Over the course of the fall 2019 semester, Weitzman students added their voices to the public discussion on climate change adaptation and infrastructure, as part of an interdisciplinary Landscape Architecture and City and Regional Planning studio called Designing a Green New Deal: The Spatial Politics of Our Response to Climate Change.
Weitzman School in the Media
“Credit cards are not the solution to the growing student debt crisis”
In an Op-Ed, Lisa Servon, Kevin and Erica Penn Presidential Professor and chair of city and regional planning, urges policy makers to think big.
“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."
