Design

a 1960s car parked in front of the motel sunset in los angeles

A visual archive of an iconic American boulevard

A trio of undergraduate students worked this summer with Professor Francesca Ammon to catalog and organize photographs for the digital humanities project ‘Sunset over Sunset.’

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A black and white image of high-rise buildings collapsing in a cloud of dust

Urban planning and politics in Atlanta

Akira Rodríguez’s new book, “Diverging Space for Deviants: The Politics of Atlanta’s Public Housing” explores how the intersection of race and public housing development planning in Atlanta created a politics of resistance.

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Philly cityscape at night.

Reviving Philadelphia’s nighttime economy

Even before COVID-19 curtailed public nightlife in Philadelphia, members of the Weitzman School’s PennPraxis have been working on a civic engagement project to articulate a better, more progressive Philly nightlife.

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the philadelphia city skyline looking north on a sunny day

How has COVID-19 changed ‘superstar cities’?

A new analysis found that overall mobility in large U.S. cities has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels, and some are also experiencing changing segregation patterns, with potential implications that could last well beyond the pandemic.

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Colorful design structure made of wood and colored glass panels in the middle of Özgürlük Park in Istanbul..

Orkan Telhan’s ‘Microbial Fruits of Istanbul’

“Microbial Fruits of Istanbul” is a collaboration between Orkan Telhan, associate professor of fine arts, and the architecture firm elii which explores the complex histories of Istanbul community gardens from the perspective of microorganisms.

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Screen shot of Yuri Stone overlayed over several screens of visual artwork behind the first.

Yuri Stone on curating the MFA thesis exhibitions

While the Weitzman School’s thesis exhibitions for the Classes of 2020 and 2021 will be on view in person, curating the two projects happened entirely online.

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In the News


6ABC.com

Artist Ken Lum snaps life on the streets with new exhibit ‘Klump’ at Ulises bookstore

“Klump,” an exhibit by Ken Lum of the Weitzman School of Design, will display photos of people in urban settings at the Philadelphia art bookstore Ulises.

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MotherJones.com

The curious origin of the ‘climate haven’ myth

Billy Fleming of the Weitzman School of Design explains why the idea of a “climate refuge” is an escapist fantasy fueled by the real estate industry.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

While America dithers over climate change, Swarthmore College shows how we can live without fossil fuels

William Braham of the Weitzman School of Design explains how Penn has cut its total energy consumption by 50% since 2009.

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Axios

Study offers ideas to help Nashville music venues

A study by PennPraxis at the Weitzman School of Design offers solutions for preserving music venues in Nashville.

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Tampa Bay Times

These trees made Florida’s Hillsborough County over $1 million for their climate benefits. Is it legit?

Danny Cullenward of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design says that carbon credit programs do more harm than good in the fight against climate change.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

A new idea for Market East: A ‘Welcoming District’ for immigrants who are driving population growth

Graduate students at the Weitzman School of Design are submitting speculative proposals for a Welcoming District near Philadelphia’s Fashion District that could replace or supplement the Sixers arena.

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