A jury of distinguished architects, educators, graphic and industrial designers has selected the winners of the Summer School at Penn design challenge, a student competition organized by the Departent of Architecture at Weitzman to create a mobile medical testing unit for COVID-19.
Weitzman School in the Media
“More than 20 million people face eviction by [...] September as GOP threatens to cut aid”
Affordable housing programs in the U.S. were already oversubscribed before the pandemic struck, according to Weitzman’s Vincent Reina.
“How to re-design the world for coronavirus and beyond”
“Replace short flights with buses,” urges Megan Ryerson, UPS Chair of Transportation and associate professor of city and regional planning at Weitzman.
“CFPB rolls back restrictions on payday lenders”
Weitzman's Lisa Servon weighs in on a new rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that eases requirements on lenders to verify ability to repay loans.
“We Have to Get This Right”
An open letter to Congress co-authored by The McHarg Center’s Billy Fleming has led to calls from Democrats for a coronavirus relief package that will bring the U.S. closer to a clean energy economy.
“Penn and the Pandemic: Stop and Go”
Leslie Richards (MRP’93) was just hitting her stride at the head of SEPTA, the nation's sixth largest transit agency, when the pandemic necessitated a re-think of its operations.
“Monument Lab”
Weitzman’s Ken Lum and Paul Farber talk about the work of their public art and history studio, its research-driven process, and the future of public monuments.
