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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Open for Innovation: Stuart Weitzman Hall

Under one roof, artists will push the boundaries of creative expression as designers and planners devise solutions to neighborhood challenges, policy experts develop the means to accelerate the sustainable energy transition, and community members take part in year-round exhibitions and lectures.

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4-story brick and glass addition viewed from air
Can design be an expression of a nation’s sovereignty?

The revitalization of a Minnesota historic site known as Fort Snelling, a site associated with both the origins of the Dakota people and their exile, became a test of these questions. 

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Arcing hard seating in a grassy landscape overlooking a river
Introducing the Master of Science in Design: Property Development and Design

A new, one-year studio-based program brings together quantitative skills and design-first thinking.

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A group of students and faculty member scrutinize an architetural model