They are their own monuments Penn In the News The New York Times 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 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. Marilyn Jordan Taylor on 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. Monument Lab app expands space and time at Art Museum steps 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. The power of architecture to address public health and environmental crises The power of architecture to address public health and environmental crises Two new studies, one on UV sterilization in occupied rooms and another on radiative cooling, show how architecture can help create interior spaces that are both COVID-safe and energy-efficient. Reassessing iconography on campus Reassessing iconography on campus Joann Mitchell and Frederick Steiner chatted with Penn Today about the Campus Iconography Group’s report, published this week. Planning for Pennsylvania Hospital’s next 250 years 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 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. Energy and water autonomy for off-grid waterfront floating structures 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. Historic preservation of Black Philadelphia 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.
Yuri Stone on curating the MFA thesis exhibitions 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.
Marilyn Jordan Taylor on 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.
Monument Lab app expands space and time at Art Museum steps 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.
The power of architecture to address public health and environmental crises The power of architecture to address public health and environmental crises Two new studies, one on UV sterilization in occupied rooms and another on radiative cooling, show how architecture can help create interior spaces that are both COVID-safe and energy-efficient.
Reassessing iconography on campus Reassessing iconography on campus Joann Mitchell and Frederick Steiner chatted with Penn Today about the Campus Iconography Group’s report, published this week.
Planning for Pennsylvania Hospital’s next 250 years 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 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.
Energy and water autonomy for off-grid waterfront floating structures 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.
Historic preservation of Black Philadelphia 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.