The alumni newsline for the University of Pennsylvania School of Design
Published by PennDesign Alumni Association (PDAA)
Volume 8, Number 4
December 2007
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The alumni newsline for the University of Pennsylvania School of Design |
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HOLIDAY GIFT IDEAS |
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CLAY STUDIO SALE Support Penn's Clay Studio by purchasing pieces handmade by students, staff and faculty. 30% of the proceeds supports scholarships for clay students. Come and find something special for your family, friends and yourself! SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS! |
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PLANNING VISIONS FOR PENN + PHILADELPHIA |
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Penn announces the launch of the new Penn Connects website, a vision for future campus development, including new land use along the Schuylkill River and green spaces for students and the community. Executive Director of Public Affairs at Penn Tony Sorrentino MCP'05 led fellow planning alumni and staff at Penn's Facilities and Real Estate Services: communications specialist Andrew Zitcer C'00 MCP'04 and senior facilities planner Taylor Berkowitz C'98 MCP'04 to conceive, design, write and produce a comprehensive website devoted to the Penn Connects campus plan. |
| The Philadelphia City Planning Commission invites the community to join them in envisioning the Philadelphia of the future. Public meetings are scheduled this month; see the Imagine Philadelphia website for details. | |
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NEW YORK ALUMNI ART SHOW |
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The PennDesign NY Chapter will exhibit an art show of 28 alumni artists, January 16-29. The participating alumni graduated from PennDesign over the last 50 years, and the work showcases a variety of mediums including painting, sculpture, photography, drawing and video. If you live in the area, look for your invitation to the opening reception in the mail! |
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STUDIO FEATURE: ECONIC IN RIO |
| This next news article is part of a concerted effort to bring you student news in this alumni newsline. Stay tuned for future articles and read on for the inaugural feature! |
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| Architecture lecturer Matthias Hollwich led ARCH 701 students on a trip to Rio de Janeiro this semester as part of the ECONIC studio (Ecological + Icon). For more on this new studio concept and an interview with Hollwich, see the Club of Pioneers website. The studio aims to design a building that acts to initiate a new consciousness in society. The design must be based on ecological findings and support Rio's initiative to become the greenest city on earth. Some of the short videos produced by the students are available on You Tube. Pictured above is a collage created by students as part of their midterm review workshop; click here for pictures from the trip. |
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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 |
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Daniel Ashworth, Jr. MLA'04 |
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Tadashi Moriyama MFA'06 CRT'06 |
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Tanya Seaman MCP'00 CRT'00 |
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1990s |
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Rob Bole MCP'93 |
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| Andrea Galvin MS'99 president of Galvin Preservation Associates in Redondo Beach, CA, is hiring in the fields of historic preservation and history/architectural history. See the firm's website for further information. |
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| Nicole Maynard MFA'96 has founded a web design business, Nicole Maynard Design, featuring low rates designed with artists in mind. |
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Michael Metcalf MFA'90 spent the last two years designing and fabricating two thirty-foot tall sculptures, one for each side of I-40 on Louisiana Avenue, for the city of Albuquerque, NM. The sculptures, pictured at left, were dedicated earlier this month. Metcalf teaches sculpture at Western New Mexico University in Silver City. Paul Rabinovitch MRP'93 is currently the vice president of Canus Corporation, a real estate development firm specializing in urban redevelopment, and president of Terracycle, a real estate development and consulting firm specializing in sustainable real estate development. The firms are collaborating on the remediation of a 3-acre brownfield on North 2nd St. in Philadelphia that will feature 160 LEED certified apartments. |
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1980s |
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Joan Caplick MRP'85 |
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| Kem Hinton MArch'81 is a principal with Tuck-Hinton Architects in Nashville, TN. The firm's recent design for the Nashville Public Square received the National Green Roof Award of Excellence from the Green Roofing Communities national awards program and the Merit Design Award of Excellence from the Tennessee Chapter of the AIA. The Square, a civic park and massive subterranean parking structure, was also featured in the October issue of Architect magazine. |
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Marsha Wooley MFA'88 |
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1970s |
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Stephen Kieran MArch'76 and James Timberlake MArch'77 |
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1960s |
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| Mariette Pathy Allen MFA'65 is showing her work at the Anderson L. Wallace Gallery at Bridgewater State College in Bridgewater, MA. Beyond the Gender Frontier is on view through December 19. |
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HAPPENINGS |
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LECTURES |
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through December 29 |
| 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. |
