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Rendering of urban park along Camden riverfront

11.20.2025 Visualizing Climate Resilience, from New York to Bonaire In three different locations in the US and abroad, Weitzman researchers have been helping coastal communities understand the risks from climate change and develop plans to mitigate or adapt to them.

Featured News

Story | 01.23.2026 Excerpt: 'Change Over Time' on Conserving Asian American Heritage

Story | 01.16.2026 Excerpt: Laura Martin on the Future of Habitat

Scientific illustrations of tobacco, witch hazel and venus flytrap in mostly black and white on natural yellow toned paper

Story | 01.08.2026 Spring 2026 Lecture Series Opens January 22

Story | 01.07.2026 Weitzman Welcomes New Associated Faculty in Architecture

Story | 12.20.2025 Remembering Frank Matero (1953 – 2025)

Story | 12.18.2025 Faculty and Alums Selected for 2026 Whitney Biennial

In the Media

The One Big Beautiful Prediction: The Energy Transition Is Still Alive

In an interview, Weitzman's Sanya Carley says the whiplash of the last year has undoubtedly hurt consumers and decarbonization efforts alike but “the energy transition is still underway.”

Capital & Main

What Should Philly Look Like in 2076? Ask an Eighth Grader

For America's 250th anniversary, Weitzman partnered with Design Philadelphia and Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia to ask 20 teens to imagine Philadelphia in 50 years. They created a vision for the future—and hope for the participants.

The Philadelphia Citizen

'I had no electricity for six months': US families struggle with soaring energy prices

As technology companies ramp up investments in data centers, the increased demand drives up prices for everyone, says John Quigley of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy.

Yahoo News / BBC

Rhythm of the City

A course taught by Stanley Collins, a provost's postdoctoral fellow in the Department of City and Regional Planning, probes the connection between neighborhood sounds and identities.

The Pennsylvania Gazette

In Brief

Encounters: Denise Scott Brown Photographs

A new exhibition drawing on the Architectural Archives at Weitzman explores the distinguished alum's crucial but little-studied photographic practice.

Yale School of Architecture

Sustainable Design Prototype Honored in Venice

An innovative building structure developed by Weitzman's Masoud Akbarzadeh with academic and industry partners was honored as the best design exhibited at ECC's international survey.

Arch Daily

Grossman Book Recognized by CAA

Constructed Geographies: Paulo Mendes da Rocha, co-authored by Vanessa Grossman and the late Jean-Louis Cohen, has been shortlisted for Alfred H. Barr Jr. Award from the College Art Association.

College Art Association

Announcements

Announcement | 10.08.2025 Open Position: 2026-2027 McHarg Fellowship

Announcement | 10.08.2025 Case Studies in Design: Open Call to Study Projects Designed in Community

Announcement | 02.07.2025 Daily Pennsylvanian Reporting

Announcement | 11.07.2024 Fritz Steiner’s Service as Weitzman Dean at Penn Is Extended

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