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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.

Stories

Story | 12.20.2025 Remembering Frank Matero (1953 – 2025)

Story | 12.18.2025 Faculty and Alums Selected for 2026 Whitney Biennial

People strong pedestrian-only street illuminated by illuminated trees

Story | 12.11.2025 A Fall Studio Brings Interdisciplinary Thinking to Philly’s Historic and Commercial Core

Overhead view of woman working at pottery wheel

Story | 12.09.2025 Sizing Up Pennsylvania’s Creative Workforce

Story | 12.08.2025 Leslie Richards on Penn’s Ambitious New Transportation Initiative

A tectonic assembly of biogenic materials and timber structure

Story | 12.04.2025 Fall 2025 Architecture Studio Briefs: Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen

In the Media

Trump officials keep blaming housing costs on one group: Immigrants

"We have a housing supply problem," says Professor of City and Regional Planning Vincent Reina. "And that's our problem, full stop."

The Washington Post

Weiss/Manfredi to Lead Major Redesign Projects at the New York Botanical Garden

The firm led by Marion Weiss, the Graham Professor of Architecture, will reimagine one of the most utilized areas of NYBG’s National Historic Landmark site.

Architectural Record

Grids are out, brick is back, and Philadelphia architects have rediscovered the arch

Faculty members Jules Dingle and Brian Philips are among the architects challenging sameness in the design of the city's rowhouses, apartment buildings, restaurants, and hotels.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

These Eighth-Graders Are Envisioning Philly’s Next 250 Years

In a hands-on planning and architecture studio led by Weitzman faculty and students, eighth-grade students from across the city developed designs that center community needs.

Next City

In Brief

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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