The alumni newsline for the University of Pennsylvania School of Design
Published by PennDesign Alumni Association (PDAA)
Volume 8, Number 1
September 2007
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The alumni newsline for the University of Pennsylvania School of Design |
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BACK ON CAMPUS! |
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This week 576 PennDesign students arrived on campus to begin classes! As universities around the country prepare for the new school year, PennDesign Colorado invites you to a tour at the University of Denver led by Campus Architect Mark Rodgers MArch'91 to see recent changes on the campus. |
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| To register, you must sign up with the Penn Online Community, which only takes a few minutes; once registered, you can update your contact information and search for classmates online. Contact the Alumni Office with any questions. | |
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ALUMNI SHOWS/EXHIBITIONS CALENDAR |
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The PennDesign Alumni website will now host a calendar of alumni shows and exhibitions. Submit the title, date, location and website to pdalumni@design.upenn.edu; we will also include your show in this newsletter if submitted by the 25th of the month prior to publication. We hope to have the site up and running by October - so submit now! |
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PENN PARENTS WEBSITE |
Is your son or daughter a current Penn undergraduate? Want to attend a regional event for Penn Parents or volunteer for the Parents Program? Check out the Penn Parents website for Parents events and ways to get involved! |
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ENERGETIC GARBAGE |
| PennDesign's Building Simulation Group has published its latest issue of the Global Insight online newsletter, which includes a report on converting trash into electricity. |
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ON THE LINE |
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Please note: some alumni names are hyperlinked to email addresses |
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2000s |
| Maya Brym MFA'03, Linnea Paskow MFA'02 and Brooke Wyatt BFA'01 exhibited their work this summer in Fresh Nine: Survey of Young Talent at Gross McCleaf Gallery in Philadelphia. www.mayabrym.com * www.linneapaskow.com * brookewyatt.com |
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Jade Yingyu Zheng MArch'03 |
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1990s |
| Anish Kumar MArch'90 CRT'90 has joined Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback and Associates (TVS) in Atlanta as Managing Principal of the firm's world-wide planning and urban design practice. TVS is a firm of 300 with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dubai, and Shanghai. The company was recognized as Firm of the Year by the American Institute of Architects in 2002. |
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Kathryn McFadden MFA'97 |
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| Maritza Mosquera MFA'91 participated in Yours and Mine: Talking Our History, a project of images, objects and talks about race in America at the August Wilson Center for African American Culture in Pittsburgh. |
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| Bridget O'Rourke MFA'95 has been appointed Academic Director of Parsons Paris, the French-based affiliate of Parsons the New School for Design. She currently has a painting on show in the Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition in Dublin, and recently exhibited at Galleria Facsimile in Milan and the Lanitis Foundation in Nicosia, Cyprus (as part of the In Transition Exhibition). |
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| Matthew Pisarski MS'99 is pleased to announce his induction into the Union League of Philadelphia. Founded in 1862 to support the policies of President Abraham Lincoln, the Union League is a private club of 3,000 men and women who represent a wide variety of backgrounds and professions. |
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Andrew Todd MArch'95 |
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| John Doyle MS'84 CRT'84 reports that Doyle Real Estate Advisors recently formed PHASubsidy.com, a coalition of consultants who assist Public Housing Authorities (PHAs), to appeal their operating subsidy. This service is designed to enhance the quality of life for public housing residents by increasing funding for building improvements and non-shelter services such as community rooms, after-school enrichment programs, GED classes and health care screening. The new venture complements Doyle’s HUDRentStudy.com, which assists private providers of affordable housing. |
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| Amy Kaufman MFA'82 showed her paintings this summer in In and Out of the Vase at the Left Bank Gallery in Wellfleet, MA. |
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| Donna Schumacher C'80 MArch'82 recently completed a public art project for Almaden Community Center and Library through the San Jose Cultural Arts Commission. Teaching Stones was created in conjunction with a graduate seminar class through the sculpture department at the Academy of Art University to commemorate beloved community member and reading teacher, Doris Dillon. The work is a circular reading bench and a series of stones; each stone has words inspired by Doris which are separated into different parts of speech for young children to learn about language. |
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1970s |
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Lisa Dinhofer MFA'76 designed one of the largest art projects in New York's MTA system, a glass mosaic mural over 90 linear feet and encompassing 5 walls. Losing My Marbles can be viewed at the A/C/E subway stop at 8th Ave & 42nd St/Port Authority. The artist and her work are featured in the new book: Along the Way: MTA Arts for Transit, which provides a comprehensive tour of the site specific permanent art projects throughout the MTA's subway and commuter rail stations. |
| Eleanor Hubbard CW'74 MFA'71 opened her studio and home on Martha's Vineyard for a day this summer to benefit Affordable Housing. She and many others in the cultural community are lending a "creative" hand to help address the severe housing crisis on the island. |
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Bill Kenney C'72 MCP'74 |
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1960s |
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Bill Sullivan MFA'68 |
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HAPPENINGS |
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LECTURES October 8 |
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STUDENT + FACULTY EXHIBITIONS EVENTS |
| Check out Alumni Events to learn about other upcoming programs on campus and in your area. Join "QuakerNet" - Penn's Online Community to find classmates and update your contact information. |
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KEEP IN TOUCH |
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SUBMIT brief news items (3 sentences or less) for this newsline by the 25th of the month prior to publication; include your name and degree/year; we will publish your email address unless told not to. |
