Editor's note: This announcement has been updated to reflect a programming change since it was originally published. Bernard Tschumi will speak on Wednesday, August 31.
Weitzman School in the Media
“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.
“The Megaregion”
Dean Steiner and Robert Yaro, practice professor emeritus, talk about their new book, Megaregions and America’s Future, and why megaregions are important for the future of our society and the planet.
“How One Preservationist Is Bridging Black History with Black Futures”
Brent Leggs, senior advisor to the Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights Sites and adjunct associate professor in the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation, talks about his path to the preservation field and work at the National Trust.
“The protection of our heritage has become a ghastly global version of Eurovision”
Weitzman's Lynn Meskell warns that politics are undermining Unesco's vital role in protecting important historic sites around the world.
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