Field Notes Toward an Internationalist Green New Deal, from The Ian L. McHarg Center for Urbanism and Ecology, is “intended to open new terrains for scholarship, organizing, contestation, and struggle in the fight for a globally just Green New Deal.” The site hosts data and visualizations on topics including deforestation, mass extinction, oil and gas reserves, international development, and global carceral infrastructure.
Weitzman School in the Media
“Sculptor Michelle Lopez creates installation for ICA exhibition ‘Ballast & Barricades’”
A behind-the-scenes look at the assistant professor of fine arts’ most ambitious project to date.
“This public park is a model for urban design in the age of climate crisis”
Marion Weiss, Graham Professor of Practice in the Department of Architecture, talks about her firm’s goals in designing Hunter’s Point South.
“Make your voice heard on what’s next for PES refinery”
The Kleinman Center’s Mark Alan Hughes reports on the work of a Philadelphia committee focused on environmental issues that he chairs.
“The Climate Crisis and the Case for Hope”
Taking stock in the environmental movement, McHarg Center Board Member Jeff Goodell asks, “Will 2019 be remembered as a turning point?”
“We Are Designing the Earth, Whether You Like It or Not”
Richard Weller talks about curating Design With Nature Now and how the featured projects "do a good job of scoping, extending, and in some cases questioning McHarg’s legacy into the 21st century."
“Penn celebrates landscape architect and beloved professor”
Edith Newhall recommends the three exhibits that make up Design With Nature Now. “[It] couldn’t be more relevant—or present a more compelling argument for ecologically sensitive design.”
