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
“Why Is There a Backlash to Smart Cities?”
An interview with Eugenie Birch, Nussdorf Professor of Urban Research and Education and co-director, PennIUR.
“Mammoth news! La Brea Tar Pits chooses its design team”
“This is a project of a lifetime,” said Graham Professor of Practice Marion Weiss, who leads the winning firm with Michael Manfredi.
“These maps show how the Green New Deal will look different across America”
A new collection of maps and datascapes from The McHarg Center shows the urgency of combating climate change for communities across the U.S.
“New UPenn Scholarship Aims to Diversify Urban Planning”
The Weitzman School's Lisa Servon and students Eboni Senai Hawkins and Sean Dajour Smith discuss the new Moelis Fellows Program.
“Interview with Gene Kohn”
With a new book out about his life and career in architecture, the Weitzman graduate talks about the people who have shaped his legendary firm.
“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.
