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Blue marble projected inside wooden trusses

05.11.2025 In Venice, A Convergence of Innovations in Materials, Structures, and Landscapes One in a series of reports on faculty and students invited to exhibit at the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia and the European Cultural Centre's Time Space Existence.

Stories

Nitya Patel map

Story | 06.04.2025 Native Plants from Afar

Wood pavilion on grassy slope

Story | 05.29.2025 Spring Architecture Studios Bridge Local and Global, Material and Conceptual

Billboard with four heads behind two framed artworks

Story | 05.29.2025 Exhibition as Conversation

Richard Weller seated in gallery

Story | 05.19.2025 Remembering Richard Weller (1963 – 2025)

Color abstract by Wu Ri Qie Fu

Story | 05.07.2025 Xianghua Liu on Penn-China Connections and the Garden in Chinese Culture

Gerson, Kahler, Pietrusko

Story | 05.07.2025 Gerson, Kahler, and Pietrusko Earn 2025 Perkins Awards

In the Media

In the Media “Gonzo” Design And Deconstructed Baskets: This Year’s Rome Prize Winners Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture Sean Burkholder offers of a preview of his plans for his fellowship at the American Academy of Rome with Karen Lustky. Landscape Architecture Magazine

In the Media Public housing failed miserably in Chicago. Why is the city now opening a housing museum? Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning Akira Drake Rodriguez explains why images celebrating the destruction of public housing in Chicago remain vivid in the public imagination. USA Today

In the Media Sosena Solomon Brings The Diaspora’s Hidden Landmarks To Life At The Met The award-winning filmmaker and Weitzman lecturer in fine arts captures the emotional and cultural landscapes of 12 African nations, offering an immersive journey into the museum’s new African Art galleries. ESSENCE

In the Media New Jersey Transit on Verge of Rail Strike Leslie Richards, the former SEPTA GM and CEO and a professor of practice in city and regional planning, urges legislators to fund transit agencies in a way that supports "livable, healthy communities with vibrant businesses." Bloomberg TV

Announcements

Announcement | 03.05.2025 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

Announcement | 05.07.2024 Case Studies in Design: Open Call to Study Projects Designed in Community

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