Speed cameras are saving lives and should stay Penn In the News Philadelphia Inquirer Speed cameras are saving lives and should stay Erick Guerra of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design is quoted on the safety outcomes of speed cameras. City planning students gain critical perspective on the carceral state City planning students gain critical perspective on the carceral state The Carceral State, a course offered through Penn’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships, explores the issue of mass incarceration in Pennsylvania. Penn announces plan for Stuart Weitzman Hall at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design Dean Frederick Steiner, Stuart Weitzman, and Stephen Kieran on Penn’s campus. Penn announces plan for Stuart Weitzman Hall at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design The renovation and expansion of historic Morgan Building will create a state-of-the-art facility. The Sachs Program celebrates fifth year of supporting arts innovation at Penn A mosaic by Laia Mogas-Soldevila, an assistant professor of architecture in the Stuart Weitzman School of Design and a recipient of an Independent Creative Production Grant from The Sachs Program. She will develop a collection of everyday objects made from biomaterials. (Image: The Sachs Program) The Sachs Program celebrates fifth year of supporting arts innovation at Penn The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation announced its 2022 cycle of grantees, with new funding for alumni and community partnership projects. Design on display Fifteen seniors who are design majors created an in-person exhibition to showcase their final projects, interpreting the theme “in search of” in a variety of media. Myahn Walker of Philadelphia used graphic design and 3D modeling technology to recreate her favorite, long-lost childhood dress from memory for her project, You Remind Me of Me. (Image: Gordon Stillman) Design on display For the first time since design became a major two years ago in the College of Arts and Sciences, 15 seniors created an in-person exhibition to showcase their final projects, interpreting the theme “in search of” in a variety of media. Senior Eleanor Shemtov is designing a career Senior Eleanor Shemtov, a design major in the College of Arts and Sciences, co-founded a new student publication, t-art, and created a campus community focused on technology, art, and design. (Image: Courtesy of Eleanor Shemtov) Senior Eleanor Shemtov is designing a career The design major in the College of Arts and Sciences co-founded a new student publication, t-art, and created a campus community focused on technology, art, and design. Weitzman School of Design receives gift to establish fellowships and global internships for architecture students Master of Architecture student John Dai presents his work to a jury. Aedas Fellows may be able to enhance their pitch and presentation abilities as they participate in competitions as part of their summer internships. Weitzman School of Design receives gift to establish fellowships and global internships for architecture students A new gift from Aedas, a global architecture and design firm, will establish a fellowship for architecture students to work in Asia. The future of forests Faced with an onslaught of changes—heat, drought, fire, flood, pests, and disease—forests are under stress. (Image: photo by Tommy Kwak on Unsplash) The future of forests Faced with an onslaught of changes—heat, drought, fire, flood, pests, and disease—forests are under stress. Climate resilience, economic competitiveness, and equity at the megaregional level In a Q&A about their new book “Megaregions and America’s Future,” Dean Frederick Steiner (left) and Emeritus Professor of Practice Robert Yaro of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design discuss how megaregions in the U.S. can address complex challenges. Q&A Climate resilience, economic competitiveness, and equity at the megaregional level In “Megaregions and America’s Future,” Emeritus Professor of Practice Robert Yaro and Dean Frederick Steiner discuss how megaregions in the U.S. can address complex challenges. Q&A with Rashida Ng, Presidential Associate Professor of Architecture Rashida Ng talks with Lacey Rivera (left) and Sonia Shah (right) who are School of Arts and Sciences students taking her seminar on racism and climate change. (Image: Weitzman News) Q&A with Rashida Ng, Presidential Associate Professor of Architecture In July, Ng will become chair of the undergraduate architecture program, an opportunity to teach students the responsibilities of architects to the environment and then the social conditions of the world.
City planning students gain critical perspective on the carceral state City planning students gain critical perspective on the carceral state The Carceral State, a course offered through Penn’s Netter Center for Community Partnerships, explores the issue of mass incarceration in Pennsylvania.
Penn announces plan for Stuart Weitzman Hall at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design Dean Frederick Steiner, Stuart Weitzman, and Stephen Kieran on Penn’s campus. Penn announces plan for Stuart Weitzman Hall at the Stuart Weitzman School of Design The renovation and expansion of historic Morgan Building will create a state-of-the-art facility.
The Sachs Program celebrates fifth year of supporting arts innovation at Penn A mosaic by Laia Mogas-Soldevila, an assistant professor of architecture in the Stuart Weitzman School of Design and a recipient of an Independent Creative Production Grant from The Sachs Program. She will develop a collection of everyday objects made from biomaterials. (Image: The Sachs Program) The Sachs Program celebrates fifth year of supporting arts innovation at Penn The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation announced its 2022 cycle of grantees, with new funding for alumni and community partnership projects.
Design on display Fifteen seniors who are design majors created an in-person exhibition to showcase their final projects, interpreting the theme “in search of” in a variety of media. Myahn Walker of Philadelphia used graphic design and 3D modeling technology to recreate her favorite, long-lost childhood dress from memory for her project, You Remind Me of Me. (Image: Gordon Stillman) Design on display For the first time since design became a major two years ago in the College of Arts and Sciences, 15 seniors created an in-person exhibition to showcase their final projects, interpreting the theme “in search of” in a variety of media.
Senior Eleanor Shemtov is designing a career Senior Eleanor Shemtov, a design major in the College of Arts and Sciences, co-founded a new student publication, t-art, and created a campus community focused on technology, art, and design. (Image: Courtesy of Eleanor Shemtov) Senior Eleanor Shemtov is designing a career The design major in the College of Arts and Sciences co-founded a new student publication, t-art, and created a campus community focused on technology, art, and design.
Weitzman School of Design receives gift to establish fellowships and global internships for architecture students Master of Architecture student John Dai presents his work to a jury. Aedas Fellows may be able to enhance their pitch and presentation abilities as they participate in competitions as part of their summer internships. Weitzman School of Design receives gift to establish fellowships and global internships for architecture students A new gift from Aedas, a global architecture and design firm, will establish a fellowship for architecture students to work in Asia.
The future of forests Faced with an onslaught of changes—heat, drought, fire, flood, pests, and disease—forests are under stress. (Image: photo by Tommy Kwak on Unsplash) The future of forests Faced with an onslaught of changes—heat, drought, fire, flood, pests, and disease—forests are under stress.
Climate resilience, economic competitiveness, and equity at the megaregional level In a Q&A about their new book “Megaregions and America’s Future,” Dean Frederick Steiner (left) and Emeritus Professor of Practice Robert Yaro of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design discuss how megaregions in the U.S. can address complex challenges. Q&A Climate resilience, economic competitiveness, and equity at the megaregional level In “Megaregions and America’s Future,” Emeritus Professor of Practice Robert Yaro and Dean Frederick Steiner discuss how megaregions in the U.S. can address complex challenges.
Q&A with Rashida Ng, Presidential Associate Professor of Architecture Rashida Ng talks with Lacey Rivera (left) and Sonia Shah (right) who are School of Arts and Sciences students taking her seminar on racism and climate change. (Image: Weitzman News) Q&A with Rashida Ng, Presidential Associate Professor of Architecture In July, Ng will become chair of the undergraduate architecture program, an opportunity to teach students the responsibilities of architects to the environment and then the social conditions of the world.