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A night in the life of the night mayor

Michael Fichman of the Weitzman School of Design is noted for suggesting the implementation of a dedicated office of nightlife in Philadelphia while part of a task force to sustain the city’s creative economy.

Almost Studio’s heart-shaped topiary mini-maze blooms in Times Square for Valentine’s Day

Almost Studio, co-founded by Dorian Booth and Anthony Gagliardi of the Weitzman School of Design, has installed an interactive maze-like hedge row configuration opposite Times Square’s Red Steps in New York City.

A sculptural foam installation demonstrates the promise of a new technology-focused degree at Penn

Graduate students in a new robotics and fabrication program at the Weitzman School of Design, under the guidance of Andrew Saunders, have installed a large-scale sculptural wall in the atrium of the Middletown, Pennsylvania, Free Library.

June Lin, Jessica Lin, and Jason Cornelison preparing a model building at the Weitzman School.

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.

Fifty years of “Learning from Las Vegas”

A profile examines the architectural novel “Learning from Las Vegas” co-written by Denise Scott Brown, formerly of the Weitzman School of Design.

Laia Mogas-Soldevila leans over a railing to smell a hanging display at the ICA.

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.

The housing struggle

On an episode of “Us and Them,” Claudia Aiken of the Weitzman School of Design and Taylor Kessinger of the School of Arts & Sciences discuss their research and advocacy for housing development in Philadelphia.

University of Pennsylvania to stage exhibition on first woman architect in U.S. to practice solo

Penn graduate Molly Lester and a curatorial team of the Architectural Archives at the Weitzman School of Design will be honoring architect Minerva Parker Nichols with an exhibition.

What does the future hold for the Tanner House? Historic preservation grad students have ideas

Graduate students at the Weitzman School of Design are teaming with Weitzman’s Randall Mason to discuss ways to expand the historical significance and preserve the architecture of the Henry O. Tanner House in North Philadelphia.

A look back at the year in Nashville music news

The Weitzman School of Design’s PennPraxis will lead a study to see how the city of Nashville can stabilize its tumultuous live music industry.

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