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
“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.
“What would sports look like with smaller or no crowds?”
As sports organizations consider how to bring fans and players together again, Weitzman's Winka Dubbeldam and Brian Philiips speculate on the changes ahead for stadiums and other venues.
“Will America be cut off to the world once the lockdown ends?”
Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning Domenic Vitiello on the challenges facing travellers to and from the US.
“SEPTA faces an unprecedented financial challenge.”
Erick Guerra, associate professor of city and regional planning at Weitzman, sounds a note of hope.
“You don’t have to be great right now. ‘Good enough’ will do.”
In an op-ed, Lisa Servon, the Kevin and Erica Penn Presidential Professor and chair of city and regional planning, reassures the Type A personalities among us.
“The Megaregion Is Having a Moment”
To restart their economies, states are teaming up according to a planning framework originated at Penn. Dean Steiner, Robert Yaro, and Jonathan Barnett weigh in.
