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Rendering of urban park along Camden riverfront

11.20.2025 Visualizing Climate Resilience, from New York to Bonaire In three different locations in the US and abroad, Weitzman researchers have been helping coastal communities understand the risks from climate change and develop plans to mitigate or adapt to them.

Stories

A tectonic assembly of biogenic materials and timber structure

Story | 12.04.2025 Fall 2025 Architecture Studio Briefs: Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen

Stone courtyard in foreground with angular building

Story | 12.04.2025 Hu and Garber on the Power of Design in Real Estate

People lying on the floor viewing the ceiling mounted video

Story | 11.25.2025 In 'Pandemonium,' Michelle Lopez Confronts Our Volatile Environment

People walk around elliptical courtyard with sunlit pond

Story | 11.20.2025 Weitzman Faculty Earn 2025 Architectural Record Awards

Group of young people seated in terraced landscape

Story | 11.19.2025 Fall 2025 Architecture Studio Briefs: Pezo von Ellrichshausen

Group of people stand at round, wooden architectural model

Story | 11.14.2025 Fall 2025 Architecture Studio Briefs: Tom Phifer and John Bassett

In the Media

Grossman on Gehry

In a special issue of "Architectural Design" on architects and furniture, Assistant Professor of Architecture Vanessa Grossman examines Frank Gehry's materiality.

Architectural Design (AD)

A refresher on how some East Coast states cap-and-trade carbon

Danny Cullenward of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy says cap-and-trade can’t be the only way states and countries try to tackle climate change.

Marketplace

Philadelphia is at risk of losing more than 7,500 subsidized rental homes during the next decade, report says

Government-subsidized housing in Philadelphia is at continuing risk, according to research by Weitzman's Housing Initiative at Penn.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

How to Deal With Higher Home Heating Bills

Assistance for low-income households varies by state and is complicated by the federal shutdown, says Sanya Carley of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy and the Department of City and Regional Planning.

The New York Times

In Brief

Sustainable Design Prototype Honored in Venice

An innovative building structure developed by Weitzman's Masoud Akbarzadeh with academic and industry partners was honored as the best design exhibited at ECC's international survey.

Arch Daily

Grossman Book Recognized by CAA

Constructed Geographies: Paulo Mendes da Rocha, co-authored by Vanessa Grossman and the late Jean-Louis Cohen, has been shortlisted for Alfred H. Barr Jr. Award from the College Art Association.

College Art Association

Announcements

Announcement | 10.08.2025 Open Position: 2026-2027 McHarg Fellowship

Announcement | 10.08.2025 Case Studies in Design: Open Call to Study Projects Designed in Community

Announcement | 02.07.2025 Daily Pennsylvanian Reporting

Announcement | 11.07.2024 Fritz Steiner’s Service as Weitzman Dean at Penn Is Extended

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