a cost-effective subway on Roosevelt Boulevard Penn In the News Billy Penn New station renderings: Building a cost-effective subway on Roosevelt Boulevard In an Op-Ed, Weitzman School of Design doctoral candidate Jay Arzu discusses a new design for streamlined, cost-effective stations that would alleviate financial concerns surrounding the long-delayed Roosevelt Boulevard Subway in Philadelphia. In MATTERS course, art materials are traced to their source Students with Kaitlin Pomerantz and site host and Bayshore Center Facilities Manager Scott Eves in Shell Pile, New Jersey, learning about sand mining and marine aquaculture. (Image: Lucia Thome) In MATTERS course, art materials are traced to their source Through an innovative new course in the Stuart Weitzman School of Design, students explore the life cycles of the materials frequently used in art and design—from paints to potting soil. At the intersection of art and design, masks that impart truth “My colleagues and I were trained to infiltrate the authoritarian system and try to make it more human by working critically and analytically,” says Krzysztof Wodiczko, a distinguished visiting professor of fine arts at Weitzman who grew up in Poland. nocred At the intersection of art and design, masks that impart truth The Weitzman School’s Krzysztof Wodiczko, a distinguished visiting professor of fine arts at the Weitzman School, explores identity, culture, technology, and design in his classes. Infrastructure planning on a megaregional scale Students including Zoe Kerrich (far left) presented their proposals to community members and other guest critics at the final review. (Image: Eric Sucar) Infrastructure planning on a megaregional scale A Weitzman School research studio focusing on megaregions brings an interdisciplinary practice to both academia and infrastructure planning. Sensbiom 2 biomaterial installation changes color with UV exposure Penn In the News Dezeen Sensbiom 2 biomaterial installation changes color with UV exposure A biomaterial installation that changes color in response to UV radiation has been displayed in an installation created by the Weitzman School of Design’s DumoLab Research and Crafting Plastics Studio. Penn welcomes energy justice scholar Sanya Carley Image: Courtesy of the Weitzman School Penn welcomes energy justice scholar Sanya Carley Carley will be the Presidential Distinguished Professor of Energy Policy and City Planning in the Weitzman School with an affiliation with the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy. The Sachs Program announces 2023 grants nocred The Sachs Program announces 2023 grants Now in its sixth year of supporting creative practice at Penn and in the surrounding community, The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation announced grants totaling $170,000 at its annual Sachs Grants Awards ceremony. ‘We deserve much better’: Critics oppose Philly’s plan for evaluating Sixers arena proposal Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) ‘We deserve much better’: Critics oppose Philly’s plan for evaluating Sixers arena proposal At a Philadelphia City Hall panel, Domenic Vitiello of the Weitzman School of Design decried the level of seriousness for impact studies requested by the city to evaluate the impact of a Sixers arena in Chinatown. Load More
In MATTERS course, art materials are traced to their source Students with Kaitlin Pomerantz and site host and Bayshore Center Facilities Manager Scott Eves in Shell Pile, New Jersey, learning about sand mining and marine aquaculture. (Image: Lucia Thome) In MATTERS course, art materials are traced to their source Through an innovative new course in the Stuart Weitzman School of Design, students explore the life cycles of the materials frequently used in art and design—from paints to potting soil.
At the intersection of art and design, masks that impart truth “My colleagues and I were trained to infiltrate the authoritarian system and try to make it more human by working critically and analytically,” says Krzysztof Wodiczko, a distinguished visiting professor of fine arts at Weitzman who grew up in Poland. nocred At the intersection of art and design, masks that impart truth The Weitzman School’s Krzysztof Wodiczko, a distinguished visiting professor of fine arts at the Weitzman School, explores identity, culture, technology, and design in his classes.
Infrastructure planning on a megaregional scale Students including Zoe Kerrich (far left) presented their proposals to community members and other guest critics at the final review. (Image: Eric Sucar) Infrastructure planning on a megaregional scale A Weitzman School research studio focusing on megaregions brings an interdisciplinary practice to both academia and infrastructure planning.
Sensbiom 2 biomaterial installation changes color with UV exposure Penn In the News Dezeen Sensbiom 2 biomaterial installation changes color with UV exposure A biomaterial installation that changes color in response to UV radiation has been displayed in an installation created by the Weitzman School of Design’s DumoLab Research and Crafting Plastics Studio. Penn welcomes energy justice scholar Sanya Carley Image: Courtesy of the Weitzman School Penn welcomes energy justice scholar Sanya Carley Carley will be the Presidential Distinguished Professor of Energy Policy and City Planning in the Weitzman School with an affiliation with the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy. The Sachs Program announces 2023 grants nocred The Sachs Program announces 2023 grants Now in its sixth year of supporting creative practice at Penn and in the surrounding community, The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation announced grants totaling $170,000 at its annual Sachs Grants Awards ceremony. ‘We deserve much better’: Critics oppose Philly’s plan for evaluating Sixers arena proposal Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) ‘We deserve much better’: Critics oppose Philly’s plan for evaluating Sixers arena proposal At a Philadelphia City Hall panel, Domenic Vitiello of the Weitzman School of Design decried the level of seriousness for impact studies requested by the city to evaluate the impact of a Sixers arena in Chinatown. Load More
Penn welcomes energy justice scholar Sanya Carley Image: Courtesy of the Weitzman School Penn welcomes energy justice scholar Sanya Carley Carley will be the Presidential Distinguished Professor of Energy Policy and City Planning in the Weitzman School with an affiliation with the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy.
The Sachs Program announces 2023 grants nocred The Sachs Program announces 2023 grants Now in its sixth year of supporting creative practice at Penn and in the surrounding community, The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation announced grants totaling $170,000 at its annual Sachs Grants Awards ceremony.
‘We deserve much better’: Critics oppose Philly’s plan for evaluating Sixers arena proposal Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) ‘We deserve much better’: Critics oppose Philly’s plan for evaluating Sixers arena proposal At a Philadelphia City Hall panel, Domenic Vitiello of the Weitzman School of Design decried the level of seriousness for impact studies requested by the city to evaluate the impact of a Sixers arena in Chinatown.