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Cover of the book Story Excerpt: Masoud Akbarzadeh on Pure Geometry and Structural Design November 8, 2025
Sanya Carley Story Sanya Carley Appointed Vice Provost for Climate Science, Policy, and Action October 20, 2025
Group of people measuring a large turtle outdoors Story Photo Essay: On the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis in Southern Guatemala October 9, 2025
Heather Boushey Story Heather Boushey Named Professor of Practice at Kleinman Center for Energy Policy September 9, 2025
Group of people standing outdoors next to wood pavilion Story On New York’s Governors Island, Unveiling a New Paradigm for Cooling August 29, 2025
Circular school building with central courtyard under blue sky Story Fall 2025 Lecture Series Opens September 3 August 27, 2025
PARlab Animation Workshop for nature NGO's and artists on climate communication at Biblioteka Publiko Boneiru Story Stop-Motion Animation Workshop for nature NGO's and artists on climate communication at Biblioteka Publiko Boneiru August 14, 2025
Man in lab holds up white 3D printed structure Story Designing Cleaner, Greener Concrete That Absorbs Carbon Dioxide July 23, 2025
A schematic plan view of an estuary Story New Paper Co-Authored by Allison Lassiter Reveals Global Threat of Salt Contamination to Water Supplies July 22, 2025
Illustration Story Introducing an Online Course to Advance Sustainable Architecture July 15, 2025
Blue marble projected inside wooden trusses Story In Venice, A Convergence of Innovations in Materials, Structures, and Landscapes May 11, 2025
A portrait of Li on Locust Walk Story Q&A: Xiaojiang Li, Assistant Professor of City & Regional Planning April 24, 2025
Forest cleared for highway in 1980s Brazil Story Exploring Amazonia through Nature and Culture April 4, 2025
Extremes of heat distribution in courtyard based on sunlight Story Weitzman and Netter Center to Tackle Urban Heat in West Philadelphia March 20, 2025
Map showing bands for biodiversity loss risk, climate impact risk, and development suitability Story Sounding a Warning for Urban Biodiversity February 27, 2025
circular agricultural formation Story Meskell Chairs World Monuments Fund Watch Selection Panel February 12, 2025
Group of people gathered around map on the ground Story From a Desert to an Oasis: An Ambitious Greening Effort in the Sahel February 3, 2025
Headshot of Michelle Delk Story Spring 2025 Lecture Series Opens January 22 January 9, 2025
Two researchers pouring hydrogel into a protoype Story Weitzman Faculty Receive NSF Award for Graduate Student Training Program Bridging Engineering and Architecture November 30, 2024
penn arcs Story Dr Mogas-Soldevila to speak at Penn Plant ARC Symposium on "Climate Solutions for the Living World" November 5, 2024
Dorit Aviv presented TAL’s research on sustainable cooling systems designed Story Penn’s Climate Solutions Showcase features TAL’s work October 28, 2024
A ger in Mongolia Story Acclimating Architecture October 25, 2024
Adobe structure in partial ruin in the desert at dusk Story Protecting Indigenous Heritage in an Age of Climate Vulnerability October 24, 2024
Aerial view of landscape showing bare trees Story Research at Weitzman: Allison Lassiter on SaltCast October 10, 2024
Data Center + Rander Story MUSE Design Awards: Data Center + October 9, 2024
Concrete building under construction Story Toward Carbon-Negative Architecture September 26, 2024
Young East Asian man stands in front of seated people with designs pinned to wall Story Landscape Architecture Reflections September 20, 2024
panel on the carbon storage potential of building materials Story Roads to Removal symposium panel discussion: buildings as carbon sinks September 18, 2024
Penn researchers worked with North10, a nonprofit in North Philadelphia, to bring a prototype cooling shelter to Hunting Park one day in August, an opportunity for community members to provide feedback and learn about the health impacts of heat. (Image: Ji Yoon Bae) Story PhD Architecture graduate group faculty Dr. Dorit Aviv, Heat Islands and the Thermal Lab. Extract from “Testing a novel, community-driven response to heat islands in Philadelphia" by Erica Moser September 17, 2024
Wooden pavilion with books inside on a sunny day Story Architecture Faculty and Students Test a Novel, Community-Driven Response to Heat Islands September 11, 2024