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
“The Megaregion”
Dean Steiner and Robert Yaro, practice professor emeritus, talk about their new book, Megaregions and America’s Future, and why megaregions are important for the future of our society and the planet.
“How One Preservationist Is Bridging Black History with Black Futures”
Brent Leggs, senior advisor to the Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights Sites and adjunct associate professor in the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation, talks about his path to the preservation field and work at the National Trust.
“The protection of our heritage has become a ghastly global version of Eurovision”
Weitzman's Lynn Meskell warns that politics are undermining Unesco's vital role in protecting important historic sites around the world.
“Earth Day Interview with Richard Weller: A Hopeful Vision for Global Conservation”
The professor and chair of landscape architecture talks about the role for designers in achieving the goals of the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the future of conservation.
“Movers and Makers: Passionate Pursuits”
Assistant Professor of Fine Arts Michelle Lopez talks about her expansive approach to sculpture and a body of work inspired by 9/11 which was seen in Philadelphia at the ICA (22:06).
“Turn out your lights to help save birds migrating through Philly”
Weitzman faculty and students, including Associate Professor of Architecture Karen M'Closkey and MLA candidate Audrey Genest are among those leading the effort at Penn.
