The new monuments that America needs Penn In the News The New Yorker The new monuments that America needs Paul Farber and Ken Lum of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design and Philadelphia’s Monument Lab spoke about the dismantling of problematic statues and the process of democratically designing new ones. People have been taught to interpret statues “as unitary and their message as unified, rooted in consensus, as opposed to rooted in a subjective decision that is only a reflection of a segment of the community that had power,” said Lum. Weitzman team takes on preservation work at Lincoln Memorial Weitzman team takes on preservation work at Lincoln Memorial PennPraxis is continuing its partnership with the National Park Service on a cultural inventory and landscape project at the Lincoln Memorial, its most high-profile project to date. First-of-its-kind virtual summer design studio for high school students First-of-its-kind virtual summer design studio for high school students In a unique partnership, Penn Praxis Design fellows led Fresh Air Everywhere, an intensive seven-week program providing teens with an introduction to design and architecture. How to put up monuments that truly recon with American History Penn In the News Vice How to put up monuments that truly recon with American History Paul Farber of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design and Center for Public Art and Space visiting scholar Sue Mobley spoke about President Trump’s proposed National Garden of American Heroes and proposed a new democratic process for creating monuments. “History doesn’t fit well in statues,” said Mobley. “Movements don’t fit well in summaries; they’re ongoing.” Maps, pandemics, and reckoning with history Forthcoming Maps, pandemics, and reckoning with history Geospatial data has long been an important tool for scientists and scholars, but now, as society grapples with both coronavirus and a history of systemic racism, can maps help chart a path toward a brighter future? Expressions of color, comfort, and creativity in the fight against COVID-19 Expressions of color, comfort, and creativity in the fight against COVID-19 With many summer internships disrupted by the pandemic, the Architecture Department at Penn partnered with Surface magazine to create the Summer School at Penn, a month-long virtual lecture series and design competition. Offsetting carbon emissions, one ton at a time Offsetting carbon emissions, one ton at a time Carbon offsets are a small but meaningful market in its mission to contribute to greenhouse gas reducing industries and practices in order to compensate for emissions made elsewhere. Design travels to South Carolina to plan more protective urban coastlines Aerial view of Imagine the Wall, Charleston, a proposal for the South Carolina coastal city. (Image: Weitzman School) Design travels to South Carolina to plan more protective urban coastlines A Weitzman School team is working with the city of Charleston on an urban seawall plan that combines natural elements with structural systems that respond to the local conditions of the city’s shoreline. Understanding infrastructure Understanding infrastructure In the second episode of Penn Today’s “Understand This ...” podcast series, emphasizing interdisciplinary perspectives, a Wharton and Weitzman School discuss the past, present, and future of infrastructure. ‘We don’t see the refinery starting’: PES site’s new owner envisions an ‘environmentally conscious’ commercial hub Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) ‘We don’t see the refinery starting’: PES site’s new owner envisions an ‘environmentally conscious’ commercial hub Mark Allan Hughes of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design and Kleinman Center for Energy Policy spoke about new plans for the former Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery complex in Southwest Philadelphia. “Not having a refinery there ends a long environmental justice travesty and puts Philadelphia on the right side of energy history,” he said. Load More
Weitzman team takes on preservation work at Lincoln Memorial Weitzman team takes on preservation work at Lincoln Memorial PennPraxis is continuing its partnership with the National Park Service on a cultural inventory and landscape project at the Lincoln Memorial, its most high-profile project to date.
First-of-its-kind virtual summer design studio for high school students First-of-its-kind virtual summer design studio for high school students In a unique partnership, Penn Praxis Design fellows led Fresh Air Everywhere, an intensive seven-week program providing teens with an introduction to design and architecture.
How to put up monuments that truly recon with American History Penn In the News Vice How to put up monuments that truly recon with American History Paul Farber of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design and Center for Public Art and Space visiting scholar Sue Mobley spoke about President Trump’s proposed National Garden of American Heroes and proposed a new democratic process for creating monuments. “History doesn’t fit well in statues,” said Mobley. “Movements don’t fit well in summaries; they’re ongoing.” Maps, pandemics, and reckoning with history Forthcoming Maps, pandemics, and reckoning with history Geospatial data has long been an important tool for scientists and scholars, but now, as society grapples with both coronavirus and a history of systemic racism, can maps help chart a path toward a brighter future? Expressions of color, comfort, and creativity in the fight against COVID-19 Expressions of color, comfort, and creativity in the fight against COVID-19 With many summer internships disrupted by the pandemic, the Architecture Department at Penn partnered with Surface magazine to create the Summer School at Penn, a month-long virtual lecture series and design competition. Offsetting carbon emissions, one ton at a time Offsetting carbon emissions, one ton at a time Carbon offsets are a small but meaningful market in its mission to contribute to greenhouse gas reducing industries and practices in order to compensate for emissions made elsewhere. Design travels to South Carolina to plan more protective urban coastlines Aerial view of Imagine the Wall, Charleston, a proposal for the South Carolina coastal city. (Image: Weitzman School) Design travels to South Carolina to plan more protective urban coastlines A Weitzman School team is working with the city of Charleston on an urban seawall plan that combines natural elements with structural systems that respond to the local conditions of the city’s shoreline. Understanding infrastructure Understanding infrastructure In the second episode of Penn Today’s “Understand This ...” podcast series, emphasizing interdisciplinary perspectives, a Wharton and Weitzman School discuss the past, present, and future of infrastructure. ‘We don’t see the refinery starting’: PES site’s new owner envisions an ‘environmentally conscious’ commercial hub Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) ‘We don’t see the refinery starting’: PES site’s new owner envisions an ‘environmentally conscious’ commercial hub Mark Allan Hughes of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design and Kleinman Center for Energy Policy spoke about new plans for the former Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery complex in Southwest Philadelphia. “Not having a refinery there ends a long environmental justice travesty and puts Philadelphia on the right side of energy history,” he said. Load More
Maps, pandemics, and reckoning with history Forthcoming Maps, pandemics, and reckoning with history Geospatial data has long been an important tool for scientists and scholars, but now, as society grapples with both coronavirus and a history of systemic racism, can maps help chart a path toward a brighter future?
Expressions of color, comfort, and creativity in the fight against COVID-19 Expressions of color, comfort, and creativity in the fight against COVID-19 With many summer internships disrupted by the pandemic, the Architecture Department at Penn partnered with Surface magazine to create the Summer School at Penn, a month-long virtual lecture series and design competition.
Offsetting carbon emissions, one ton at a time Offsetting carbon emissions, one ton at a time Carbon offsets are a small but meaningful market in its mission to contribute to greenhouse gas reducing industries and practices in order to compensate for emissions made elsewhere.
Design travels to South Carolina to plan more protective urban coastlines Aerial view of Imagine the Wall, Charleston, a proposal for the South Carolina coastal city. (Image: Weitzman School) Design travels to South Carolina to plan more protective urban coastlines A Weitzman School team is working with the city of Charleston on an urban seawall plan that combines natural elements with structural systems that respond to the local conditions of the city’s shoreline.
Understanding infrastructure Understanding infrastructure In the second episode of Penn Today’s “Understand This ...” podcast series, emphasizing interdisciplinary perspectives, a Wharton and Weitzman School discuss the past, present, and future of infrastructure.
‘We don’t see the refinery starting’: PES site’s new owner envisions an ‘environmentally conscious’ commercial hub Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) ‘We don’t see the refinery starting’: PES site’s new owner envisions an ‘environmentally conscious’ commercial hub Mark Allan Hughes of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design and Kleinman Center for Energy Policy spoke about new plans for the former Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery complex in Southwest Philadelphia. “Not having a refinery there ends a long environmental justice travesty and puts Philadelphia on the right side of energy history,” he said.