Stuart Weitzman School of Design

Breakfast Before ExtinctionAssociate Professor of Fine Arts Orkan Telhan helped organize the exhibition “Designs for Different Futures,” featuring the installation “Breakfast Before Extinction,” now on view at the Walker Art Center.
Elevating Energy EfficiencyWorking at the intersection of thermodynamics, architectural design, and material science, the Thermal Architecture Lab is developing the Hyrodoculous, a roof aperture for passive cooling in desert climates.
Digital Warm-UpFor their summer intensive workshop, entering Master of Architecture students were asked to design a climbing folly adjacent to the Philadelphia Museum and Schuylkill River (image: Sarah Johnson).
Designing the Green New DealThe McHarg Center and partners are inviting universities to join a nationwide dialogue based on a fall 2019 studio at Weitzman (work by Zachery Hammaker, Tiffany Hudson, Sara Harmon, Joshua Reeves, Allison Carr)
COVID-19 and HousingThe Housing Initiative at Penn (HIP) is partnering with cities across the country--Atlanta, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Oakland, Philadelphia, and Baltimore (pictured)--to help keep vulnerable residents in their homes.

News

a design of a public space in an urban area, marked with summer art class, grafitti wall, and submission and a sign over the cit

When Summer Camp Looked Unlikely, Weitzman Launched First-of-Its-Kind Virtual Design Studio

09.09.20

Two students chatting on the bench in front of Meyerson Hall

The Weitzman School of Design’s Commitment to Anti-Racism Work and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Action

08.04.20

Events + Exhibitions

Weitzman Fall 2020 Lecture Series

09.02.20 — 12.08.20

Activ-ISM: Melissa Guerrero

Landscape Architecture Lecture

09.23.20

Towards Clean Energy Equity: Overcoming Racial Disparities

Climate Week at Penn Event

09.24.20

Esra Akcan: Right-to-Heal: Architecture and Transitional Justice

Graduate Architecture Lecture

10.05.20