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Jamaal Green on geographic information systems, urban planning, and housing quality
Jamaal Green wearing a backpack in front of the entrance to Fisher Fine Arts Library.

Jamaal Green, assistant professor of city and regional planning at the Weitzman School.

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.

From the Weitzman School of Design

Weitzman team helps protect and interpret Lincoln Memorial
Steps in front of the Lincoln Memorial in daylight.

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.

From the Weitzman School of Design

Weitzman Plaza dedicated as ‘one of Penn’s great gathering places’
Fritz Steiner, Stuart Weitzman,  Cindy Sanders, and Craig Carnaroli standing outside Weitzman Plaza by a plaque that reads Stuart Weitzman.

Weitzman dean Fritz Steiner, Stuart Weitzman, OLIN CEO and Weitzman faculty member Cindy Sanders, and senior executive vice president Craig Carnaroli. (Image: Weitzman News)

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.
The Sachs Program celebrates fifth year of supporting arts innovation at Penn
Various designs

A mosaic by Laia Mogas-Soldevila, an assistant professor of architecture in the Stuart Weitzman School of Design and a recipient of an Independent Creative Production Grant from The Sachs Program. She will develop a collection of everyday objects made from biomaterials. (Image: The Sachs Program)

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 
a little dress on a backdrop of fabric in a white cubicle with printed designs hanging on the adjacent walls

Fifteen seniors who are design majors created an in-person exhibition to showcase their final projects, interpreting the theme “in search of” in a variety of media. Myahn Walker of Philadelphia used graphic design and 3D modeling technology to recreate her favorite, long-lost childhood dress from memory for her project, You Remind Me of Me. (Image: Gordon Stillman)

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
Eleanor Shemtov wearing a scarf and a camera around her neck standing in front of wall of rocks

Senior Eleanor Shemtov, a 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. (Image: Courtesy of Eleanor Shemtov)

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.
Weitzman School of Design receives gift to establish fellowships and global internships for architecture students
A person stands in front of a wall of photos and architectural renderings before a group of seated people.

Master of Architecture student John Dai presents his work to a jury. Aedas Fellows may be able to enhance their pitch and presentation abilities as they participate in competitions as part of their summer internships.

Weitzman School of Design receives gift to establish fellowships and global internships for architecture students

A new gift from Aedas, a global architecture and design firm, will establish a fellowship for architecture students to work in Asia.