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.
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“Crises and Contestations: The Promise and Peril of Designing a Green New Deal”
Billy Fleming, Wilks Family Director at The Ian L. McHarg Center for Urbanism and Ecology, untangles the efforts sparked by House Resolution 109 to bring carbon neutrality, jobs, and justice to the US economy.
“The Explorations of Orkan Telhan”
Artist and Associate Professor of Fine Arts Orkan Telhan is profiled for his acclaimed multidisciplinary practice, which actively probes the connections between nature and culture.
“How landlords thwart America’s attempts to house poor people”
A new study from the Housing Initiative at Penn, led by Vincent Reina, associate professor of city and regional planning, shows how much the need for assistance exceeds the government response.
“What Does It Mean to Save a Neighborhood?”
Professor of Practice Matthijs Bouw, who leads One Architecture & Urbanism and directs Weitzman's Urban Resilience Certificate, talks about his firm's proposal to protect Lower Manhattan from rising seas.
“Design with Nature Now, with Dr. Frederick Steiner”
Dean Steiner talks about the legacy of his mentor Ian McHarg, whose visionary approach to regional planning included coastal resilience.
“It is possible to heat a ger with electricity at a lower cost than using coal and firewood”
Professor of Architecture Bill Braham shares the findings of his research at the Center for Environmental Building and Design to reduce air pollution in the Mongolian capital.