The Weitzman Fall 2022 Lecture Series brings together distinguished architects, landscape architects, artists, historians, preservationists, planners, energy policy makers, mobility experts, and data scientists from the US and abroad to discuss recent work and emerging trends in the built environment and visual culture.
Weitzman School in the Media
“Penn partners with West Philly High to give it a new ‘front porch’ and teach students about careers”
Area high school students designed and built a new communal space as part of Design to Thrive, a summer program from PennPraxis.
“Ken Lum with Iyko Day”
Ken Lum, Marilyn Jordan Taylor Presidential Professor and chair of fine arts, talks about how his art deals with race, class, global capital, and the push and pull of identity in Asian North America.
“Climate change means some coastal groundwater may soon be too salty to drink. What can cities do?”
Salt in the drinking water supply is going to become more common in cities, especially on the coasts, says Weitzman's Allison Lassiter.
“Four ways to promote Philly’s nightlife as a possible antidote to nuisance and violence”
MUSA faculty member and PennPraxis researcher Michael Fichman offers solutions to create safe experiences in nightlife corridors without damaging their vibrancy.
“This Connecticut Home Renovation Mixes the Old and New”
Architect and alum Sarah Jefferys (MArch'96) designed the reimagination of a traditional cottage and the addition of a modern extension to accommodate two families.
“‘Let All Be Educated Alike Up to a Certain Point’”
Professor of Landscape Architecture Sonja Dümpelmann examines how the pedagogical legacies of Frederick Law Olmsted and Booker T. Washington enforced racialized divisions that affect landscape architecture to this day.
