The Weitzman Fall 2022 Lecture Series brings together distinguished architects, landscape architects, artists, historians, preservationists, planners, energy policy makers, mobility experts, and data scientists from the US and abroad to discuss recent work and emerging trends in the built environment and visual culture.
Weitzman School in the Media
“A New Transit Map for Philadelphia Aims to Draw More Riders”
Megan Ryerson, UPS Chair of Transportation and associate dean for research, led the team studying the navigational challenges for riders.
“Talking Headways Podcast: The Rules Require Death”
Megan Ryerson, UPS Chair of Transportation and associate dean for research at Weitzman, talks about her research on cognitive workload, measuring the stress of cyclists at intersections, and more.
“Remembering Ken Steif, an urban planner who used data to make cities more just”
The late associate profesor of practice and director of the MUSA Program is remembered by friends and associates for being “well-loved by many communities.”
“In the wake of Ida’s destruction, Philly needs lifesaving water resilience”
Jonah Garnick, a second-year student in the Master of City Planning program, reminds us of the essential role of water in sustaning cities, and the actions cities can take to mitigate climate change.
“America Has Always Struggled to Memorialize Tragedy. Some Communities Are Trying to Do Better for COVID-19.”
Paul Farber, senior research scholar at Weitzman’s Center for Public Art and Space, illuminates the complex history of U.S. memorials.
“‘The towers were burning’: The view of 9/11 as a train from Philly pulled into New York”
Practice Professor Emeritus of Landscape Architecture Laurie Olin offers a visual account of history unfolding before his eyes.