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
“Reimagining What Monuments Can Be”
In the latest project from Monument Lab and Weitzman's Center for Public Art and Space, artists and residents of the historically Black Fairhill-Hartranft neighborhood of North Philly respond to systemic racism, inequity, disinvestment, and police brutality.
“The Weitzman School of Design will ponder the fate of a fragile planet at the Venice Architecture Biennale”
Richard Weller, professor and chair of landscape architecture, and Winka Dubbeldam, Miller Professor and chair of architecture, are unveiling new work.
“New Study Examines How Halting Evictions Helped Reduce the Spread of COVID-19 in Philly”
Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning Vincent Reina on the outlook for renters when the federal eviction moratorium is lifted this June.
“Philly neighborhoods are fighting over development. A new tool may help.”
Faculty members Ken Steif and Akira Drake-Rodriguez, and alum Syndey Goldstein (MCP‘18), have developed a new app to help neighborhoods plan for equity and preservation.
“Z is for zero: Philly to teach Vision Zero traffic safety curriculum in city schools”
Erick Guerra, associate professor of city and regional planning, says Philly's roads had a particularly dangerous year.
“Architect of Race Street Pier chosen as lead planner for next phase of Navy Yard development”
James Corner Field Operations, the firm led by Professor Emeritus James Corner (MLA'86), will now reimagine the next phase of the Navy Yard.
