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.
Weitzman School in the Media
“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.
“Do Prisons Deserve a Second Chance?”
For a studio led Billy Fleming, Wilks Family Director of The McHarg Center, Weitzman students examined carceral sites in Appalachia and the Mississippi Delta with an eye toward transitioning them into spaces of healing and solidarity.
“Architects Create New Model Designed to Better Serve Communities”
CBS profiles MASS Design Group, the 2021 recipient of the Kanter Tritsch Medal in Architecture, for providing beautiful design to groups typically unable to afford great architecture.
“Generation Change Philly: The Innovation Coach”
Sarah Rottenberg, executive director of the Integrated Product Design master's program and co-founder of the Design for Social Innovation executive program, is profiled.
