Items tagged with Faculty

M'Closkey, VanDerSys Named 2013 Pew Fellows

megands — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:54:18 -0400

Karen M'Closkey and Keith VanDerSys, two faculty from the University of Pennsyvlania School of Design's Department of Landscape Architecture, have been awarded a 2013 Pew Fellowship in the Arts.

Prof. Tileston collaborates with Astrophysicists on "High Art"

megands — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:43:11 -0400

SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA, CHILE-- Jackie Tileston, Associate Professor of Fine Arts; Painting at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Design, was commissioned to paint a canvas wrap for ACTPol, a polarization-sensitive receiver upgrade for the Atacama Cosmology Telescope designed to directly measure the Cosmic Microwave Background and probe the structure and evolution of the early Universe.

Reza Vatankhah

amab — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:47:00 -0400

Roy Ingraffia

amab — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:16:58 -0400

Winka Dubbeldam Named New Chair of Architecture at Penn’s Design School

megands — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:58:01 -0500

PHILADELPHIA--The Dean of the University of Pennsylvania School of Design, Marilyn Jordan Taylor, is pleased to announce that Professor Winka Dubbeldam has been appointed as Chair of the Department of Architecture. The appointment, following the work of a search committee led by Professor Ali Rahim, is effective immediately.

National Science Foundation Awards PennDesign, PennGSE, Franklin Institute Project

megands — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:23:44 -0500

The University of Pennsylvania School of Design is pleased to announce that Orkan Telhan, Assistant Professor of Fine Arts; Emerging Design Practices, is the co-recipient of an award from the National Science Foundation for "Transforming STEM Competitions into Collaboratives: Developing eCrafting Collabs for Learning with Electronic Textiles."

Partners for Livable Communities Honors Jonathan Barnett with William H. Whyte Award

megands — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 19:42:45 -0500

Washington, D.C., February 27, 2013 - Partners for Livable Communities presented Jonathan Barnett, Professor of Practice in City and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design with the William H. Whyte Award at its annual awards ceremony, A Celebration of Vision & Community Spirit, on Thursday, February 21st, 2013 at the Fairfax at Embassy Row in downtown Washington.

Barber Awarded Vice Provost's University Research Foundation Grant

megands — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 18:32:21 -0500

The University of Pennsylvania's Office of the Vice Provost for Research has awarded Daniel Barber, Assistant Professor of Architecture at the School of Design, a University Research Foundation Grant.

Remembering Seymour Mandelbaum, Professor Emeritus of City and Regional Planning

megands — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 11:41:18 -0500

I write with sadness to share the news that Seymour Mandelbaum, Professor Emeritus of City and Regional Planning at PennDesign, passed away yesterday.

FEEDING CITIES: FOOD SECURITY IN A RAPIDLY URBANIZING WORLD

megands — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:44:25 -0500

Penn's Institute for Urban Research (Penn IUR), in collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania Schools of Arts & Sciences, Design, Education, Law, Medicine, Nursing, Social Policy, Veterinary Medicine and Wharton, is pleased to present "Food Security in a Rapidly Urbanizing World," the first international conference to examine the critical link between urbanization and global food security.

“The Ward: Race and Class in Du Bois’ Seventh Ward” Website Launched

megands — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:54:25 -0500

Contact:
Megan Schmidgal
215-898-2539

The City That Never Was

megands — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:37:01 -0500

The Making of Queen Elizabeth Park Book Launch & Celebration of the Life of John Hopkins

megands — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:24:35 -0500

Please join PennDesign as we celebrate the release of The Making of Queen Elizabeth Park (Wiley, 2013) and the life of John Hopkins, visiting fellow and lecturer in Landscape Architecture who passed away in January.

THIS WEEK at PennDesign - February 15, 2013

megands — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:58:20 -0500

FOUR FREEDOMS: KAHN'S CONTEMPORARY DESIGN

megands — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:14:32 -0500

PennDesign is pleased to announce a conversation between Michael Kimmelman, Architecture Critic for the New York Times, in conversation with Marion Weiss, Laurie Olin, and Dean Marilyn Jordan Taylor on the realization of Louis I. Kahn's recently-completed design for Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park and its place as a contemporary model for the making of public space.

Intricate Veils by Ferda Kolatan

megands — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 14:22:18 -0500

Intricate Veils by Ferda Kolatan

Speculations on a New Refinement in Building Design

A lecture and exhibition showcasing seven innovative projects for a mixed-use cultural center

Admission: Free

C24 Gallery
Room Number: 2nd Floor
514 West 24th Street
New York, NY 10011

In Review: February 2013

megands — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:36:49 -0500

Provost Awards Matero, Penn Colleagues Global Engagement Fund

megands — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:11:48 -0500

Provost Awards Matero, Penn Colleagues Global Engagement Fund

The Office of the Vice Provost for Global Initiatives announced that Frank Matero, Professor of Architecture and Acting Chair of Historic Preservation at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design has been awarded one of ten Global Engagement Funds.

In memoriam, John Hopkins

megands — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:28:22 -0500

We are deeply saddened to let you know that John Hopkins, visiting fellow and lecturer in Landscape Architecture, has died over the weekend of natural causes at his home in West Philadelphia.

Remembering Jim Kise

megands — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 16:59:56 -0500

It is with great sadness that we announce that that our dear friend and former colleague Jim Kise passed away suddenly on December 26.

Richard Weller, "An Art of Instrumentality"

darcyv — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:47:31 -0500

Richard Weller is the Martin and Margy Meyerson Chair of Urbanism and Professor and Chair of Landscape Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. Formerly he was Director of the Australian Urban Design Research Centre and the design firm Room 4.1.3. He was honored with an Australian National Teaching Award in 2012. In addition to three books regarding his design and planning work, he has published over 70 papers and given hundreds of public lectures around the world.

Spring 2013 Elective Studio/Course Presentations

megands — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:15:31 -0500

11:30 Am - 12 Noon LARP Elective Studio Presentations

Introduced by Anu Mathur & Richard Weller

Studio/Class # & Type

Instructor(s)

RESPONDING TO STORM SANDY: STARTING A CONVERSATION

megands — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:07:01 -0500

The damage, controversy and "new normal" associated with the post-Sandy Jersey Coast foreground some deeply seated issues in design education, thinking and practice. The School of Design is initiating this conversation to shed more light on these issues, with the goals of sharpening our fields' abilities to collaborate and raise the level of contribution the School could make in post-Sandy response.

Generally:

Nancy Novack

jmosley — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 20:12:10 -0500

David Novack

jmosley — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 20:06:57 -0500