Editor's note: This announcement has been updated to reflect a programming change since it was originally published. Bernard Tschumi will speak on Wednesday, August 31.
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“Where Rising Seas Threaten Drinking Water, Scientists Look for Affordable Solutions”
Allison Lassiter, assistant professor of city and regional planning, is leading an effort to identify areas facing saltwater intrusion on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts.
“What If Joe Biden Paid You to Get Out of Your Car?”
A new report co-authored by The McHarg Center's Billy Fleming lays out a framework for dramatically decarbonizing a typical American’s daily coming and going by 2030.
“In Philadelphia, Demolition of a Louis Kahn-Designed Hospital Raises Thorny Preservation Questions”
William Whitaker, curator and collections manager at the Architectural Archives, helps explain why the hospital was a key early work by the legendary Penn faculty member and colleague Anne Tyng.
“A Prison Reformed: Eastern State Penitentiary Confronts Injustice”
PennPraxis Researcher Starr Herr-Cardillo (MSHP'17) reports on the challenges and opportunities facing one of Philadelphia's most popular historic sites.
“Spain’s new “right to housing” law enshrines rent control nationwide”
Despite benefits for those in rent-controlled apartments, there are much better options, says Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor of City and Regional Planning Lance Freeman.
“Rental assistance is a lifeline for thousands of Philadelphia families—don’t let it disappear”
Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning Vincent Reina calls on the city of Philadelphia to establish a new housing support system that applies lessons from the pandemic’s temporary emergency rent relief program.
