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Lattice tower stands over a desert cityscape Story Weitzman Launches Online Design for Sustainability Certificate for Professionals July 26, 2023
Masoud Akbarzadeh of the Weitzman School of Design leads a multidisciplinary group of architectural designers, structural engineers, computer scientists, and more in his Polyhedral Structures Laboratory. He explores ways in which polyhedral geometries that frequently occur in nature can be used to make stronger and lighter structures, all while using fewer materials. Akbarzadeh discusses a recent study drawing inspiration from dragonfly wings. (Image: iStock / yanikap) Story Natural structures can give rise to stronger, lighter systems July 18, 2023
Portrait of Amber Wiley Story Q&A: Amber Wiley, Nord Director at CPCRS July 7, 2023
Photo of the US delegation – five representatives from US Department of State and US Department of Housing and Urban Development and 14 non-governmental representatives drawn from the design professions, philanthropy, academia, and local government. Story Weitzman Faculty, Staff and Alums at United Nations Habitat Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya June 23, 2023
group photo outdoors on entry steps of red brick building Story Historic Preservation Program Elevated to Department June 21, 2023
Rendering of 11 blocks showing new stormwater features and plantings Story Towards a Greener, Healthier, More Prosperous Kensington June 12, 2023
Cover of the book Story Excerpt: Barnett on Bringing an Urban Design to Reality June 9, 2023
A group of young adults stand together in a park Story Design and Build, but First, Collaborate June 6, 2023
A pitch black background. Centered in the bottom third of the image are white captions that read, "[scratch, scratch]". Story Lazard and Lum in Conversation June 2, 2023
Alex Cartwright and Riddhi Batra display their awards with Dean Steiner and Rebecca Popowsky Story Riddhi Batra and Alex Cartwright win Poster Awards at the CM2 Summer Forum in Austin, Texas May 26, 2023
River View of Boathouse Story Penn Alumni Unveil Newly Renovated Boathouse May 24, 2023
Technological Disruption and Urban Regeneration Roundtable Discussion at Penn Wharton China Center Story Technological Disruption and Urban Regeneration Roundtable Discussion at Penn Wharton China Center May 22, 2023
Building Modern China exhibit on display at the Penn Wharton China Center in Beijing Story "Building Modern China" Exhibit on Display at Penn Wharton China Center May 22, 2023
Cutaway view of curving structure in rock Story Bridging the Analog and Digital in Ancient Cappadocia May 22, 2023
Young person in front of group gestures at posters on wall behind Story Infrastructure Planning on a Megaregional Scale May 19, 2023
Allison Nkwocha Story Weitzman Student Named 2023 National Olmsted Scholar Finalist by the Landscape Architecture Foundation May 12, 2023
Krzysztof Wodiczko seen through a glass window Story At the Intersection of Art and Design, Masks That Empart Truth May 12, 2023
Coastal development Story Healing Borders in the Dominican Republic May 12, 2023
Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen seated at a studio review Story Q&A: Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen May 10, 2023
Animation still from Poldergeist episode “How do the Climate Futures of Jakarta and the Netherlands Compare?”, 2023 Story The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation announces that the Penn Climate Animation and Research Studio will receive a 2023 Project Grant May 10, 2023
Story Weitzman Students Win Second Place in EPA Environmental Justice Video Challenge May 10, 2023
DLR at Metropolis Story Metropolis Magazine features DumoLab in their piece "Milan Design Week 2023 Reflects an Evolving Design Industry" May 1, 2023
EMA ImageoftheYear of multinucleate spores of a soil fungus Story DumoLab's recent award featured on PennToday's "Cross-disciplinary collaboration for a healthier planet" May 1, 2023
Minerva Parker Nichols long signature Story Finding Clues in an Architect's Signature April 28, 2023
Portrait of Cindy Sanders Story Cindy Sanders on Design Leadership April 28, 2023
Rossana Hu Story Rossana Hu to Lead Architecture Department April 12, 2023
Power line on pole with traffic mirrors in rural landscape Story The Joys of "Liberated Yet Respectful Observation" in Seoul March 30, 2023
Chris Xu, Hongyi Li, Jingyi Cai, Paige Jones (Leeds Beckett University winner), Shuting Li, Marcus Owen and Qianyun Wei Story Weitzman MCP Candidates achieve first and second-place prizes at Edmund N. Bacon Urban Design Competition March 28, 2023
Catherine Seavitt Nordenson Story Catherine Seavitt Nordenson to Lead Landscape Architecture Department March 27, 2023
Two men standing in clearing in the forest make observations and take notes Story Designing For, and With, Forests March 26, 2023