A jubilant Class of 2022 filed into Irvine Auditorium on Saturday, May 14, to mark the Weitzman School’s first in-person commencement ceremony since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The 296 graduates in 20 degree programs were poised to enter the professions at a moment when the world looks dramatically different than it did when they began their studies.
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“Architecture Chair Winka Dubbeldam on Architectural Education for the Future”
“The challenge to architects is to operate at scales greater and smaller than that of the building,” says Dubbeldam in a wide-ranging interview.
“New York Architects on How COVID-19 Is Urging Us to Rethink Home Design”
HEPA air filtration and hard surfaces may be in demand, according to Winka Dubbeldam, Miller Professor and chair of architecture.
“The coronavirus meteor has hit Philly’s arts community”
Paul Farber, senior research scholar at the Center for Public Art and Space, calls on residents to begin recovery efforts for "the lifeblood of our city."
“How Philly’s neighborhoods can help us understand pandemics”
Eugenie Birch, Nussdorf Professor of Urban Research and Education at Weitzman, talks about the unmet need for more well-integrated public spaces.
“Teaching and Learning Online, By Force”
Weitzman Lecturer Keith VanDerSys is among the educators surveyed about the challenges of the transition to online learning for designers.
“Burnaby welcomes new public art by Ken Lum”
Lum, who is the Marilyn Jordan Taylor Presidential Professor and chair of fine arts, moves beyond the conventional equestrian statue.