Student group increases the visibility of women in architecture The members of PennDesign Women in Architecture. (Photo: PennDesign News) Student group increases the visibility of women in architecture The members of PennDesign Women in Architecture have created community that increases the visibility and voices of women in architecture, and brings awareness to the gender disparity in the profession.
Schuylkill Yards development may rest on the Quaker dead Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Schuylkill Yards development may rest on the Quaker dead David Brownlee of the School of Arts and Sciences and Aaron Wunsch of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design commented on the existence of historic graveyards beneath the Schuylkill Yards development near Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station. Protecting the planet at Penn Protecting the planet at Penn Earth Day and every day, the University community is at work to make the world a little better. Here are some highlights from those efforts. Eastern Pennsylvania's population growth bypasses western Pa. Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) Eastern Pennsylvania's population growth bypasses western Pa. Domenic Vitiello of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design weighed in on Pennsylvania’s shifts in population. “Pennsylvania remains very much a Rust Belt state,” he said. “But it’s heartening that we’re not declining as precipitously as we were in the 1970s or 1980s.” Twenty-five years after the Rwandan genocide, memorials remember the 800,000 who died In this church in Nyamata, in Rwanda, bullet holes cover the ceiling and soiled clothing cover the pews and the floor, all reminders of the genocide that took place in the country 25 years ago. Randall Mason of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design has been working in that country for the past three years to conserve memorials dedicated to remembering the 800,000 people who died and to support Rwandans in their quest to do the same. (Photo: Randall Mason) Twenty-five years after the Rwandan genocide, memorials remember the 800,000 who died Penn historic preservation professor Randall Mason has been working with the country’s government since 2016 to protect and conserve such monuments. The Green New Deal: What it says, what it doesn’t say, and how close we are to adopting it In February, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) introduced a non-binding resolution to Congress known as the Green New Deal. It’s unclear how far it will progress, but it is fueling a long-needed conversation about climate change, according to Mark Alan Hughes of Penn’s Kleinman Center. The Green New Deal: What it says, what it doesn’t say, and how close we are to adopting it Mark Alan Hughes, director of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, discusses the basics of this energy-mobilization proposal. Now showing: The Morris Arboretum’s new spiraling Stickwork sculpture The completed Stickwork sculpture created by Patrick Dougherty and his team of volunteers at the Morris Arboretum. Pictured: children enjoying the sculpture on opening day. (Photo: Morris Arboretum) Now showing: The Morris Arboretum’s new spiraling Stickwork sculpture Now on display at the Morris Arboretum is a new interactive sculpture crafted by artist Patrick Dougherty—made from hundreds of pieces of willow. Chinatown landmark spared the wrecking ball, for now Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) Chinatown landmark spared the wrecking ball, for now The Weitzman School of Design’s Fon Wang spoke about the importance of Philadelphia’s Chinese Cultural and Community Center. “It has a strong social history, and it’s important to keep this building,” said Wang. “I think the reaction from the potential demo shows that Chinatown is a strong community.” Wading into Philly’s vacant land morass A lot in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood, Philadelphia. (Photo: Katie Levesque) Wading into Philly’s vacant land morass Four students in the Weitzman School’s Department of City and Regional Planning are working to find suitable properties to rehabilitate with the Women’s Community Revitalization Project and the City of Philadelphia Department of Planning and Development. Load More
Protecting the planet at Penn Protecting the planet at Penn Earth Day and every day, the University community is at work to make the world a little better. Here are some highlights from those efforts.
Eastern Pennsylvania's population growth bypasses western Pa. Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) Eastern Pennsylvania's population growth bypasses western Pa. Domenic Vitiello of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design weighed in on Pennsylvania’s shifts in population. “Pennsylvania remains very much a Rust Belt state,” he said. “But it’s heartening that we’re not declining as precipitously as we were in the 1970s or 1980s.” Twenty-five years after the Rwandan genocide, memorials remember the 800,000 who died In this church in Nyamata, in Rwanda, bullet holes cover the ceiling and soiled clothing cover the pews and the floor, all reminders of the genocide that took place in the country 25 years ago. Randall Mason of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design has been working in that country for the past three years to conserve memorials dedicated to remembering the 800,000 people who died and to support Rwandans in their quest to do the same. (Photo: Randall Mason) Twenty-five years after the Rwandan genocide, memorials remember the 800,000 who died Penn historic preservation professor Randall Mason has been working with the country’s government since 2016 to protect and conserve such monuments. The Green New Deal: What it says, what it doesn’t say, and how close we are to adopting it In February, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) introduced a non-binding resolution to Congress known as the Green New Deal. It’s unclear how far it will progress, but it is fueling a long-needed conversation about climate change, according to Mark Alan Hughes of Penn’s Kleinman Center. The Green New Deal: What it says, what it doesn’t say, and how close we are to adopting it Mark Alan Hughes, director of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, discusses the basics of this energy-mobilization proposal. Now showing: The Morris Arboretum’s new spiraling Stickwork sculpture The completed Stickwork sculpture created by Patrick Dougherty and his team of volunteers at the Morris Arboretum. Pictured: children enjoying the sculpture on opening day. (Photo: Morris Arboretum) Now showing: The Morris Arboretum’s new spiraling Stickwork sculpture Now on display at the Morris Arboretum is a new interactive sculpture crafted by artist Patrick Dougherty—made from hundreds of pieces of willow. Chinatown landmark spared the wrecking ball, for now Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) Chinatown landmark spared the wrecking ball, for now The Weitzman School of Design’s Fon Wang spoke about the importance of Philadelphia’s Chinese Cultural and Community Center. “It has a strong social history, and it’s important to keep this building,” said Wang. “I think the reaction from the potential demo shows that Chinatown is a strong community.” Wading into Philly’s vacant land morass A lot in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood, Philadelphia. (Photo: Katie Levesque) Wading into Philly’s vacant land morass Four students in the Weitzman School’s Department of City and Regional Planning are working to find suitable properties to rehabilitate with the Women’s Community Revitalization Project and the City of Philadelphia Department of Planning and Development. Load More
Twenty-five years after the Rwandan genocide, memorials remember the 800,000 who died In this church in Nyamata, in Rwanda, bullet holes cover the ceiling and soiled clothing cover the pews and the floor, all reminders of the genocide that took place in the country 25 years ago. Randall Mason of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design has been working in that country for the past three years to conserve memorials dedicated to remembering the 800,000 people who died and to support Rwandans in their quest to do the same. (Photo: Randall Mason) Twenty-five years after the Rwandan genocide, memorials remember the 800,000 who died Penn historic preservation professor Randall Mason has been working with the country’s government since 2016 to protect and conserve such monuments.
The Green New Deal: What it says, what it doesn’t say, and how close we are to adopting it In February, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) introduced a non-binding resolution to Congress known as the Green New Deal. It’s unclear how far it will progress, but it is fueling a long-needed conversation about climate change, according to Mark Alan Hughes of Penn’s Kleinman Center. The Green New Deal: What it says, what it doesn’t say, and how close we are to adopting it Mark Alan Hughes, director of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, discusses the basics of this energy-mobilization proposal.
Now showing: The Morris Arboretum’s new spiraling Stickwork sculpture The completed Stickwork sculpture created by Patrick Dougherty and his team of volunteers at the Morris Arboretum. Pictured: children enjoying the sculpture on opening day. (Photo: Morris Arboretum) Now showing: The Morris Arboretum’s new spiraling Stickwork sculpture Now on display at the Morris Arboretum is a new interactive sculpture crafted by artist Patrick Dougherty—made from hundreds of pieces of willow.
Chinatown landmark spared the wrecking ball, for now Penn In the News WHYY (Philadelphia) Chinatown landmark spared the wrecking ball, for now The Weitzman School of Design’s Fon Wang spoke about the importance of Philadelphia’s Chinese Cultural and Community Center. “It has a strong social history, and it’s important to keep this building,” said Wang. “I think the reaction from the potential demo shows that Chinatown is a strong community.” Wading into Philly’s vacant land morass A lot in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood, Philadelphia. (Photo: Katie Levesque) Wading into Philly’s vacant land morass Four students in the Weitzman School’s Department of City and Regional Planning are working to find suitable properties to rehabilitate with the Women’s Community Revitalization Project and the City of Philadelphia Department of Planning and Development.
Wading into Philly’s vacant land morass A lot in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood, Philadelphia. (Photo: Katie Levesque) Wading into Philly’s vacant land morass Four students in the Weitzman School’s Department of City and Regional Planning are working to find suitable properties to rehabilitate with the Women’s Community Revitalization Project and the City of Philadelphia Department of Planning and Development.