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A new book from Weitzman faculty and alums explores the role of trees in shaping identity and well-being.

Weitzman prepares students to address complex sociocultural and environmental issues through thoughtful inquiry, creative expression, and innovation. As a diverse community of scholars and practitioners, we are committed to advancing the public good – locally, nationally, and globally – through architecture, city and regional planning, the fine arts, historic preservation, landscape architecture, and urban spatial analytics.

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We Are Weitzman

“I chose Penn for its flexibility in allowing students to pursue a dual degree of their choice.” Zachary Dietrich MArch/MSHP Student

“There’s something really interesting and mysterious, I think, about the ingredients that coalesce into a ‘Eureka!’ moment.” Ani Liu Carrafiell Assistant Professor of Fine Arts

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In the media

The World Cup Brought Back Nightlife. Can Cities Keep the Fun Alive?

Michael Fichman weighs in on experiments that cities like Boston and Seattle made with changes to entertainment-related licensing and regulation during the event.

Bloomberg

TIME100 Art List

Wael Shawky (MFA'01), who recently led Art Basel’s first Qatar fair and whose films and installations are touring major international venues, was among the artists named to the list.

TIME

This Pennsylvania botanic garden is a living, breathing building

Designed by Marion Weiss and her team at WEISS/MANFREDI, Longwood Gardens is the winner of Fast Company’s 2026 Innovation by Design Award.

Fast Company

Stitch, please: Philadelphia’s Chinatown hopes a highway cap can reconnect the community

Erick Guerra says there’s a long history of “destruction of urban neighborhoods for the construction of urban highways” and Philadelphia’s Chinatown is a prime example.

City & State Pennsylvania

How to Really Run a City

In a special edition of his Philadelphia Citizen podcast, faculty member and Former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter joins a discussion about the power of today’s leaders to lift the innovators of tomorrow.

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Events & Exhibitions

September 17 - October 2 PennPraxis Exhibition Meet Market

October 1 - October 11 Architecture Exhibition “A People’s Philly“ at DesignPhiladelphia

October 2 Historic Preservation Conference, Lecture Symposium: Building Resilience and the Evolving Role of Preservation Technology

October 8 Professional Development & Career Resources Student Event Building Bridges: Cultivating Your Professional Network in the Construction and Preservation Industry

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With the Fall 2026 Lecture Series, Weitzman welcomes 40+ designers, artists, scholars, and policy makers from the US and abroad.

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The application for 2027 admissions is now live!

Apply by January 6: Master of Architecture (M.Arch), MS in Architecture, MSD in Advanced Architectural Design (MSD-AAD), MSD in Environmental Building Design (MSD-EBD), and Master in Environmental Building Design (MEBD), MSD in Property Development and Design (MSD-PDD), and MSD in Robotics and Autonomous Systems (MSD-RAS)

Apply by January 13: Master of City Planning (MCP), Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA), Master of Urban Spatial Analytics (MUSA), Master of Fine Arts (MFA), MSD in Historic Preservation (MSD-HP), and MS in Historic Preservation (MSHP)

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