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
“Black Futures Campaign is crowdfunding $100,000 to buy Dox Thrash house”
Former Weitzman Student Maya Thomas helped launch the Campaign to create “a community-centered hub of arts.”
“The Accidental Occupation of Seattle”
Matt Miller, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of City and Regional Planning, offers historical perspective on the “autonomous zone” in the city’s Capitol Hill.
“In Lockdown, a Neighborhood Opens Up”
Weitzman's Francesca Russello Ammon comments on the ways in which residents of one San Francisco neighborhood are staying connected.
“How Architects Are Already Planning the Future of Offices”
Our perceptions of space are changing and designers are responding, says Marion Weiss, Graham Professor of Practice in Architecture.
“Hot & Bothered: Designing a Green New Deal, with Billy Fleming”
The Wilks Family Director at The McHarg Center talks about the kinds of policies that should anchor a Green New Deal and how to win approval in 2021.
“How UPenn architecture students are using robots to remotely design and build a pavilion”
A graduate architecture seminar led by Ezio Blasetti pushes the boundaries of carbon-fiber structures and raises the bar for remote collaboration.
