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A relief wall that’s a window onto architecture’s future
A relief wall that’s a window onto architecture’s future
A public library relief wall is a novel approach to architectural design and robotic fabrication from the Weitzman School and the Robotics Lab.
People and places at Penn: Research
People and places at Penn: Research
From Charles Addams Fine Arts Hall to the Schuylkill River, four researchers share their science and their spaces.
Tuskegee-Penn partnership advances Black preservation
Tuskegee-Penn partnership advances Black preservation
Architecture students at Tuskegee University are studying historic preservation through explorations of buildings on and near the historic HBCU campus, in part through a collaboration with the Weitzman School of Design.
Weitzman’s Daniela Fabricius on architecture, labor, and history
Weitzman’s Daniela Fabricius on architecture, labor, and history
The architectural theorist and historian is teaching a class titled Architecture and Labor while working on two books, including “The Ethics of Calculation: Architecture and Rationalism in Postwar Germany.”
Through public art, the U.N. sustainability goals come to life
Through public art, the U.N. sustainability goals come to life
In FDR Park, a 10x10-foot mural sponsored by the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and painted by Penn grad student Eliza Nobles represents the global target of clean energy for all.
Celebrating future renovation and expansion of historic Stuart Weitzman Hall
Celebrating future renovation and expansion of historic Stuart Weitzman Hall
At a ceremonial groundbreaking, Dean Fritz Steiner, Stuart Weitzman, President Liz Magill, and Matt Nord of the School’s board of advisors joined guests to celebrate the future renovation and expansion of the 130-year-old Weitzman School of Design building now named Stuart Weitzman Hall.
Weitzman’s Rob Fleming talks sustainable design and inclusive leadership
Weitzman’s Rob Fleming talks sustainable design and inclusive leadership
This past summer, the educator and author joined Weitzman as director of online innovation, and is organizing the launch of Weitzman’s new Executive Program in Design Leadership program.
Ken Lum on art and controversy
Ken Lum on art and controversy
The Marilyn Jordan Taylor Presidential Professor and Chair of Fine Arts at the Weitzman School, who has solo art exhibitions in New York and Ontario, discusses his art and controversy surrounding it.
Engaging teens in the art of design
Engaging teens in the art of design
Through the PennPraxis program Design to Thrive, high schoolers are paired with Penn graduate students to learn the design process, from planning to welding and all parts in between.
Where biodiversity, climate risk, and urban growth collide
Where biodiversity, climate risk, and urban growth collide
A project led by researchers at The Ian L. McHarg Center for Urbanism and Ecology aims to highlight points of conflict between climate risks, biodiversity, and urban growth in a few of the world’s poorest cities.
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6ABC.com
Artist Ken Lum snaps life on the streets with new exhibit ‘Klump’ at Ulises bookstore
“Klump,” an exhibit by Ken Lum of the Weitzman School of Design, will display photos of people in urban settings at the Philadelphia art bookstore Ulises.
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MotherJones.com
The curious origin of the ‘climate haven’ myth
Billy Fleming of the Weitzman School of Design explains why the idea of a “climate refuge” is an escapist fantasy fueled by the real estate industry.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
While America dithers over climate change, Swarthmore College shows how we can live without fossil fuels
William Braham of the Weitzman School of Design explains how Penn has cut its total energy consumption by 50% since 2009.
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Axios
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.
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Tampa Bay Times
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.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
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.
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