We are thrilled to bring you the 30th edition of curated student work from the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania’s Weitzman School of Design.
Planning discourse has never been more critical as we contend with global challenges of climate change, refugee crises, growing cities, and shrinking landscapes. Panorama seeks to grapple with some of these questions through the intersectional lens of planning, design, policy, and development.
This edition outlines perspectives on international development finance, community empowerment, advocacy planning, and affordable housing. It investigates the manifestations of structural racism, political activity, and public opinion on our built environment; specifically protest patterns in Minneapolis following the murder of George Floyd, the harmful influence of incarceration in California’s Alameda County, and Penn’s own opportunities to repair histories of violence and displacement in West Philadelphia.
Panorama 2022 also features studio pieces that chart ecological exploitation in Appalachia, climate vulnerability in the Caribbean Virgin Islands, flood-risk in Washington DC’s Poplar Point, and mobility infrastructure development in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay. Through interventions that combine planning, landscape architecture, and design, the students of our department co-create solutions that help us imagine our futures on the foundations of equity, sustainability, and justice.
It has been our privilege to curate Panorama 2022. We hope you enjoy it!
