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
“Philly’s first urban agriculture director kicks off plan to save endangered edible gardens”
Weitzman graduate Ash Richards (MCP’11) unveiled Philadelphia's first-ever Urban Agriculture Plan at a December 3 public meeting.
“From Margin to Centre, and Back Again”
Ken Lum, Marilyn Jordan Taylor Presidential Professor and chair of fine arts, talks about his new book, a collection of writings spanning nearly 30 years.
“How the City Could Influence the Future of the PES Refinery Site”
Mark Alan Hughes, faculty director of the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, discusses how city officials could have a say in what’s next for the contentious site.
“Neighborhoods With More People of Color Pay Higher Energy Bills”
“Race matters,” is the lesson from a new study by Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning Vincent Reina and co-authors at NYU.
“The Insanity and the Inspiration: National Novel Writing Month”
With a novel and screenplay under her belt, City and Regional Planning's Roz Carter is at work on her next book.
“Bernie Sanders and AOC Unveil a Green New Deal for Public Housing”
Billy Fleming, the Wilks Family Director of the McHarg Center, sees big impact in the proposed energy retrofits.
