A team led by Weitzman faculty members have been selected as one of the on-call landscape architecture teams for the City of Philadelphia Rebuild Initiative. Rebuild is the City’s historic investment of over $500 million in neighborhood parks, recreation centers, and libraries across Philadelphia. Rebuild promises to acknowledge history, engage the community, and invest intentionally to uplift pivotal community spaces, empower neighborhoods, and promote economic opportunity through diversity and inclusion.
This win not only reflects the team’s dedication to high-quality design and sustainable construction but also aligns with Penn’s commitment to embodying its principles in practice - transforming communities through innovative design and interdisciplinary collaboration.
This transformative project will create safe, inclusive, and vibrant community spaces for the diverse needs of Philadelphia residents.
The Team: Architecture: Neri&Hu (Founding Partner: Rossana Hu @rossanahu, Miller Professor and Chair of the Department of Architecture)
Landscape Architecture (prime): YH LAB (Creative Director: Yadan Luo @yadanluoo, Lecturer in the Department of Landscape Architecture)
Playground Specialist: Studio Ludo (Founder & Executive Director: Meghan Talarowski, Lecturer in the Department of Landscape Architecture
Civil & Structural Engineering: Gannett Fleming Transystems (Principal & Senior Vice President: Mike Cuddy, Penn Alumnus, Class of 1984 Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Civil Engineering))
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