A jubilant Class of 2022 filed into Irvine Auditorium on Saturday, May 14, to mark the Weitzman School’s first in-person commencement ceremony since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The 296 graduates in 20 degree programs were poised to enter the professions at a moment when the world looks dramatically different than it did when they began their studies.
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“David Hartt’s A Colored Garden Is In Full Bloom at The Glass House”
The Associate Professor Fine Arts has planted a circular garden on Philip Johnson's lawn inspired by the under-appreciated paintings of 19th-century artist Charles Ethan Porter.
“Trees as Influencers”
What could possibly be bad about planting trees? Associate Professor Landscape Architecture Sonja Duempelmann, a historian of urban landscapes, answers the question in this short TED talk.
“Urban forest or urban boulevard? Philadelphia tries to reimagine the Parkway—again.”
Architecture Critic Inga Saffron revisits the public debate about the iconic site, which Weitzman faculty Paul Levy and Laurie Olin have helped lead.
“The Travel Industry’s Reckoning With Race and Inclusion”
Paul Farber, Weitzman faculty member and co-founder of the public art and history project Monument Lab, talks about efforts to change the way travelers of all colors understand America’s racially fraught history.
“For Mumbai to cope with frequent floods, it must see itself as a place in an estuary – not an island”
Anuradha Mathur, professor emeritus of landscape architecture, on her ongoing project to redirect the future of one of the world's great cities based on its past.
“The Green New Deal for Public Schools Goes Way Beyond Classrooms”
Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning Akira Drake Rodriguez talks about the report she co-authored behind Jamaal Bowman's proposed legislation to green public schools.
