Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R), the pioneering New York-based design studio, has been selected to receive the 2022 Kanter Tritsch Medal in Architecture, and Suisman Urban Design and the iQuilt Partnership have been selected to receive the 2022 Witte-Sakamoto Family Medal in City and Regional Planning for Hartford400. They will be honored at a February 21, 2023 ceremony which raises funds for student scholarships.
Weitzman School in the Media
“Talking Headways Podcast: The Rules Require Death”
Megan Ryerson, UPS Chair of Transportation and associate dean for research at Weitzman, talks about her research on cognitive workload, measuring the stress of cyclists at intersections, and more.
“Remembering Ken Steif, an urban planner who used data to make cities more just”
The late associate profesor of practice and director of the MUSA Program is remembered by friends and associates for being “well-loved by many communities.”
“In the wake of Ida’s destruction, Philly needs lifesaving water resilience”
Jonah Garnick, a second-year student in the Master of City Planning program, reminds us of the essential role of water in sustaning cities, and the actions cities can take to mitigate climate change.
“America Has Always Struggled to Memorialize Tragedy. Some Communities Are Trying to Do Better for COVID-19.”
Paul Farber, senior research scholar at Weitzman’s Center for Public Art and Space, illuminates the complex history of U.S. memorials.
“‘The towers were burning’: The view of 9/11 as a train from Philly pulled into New York”
Practice Professor Emeritus of Landscape Architecture Laurie Olin offers a visual account of history unfolding before his eyes.
“More Philly landlords are selling properties and deferring maintenance, which threatens the supply of affordable housing”
A new report from the Housing Initiative at Penn, led by Weitzman’s Vincent Reina, raises alarm.
