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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

People strong pedestrian-only street illuminated by illuminated trees

Story | 12.11.2025 A Fall Studio Brings Interdisciplinary Thinking to Philly’s Historic and Commercial Core

Overhead view of woman working at pottery wheel

Story | 12.09.2025 Sizing Up Pennsylvania’s Creative Workforce

Story | 12.08.2025 Leslie Richards on Penn’s Ambitious New Transportation Initiative

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

Story | 12.02.2025 Collaboration with Nakashima Foundation Honored

In the Media

Whitney Biennial Names 56 Artists to Unwind These ‘Weird Times’

Associate Professor of Fine Arts Michelle Lopez and alums Emilio Martinez Poppe and David L. Johnson are among the artists selected for the 2026 exhibition.

The New York Times

The street of the future isn’t just for cars — it’s designed for life

A mobile market stall designed by Yadan Luo for Philadelphia's Chinatown is envisioned as a catalyst for temporary community spaces and flexible streets throughout the city.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Philippines tests ‘transition credits’ to cut coal use in novel experiment

"It is a really thorny issue to try to accurately quantify the benefits of an intervention, like transition credits,” says the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy's Danny Cullenward.

Associated Press

The Grand Return: Interior Design’s Hall Of Fame Gala At The Waldorf Astoria

Marion Weiss, the Graham Professor of Practice in Architecture, was honored for "redefining the relationships between architecture, infrastructure, and art."

Interior Design

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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