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.
Weitzman School in the Media
“Art and monuments: At ICA, two Philly sculptors grapple with who gets celebrated”
“What first appears to be a ruin turns out to be as delicate and intricate as a spider’s web,” says the Inquirer of Michelle Lopez’s latest solo exhibition.
“Design and the Green New Deal”
Weitzman’s Billy Fleming talks to Australia’s ABC Radio National about how architects and designers can contribute meaningfully to a Green New Deal.
“Towering task awaits conservators at San Xavier Mission”
Weitzman Alum Starr Herr-Cardillo Leads Weitzman Team at site's biggest preservation project in more than a decade.
“Ken Lum, an Artist Double Crossed?”
The Weitzman faculty member and creator of one of Vancouver’s most visible public monuments talks about the work’s uncertain future, growing up in the city, and his new book.
“This Philadelphia art exhibit pushes the envelope with designs for the future”
Associate Professor of Fine Arts Orkan Telhan and Associate Professor of Architecture Simon Kim talk to PBS about their roles in the exhibit.
“The Architectural League of New York Selects 2020 Emerging Voices”
The firm led by Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture Christopher Marcinkoski, which created the design for The Oval+ in Philadelphia, is honored.
