Originally from Louisiana, Trevian Ambroise, a graduate student ambassador for Penn’s Stuart Weitzman School of Design, chose Philadelphia as the place to study economic development techniques to become a well-rounded planner.
Trevian Ambroise is a graduate student ambassador in the City & Regional Planning’s Public Private Development at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design. He is also a GAPSA representative for the Weitzman School, co-president of the Black Planners Society, and a member of the Weitzman School Real Estate Club. Originally from Saint Martinville, Louisiana, Ambroise became interested in the built environment and how people interact with their surroundings.
Trevian Ambroise is a graduate student ambassador for Penn’s Stuart Weitzman School of Design.
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“My hometown of Saint Martinville, with its quaint historic district and population of 5,000, has experienced periods of change, deep racial divisions, and economic stagnation. Still, being raised in this place, especially one so interconnected with neighboring cities in a broader cultural/geographical/economic region, I became keen that the stories of St. Martinville are not separate, but instead are part of how place is understood and how built environments can become active when centering (comm)unity.”
What drew Ambroise to study at Penn was the city itself. “I was drawn more to Weitzman Planning simply due to Philadelphia and the applicability of learning from the city and wider region to become a well-rounded planner and engage authentically in equity-centered and justice-driven work.”
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