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They are their own monuments

They are their own monuments

Paul Farber of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design spoke about Monument Lab’s collaboration with the Village of Arts and Humanities. The organizations developed and installed art exhibitions celebrating influential community members in Philadelphia public parks.

Yuri Stone on curating the MFA thesis exhibitions
Screen shot of Yuri Stone overlayed over several screens of visual artwork behind the first.

Curator Yuri Stone was invited to curate these exhibitions by Ken Lum, the Marilyn Jordan Taylor Presidential Professor and chair of fine arts. (Image: Weitzman News)

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.

From the Weitzman School of Design

Marilyn Jordan Taylor on Moynihan Train Hall
Main lobby inside Moynihan Train Hall

Moynihan Train Hall just before its public opening. (Image: Courtesy of the Office of Governor Andrew Cuomo)

Marilyn Jordan Taylor on Moynihan Train Hall

The Weitzman Schools former dean and professor of architecture and urban design talks about her experience with the multidecade Train Hall project, working with Weitzman students on subway, rail and airport projects, and the prospects for more infrastructure investment in the U.S. 

From the Weitzman School of Design

Monument Lab app expands space and time at Art Museum steps
A digital image of Ursula Rucker standing at the base of the Philadelphia Art Museum steps with three people walking behind her.

The OverTime app features poet and artist Ursula Rucker at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. (Image: Courtesy Monument Lab)

Monument Lab app expands space and time at Art Museum steps

OverTime, a new augmented reality app that weds public art and history in a personal visual format gives users access to interactive, self-guided tours of public spaces, and invites users to add stories of their own.

From the Weitzman School of Design

Reassessing iconography on campus
Bronze sculpture of a large bust of a Black woman on Penn’s campus surrounded by autumn leaves

Reassessing iconography on campus

Joann Mitchell and Frederick Steiner chatted with Penn Today about the Campus Iconography Group’s report, published this week.

Lauren Hertzler

Planning for Pennsylvania Hospital’s next 250 years
View of the front Pennsylvania Hospital building with green lawn and gardens.

Planning for Pennsylvania Hospital’s next 250 years

PennPraxis, the consulting and community engagement arm of the Weitzman School, will produce plans for the Hospital’s Conservation Management Plan to upgrade the building, grounds, and collections.

James Corner elected to American Academy of Arts and Letters
James Corner stands in front of a wall with black and white art deco wallpaper.

Image: Courtesy of the Weitzman School

James Corner elected to American Academy of Arts and Letters

The professor emeritus and renowned landscape architect and urban designer has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters, widely considered the highest form of recognition of artistic merit in the United States.

From the Weitzman School of Design

Energy and water autonomy for off-grid waterfront floating structures
Rendering of a floating waterfront prototype

A waterfront floating laboratory prototype. (Image: Thread collective + Oasis Design Lab)

Energy and water autonomy for off-grid waterfront floating structures

The Thermal Architecture Lab at the Weitzman School is part of a collaboration to develop energy and water autonomous systems for off-grid floating structures that are designed to adapt to rising waters.

From The Water Center at Penn

Historic preservation of Black Philadelphia
Woman in a fur coat sings before several microphones; one says 'NBC'

Martin Luther King, Jr. was in attendance at Marian Anderson's Lincoln Memorial performance on Easter Sunday, 1939. This location served as the inspiration for King's March on Washington address, says Jillian Patricia Pirtle, CEO of the Marian Anderson Museum and Historical Society. (Image: University of Pennsylvania/Marian Anderson Collection of Photographs)

Historic preservation of Black Philadelphia

Preserving Black history in Philadelphia is an evolving dynamic of the city’s legacy.

Kristina García