Over the course of the fall 2019 semester, Weitzman students added their voices to the public discussion on climate change adaptation and infrastructure, as part of an interdisciplinary Landscape Architecture and City and Regional Planning studio called Designing a Green New Deal: The Spatial Politics of Our Response to Climate Change.
Weitzman School in the Media
“Massive oil refinery leaks toxic chemical in the middle of Philadelphia”
Mark Alan Hughes, founding faculty director at the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, weighs in on the site's future prospects.
“Point Breeze and Tioga-Nicetown: Why one Philadelphia neighborhood has surged while the other languishes”
City and Regional Planning faculty members John Landis and Domenic Vitiello offer perspective.
“Vancouver artist Ken Lum awarded Gershon Iskowitz Prize at Art Gallery of Ontario”
Lum, who is Marilyn Jordan Presidential Professor and chair of fine arts, is honored for making an outstanding contribution to the visual arts in Canada.
“Rizzo, Rocky and lots of Ben Franklin: Is 2020 the year to rethink Philly’s monuments?”
WHYY excerpts “How to Build a Monument” by Paul Farber, senior research scholar at the Center for Public Art and Space.
“The Downtown Highway That Could Drive Hartford’s Comeback”
Faculty member Robert Yaro talks about the role for high-speed rail in the future of cities like Hartford, based on a Weitzman studio.
“Why Is There a Backlash to Smart Cities?”
An interview with Eugenie Birch, Nussdorf Professor of Urban Research and Education and co-director, PennIUR.
