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A person with a sledgehammer working on the Breathing Room courtyard.

An empty outdoor space is transformed into a social garden

A 2023 Project for Progress initiative, the Breathing Room at Sayre High School was unveiled this spring.

Study offers ideas to help Nashville music venues

A study by PennPraxis at the Weitzman School of Design offers solutions for preserving music venues in Nashville.

Lorraine Ruppert wears virtual reality headset.

Making virtual worlds

In a class this spring, Jeffrey Vadala of the Penn Brain Science Center taught students to analyze virtual reality landscapes and create their own.

Group photo at Summer Innovation Institute.

Leading on health equity through innovative design

Penn Nursing held its second Summer Innovation Institute, with a focus on collaborative design and co-creation for health equity.

Weitzman’s Rossana Hu on adaptive reuse and historic architecture

Hu, the Miller Professor and chair of the Department of Architecture, takes a “common sense” approach to adaptive reuse in her design work and teaching.

Fungi on the front lines against environmental injustice

The collective efforts of the Symbiotic Architecture for Environmental Justice research community are making former industrial sites reborn as vibrant community gardens, and safe, green spaces for children to play a reality.

These trees made Florida’s Hillsborough County over $1 million for their climate benefits. Is it legit?

Danny Cullenward of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the Weitzman School of Design says that carbon credit programs do more harm than good in the fight against climate change.

A new idea for Market East: A ‘Welcoming District’ for immigrants who are driving population growth

Graduate students at the Weitzman School of Design are submitting speculative proposals for a Welcoming District near Philadelphia’s Fashion District that could replace or supplement the Sixers arena.

Installation view of Sharon Hayes’ “Ricerche: four, 2024”

Weitzman’s Sharon Hayes explores performance, identity, and history

The professor of fine arts is debuting the fifth installment of her video series “Ricerche” at the 2024 Whitney Biennial.

"Digital display showing the word 'DELAYED' in red alongside other information in blue on an airport board.

University-led research project seeks to streamline air travel

Megan Ryerson of the Weitzman School of Design is part of a collaborative NASA-funded research team taming the turbulence of airport delays.

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