Spring 2023 Open House

RECORDED SESSIONS

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Looking through windows on front of Meyerson at students on the plaza We Are Weitzman: A Virtual Visit We Are Weitzman: A Virtual Visit Weitzman in 360
Fritz Steiner Fritz Steiner on Ecological Design Fritz Steiner on Ecological Design Fritz Steiner Dean and Paley Professor; Co-executive Director, The McHarg Center
Composite of student headshots Dean's Dialogues Dean's Dialogues Fritz Steiner talks with the winners of the Kanter Tritsch and Witte-Sakamoto Family fellowships about their paths to Penn, places, and community. WEITZMAN IN 360
Winka Dubbeldam MArch MArch Winka Dubbeldam, Miller Professor and Chair, Department of Architecture; Director, ARI Andrew Saunders, Associate Professor; Annette Fierro, Associate Professor; Simon Kim, Associate Professor; Ferda Kolatan, Associate Professor Architecture
Rendering of a train MSD-AAD MSD-AAD Ali Rahim Professor of Architecture Architecture
Detail of graphic showing building exposed to elements MEBD & MSD-EBD MEBD & MSD-EBD William Braham Professor of Architecture; Director, MEBD & MSD-EBD Architecture
An architectural model MSD-RAS MSD-RAS Robert Stuart-Smith Assistant Professor of Architecture; Director, Autonomous Manufacturing Lab Architecture
Lisa Servon MCP MCP Lisa Servon Kevin and Erica Penn Presidential Professor, Department of City and Regional Planning City and Regional Planning
Three people conserving a fossilized tree trunk MSHP & MSD-HP (Part I) MSHP & MSD-HP (Part I) Frank Matero Gonick Family Professor and Chair, Graduate Program in Historic Preservation Historic Preservation
Randy Mason speaking MSHP & MSD-HP (Part II) MSHP & MSD-HP (Part II) Randy Mason Professor, Graduate Program in Historic Preservation Historic Preservation
Collage of faculty headshots MLA MLA Sonja Dümpelmann Professor and Acting Department Chair Landscape Architecture
Detail of a map with a key MUSA MUSA Elizabeth Delmelle Associate Professor and Director of MUSA Program Urban Spatial Analytics
Ken Lum MFA MFA Ken Lum Marilyn Jordan Taylor Presidential Professor and Chair, Department of Fine Arts Fine Arts
Graphic with text Financial Aid Financial Aid Financial Aid Lauren Hoover Associate Director of Admissions and Financial Aid Weitzman in 360
Map showing Philadelphia neighborhoods Living in Philadelphia Living in Philadelphia Lauren Hoover, Associate Director of Admissions, and Taylor Ressler, Admissions Assistant Weitzman in 360
A woman stands in front of a monitor with a man seated in front of her Career Development Resources Career Development Resources Kali Meeks Associate Director, Professional Development and Leadership Weitzman in 360
Richards smiling Student Resources Student Resources Kayla Richards Associate Director for Student Support Weitzman in 360
Matt Miller Justice & Belonging Justice & Belonging Matt Miller Director of Justice & Belonging (JxB) and Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of City and Regional Planning Weitzman in 360 Rendering of an elevated highway transformed into a building Year End Show 2022 Year End Show 2022 Presented annually, the Weitzman Year End Show brings together work by graduating students across the School to capture new directions in architecture, landscape architecture, city and regional planning, historic preservation, and the fine arts. WEITZMAN IN 360
William Whitaker The Architectural Archives The Architectural Archives William Whitaker Curator and Collections Manager, The Architectural Archives Weitzman in 360
A History of the Weitzman School A History of the Weitzman School William Whitaker Curator and Collections Manager, The Architectural Archives Weitzman in 360 Tour Weitzman Facilities Read Our Admissions Blog Get News from Weitzman Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Watch us on Vimeo

Schedule

School-Wide Sessions

8 AM: Registration (Check your email for your program’s location)
8 AM: Continental Breakfast
9 AM: Welcome
10 AM – 12 PM: Department Overviews
12 – 1:45 PM: Lunch with Faculty
2 – 5:30 PM: Open Studios, Concurrent Sessions, Tours
5:30 PM: Happy Hour with the Weitzman Community

Department Sessions

Architecture

10 AM: Master of Architecture Program Overview
10 AM: Master of Science in Design Programs Overview
11:30 AM: Student-Led Architecture Tours
11:30 AM: Architecture Summer Design Studio Meeting    
2 PM: PhD and MS in Architecture Meeting
2 – 6 PM: Open Studios

City and Regional Planning

8 AM: Students of Color Breakfast
10 AM: Department Overview
11:30 AM: Student Panel
2 – 5 PM: Individual Meetings with Faculty

Historic Preservation

10 AM: Program Overview
1:15 PM: Tour of the Architectural Conservation Laboratory (ACL)
1:30 PM: Q&A with Current Students
2:30 PM: Historic Preservation Thesis and Research Opportunities
3:30 – 5:30 PM: Individual Meetings with Faculty

Landscape Architecture

10 AM: Program Overview
10:45 AM: Faculty Presentation of Studios
11:30 AM: Q&A with Landscape Architecture Students
1:30 – 4:30 PM: Student-Led Tours
3 – 3:30 PM: Coffee Break
2 – 5 PM: Individual Meetings with Faculty
2 – 5 PM: Open Studios

Urban Spatial Analytics

10 AM: Program Overview

Concurrent Sessions (select programs are repeated)

2 – 2:30 PM
Your Career after Graduate School
Conversations with Current Students
Tour of the Fabrication Lab
Tour of the Fisher Fine Arts Library, Common Press, and Materials Library

2:45 – 3:15 PM
Justice and Belonging (JxB) Coffee Break
Your Career After Graduate School
Information Session on Financial Aid
Tour of the Fabrication Lab

3:30 – 4:00 PM
Justice and Belonging (JxB) Coffee Break
Information Session on Financial Aid
Opportunities for Travel
Tour of the Architectural Archives

4:15 – 4:45 PM
Tips for Success: Advice for Students with Non-Design Backgrounds
Tour of the Architectural Archives
Tour of the Fisher Fine Arts Library, Common Press, and Materials Library

5 – 5:30 PM
Conversations with Current Students
Introduction to the Advanced Research and Innovation Lab 
Research with Impact