Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R), the pioneering New York-based design studio, has been selected to receive the 2022 Kanter Tritsch Medal in Architecture, and Suisman Urban Design and the iQuilt Partnership have been selected to receive the 2022 Witte-Sakamoto Family Medal in City and Regional Planning for Hartford400. They will be honored at a February 21, 2023 ceremony which raises funds for student scholarships.
Weitzman School in the Media
“Point Breeze and Tioga-Nicetown: Why one Philadelphia neighborhood has surged while the other languishes”
City and Regional Planning faculty members John Landis and Domenic Vitiello offer perspective.
“UPenn's Integrated Product Design Program Offers A Language of Design”
Core77 catches up with students and faculty in the joint program from Weitzman, Wharton, and Penn Engineering.
“Vancouver artist Ken Lum awarded Gershon Iskowitz Prize at Art Gallery of Ontario”
Lum, who is Marilyn Jordan Presidential Professor and chair of fine arts, is honored for making an outstanding contribution to the visual arts in Canada.
“Rizzo, Rocky and lots of Ben Franklin: Is 2020 the year to rethink Philly’s monuments?”
WHYY excerpts “How to Build a Monument” by Paul Farber, senior research scholar at the Center for Public Art and Space.
“The Downtown Highway That Could Drive Hartford’s Comeback”
Faculty member Robert Yaro talks about the role for high-speed rail in the future of cities like Hartford, based on a Weitzman studio.
“Why Is There a Backlash to Smart Cities?”
An interview with Eugenie Birch, Nussdorf Professor of Urban Research and Education and co-director, PennIUR.
