The Sachs Program announces 2021 arts grants The Sachs Program announces 2021 arts grants The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation will support 25 new Penn arts projects, totaling $177,000 in funding.
How has COVID-19 changed ‘superstar cities’? How has COVID-19 changed ‘superstar cities’? A new analysis found that overall mobility in large U.S. cities has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels, and some are also experiencing changing segregation patterns, with potential implications that could last well beyond the pandemic.
Orkan Telhan’s ‘Microbial Fruits of Istanbul’ Microbial Fruits of Istanbul on view in Özgürlük Park as part of the Istanbul Design Biennial. (Image: Courtesy of Weitzman News) Orkan Telhan’s ‘Microbial Fruits of Istanbul’ “Microbial Fruits of Istanbul” is a collaboration between Orkan Telhan, associate professor of fine arts, and the architecture firm elii which explores the complex histories of Istanbul community gardens from the perspective of microorganisms.
They are their own monuments Penn In the News The New York Times They are their own monuments Paul Farber of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design spoke about Monument Lab’s collaboration with the Village of Arts and Humanities. The organizations developed and installed art exhibitions celebrating influential community members in Philadelphia public parks. Yuri Stone on curating the MFA thesis exhibitions Curator Yuri Stone was invited to curate these exhibitions by Ken Lum, the Marilyn Jordan Taylor Presidential Professor and chair of fine arts. (Image: Weitzman News) Yuri Stone on curating the MFA thesis exhibitions While the Weitzman School’s thesis exhibitions for the Classes of 2020 and 2021 will be on view in person, curating the two projects happened entirely online. Marilyn Jordan Taylor on Moynihan Train Hall Moynihan Train Hall just before its public opening. (Image: Courtesy of the Office of Governor Andrew Cuomo) Marilyn Jordan Taylor on Moynihan Train Hall The Weitzman Schools former dean and professor of architecture and urban design talks about her experience with the multidecade Train Hall project, working with Weitzman students on subway, rail and airport projects, and the prospects for more infrastructure investment in the U.S. Monument Lab app expands space and time at Art Museum steps The OverTime app features poet and artist Ursula Rucker at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. (Image: Courtesy Monument Lab) Monument Lab app expands space and time at Art Museum steps OverTime, a new augmented reality app that weds public art and history in a personal visual format gives users access to interactive, self-guided tours of public spaces, and invites users to add stories of their own. The power of architecture to address public health and environmental crises The power of architecture to address public health and environmental crises Two new studies, one on UV sterilization in occupied rooms and another on radiative cooling, show how architecture can help create interior spaces that are both COVID-safe and energy-efficient. Reassessing iconography on campus Reassessing iconography on campus Joann Mitchell and Frederick Steiner chatted with Penn Today about the Campus Iconography Group’s report, published this week. Planning for Pennsylvania Hospital’s next 250 years nocred Planning for Pennsylvania Hospital’s next 250 years PennPraxis, the consulting and community engagement arm of the Weitzman School, will produce plans for the Hospital’s Conservation Management Plan to upgrade the building, grounds, and collections.
Yuri Stone on curating the MFA thesis exhibitions Curator Yuri Stone was invited to curate these exhibitions by Ken Lum, the Marilyn Jordan Taylor Presidential Professor and chair of fine arts. (Image: Weitzman News) Yuri Stone on curating the MFA thesis exhibitions While the Weitzman School’s thesis exhibitions for the Classes of 2020 and 2021 will be on view in person, curating the two projects happened entirely online.
Marilyn Jordan Taylor on Moynihan Train Hall Moynihan Train Hall just before its public opening. (Image: Courtesy of the Office of Governor Andrew Cuomo) Marilyn Jordan Taylor on Moynihan Train Hall The Weitzman Schools former dean and professor of architecture and urban design talks about her experience with the multidecade Train Hall project, working with Weitzman students on subway, rail and airport projects, and the prospects for more infrastructure investment in the U.S.
Monument Lab app expands space and time at Art Museum steps The OverTime app features poet and artist Ursula Rucker at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. (Image: Courtesy Monument Lab) Monument Lab app expands space and time at Art Museum steps OverTime, a new augmented reality app that weds public art and history in a personal visual format gives users access to interactive, self-guided tours of public spaces, and invites users to add stories of their own.
The power of architecture to address public health and environmental crises The power of architecture to address public health and environmental crises Two new studies, one on UV sterilization in occupied rooms and another on radiative cooling, show how architecture can help create interior spaces that are both COVID-safe and energy-efficient.
Reassessing iconography on campus Reassessing iconography on campus Joann Mitchell and Frederick Steiner chatted with Penn Today about the Campus Iconography Group’s report, published this week.
Planning for Pennsylvania Hospital’s next 250 years nocred Planning for Pennsylvania Hospital’s next 250 years PennPraxis, the consulting and community engagement arm of the Weitzman School, will produce plans for the Hospital’s Conservation Management Plan to upgrade the building, grounds, and collections.