🏙️ Megaprojects for Megacities By John D. Landis (Weitzman School of Design at Penn) More info ➡️ e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/9781… 🆓 Read the intro ➡️ doi.org/10.4337/978180…

Please join us on Tue 9/24 at 6 ET for an in-person Rome Prize Info Session. All prospective Rome Prize applicants in the Philly metro area and beyond are welcome. American Academy in Rome aarome.org/events/rome-pr…

Monday inspo: A recent residential project by faculty member winka dubbeldam of archi-tectonics for filmmaker Klaartje Quirijns. "Dubbeldam’s renovation of a nondescript 800-square-foot building resulted in a minimalist house with a maximalist sense of drama," says Julie Lasky The New York Times

In the good news column, FEMA has updated its standards + maps to better protect communities from flooding, which is only increasing with climate change. Prof & Chair of Land. Arch. Catherine Seavitt unpacks the policy changes for American Society of Landscape Architects bit.ly/3Wp4nqv

🎉 We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Rachel Kline (USDA Forest Service) & Molly Lester (Weitzman School of Design at Penn) were selected as the 4th annual Cokie Roberts Women’s History Fellows, each receiving support for their research projects at the National Archives. Learn more in the thread ⬇️

A new episode of #aisforarchitecture with landscape architect and former professor at the Weitzman School of Design at Penn, Richard J Weller discussing his recent BirkhäuserTitles book, To the Ends of the Earth: A Grand Tour for the 21st Century. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ric…

How did tiny Columbus, Indiana, become a mecca for modernist architecture? Weitzman faculty member Matt Shaw has the answer in a new book about his hometown bloomberg.com/news/features/… via @citylab

On September 16, alumni from the Stuart Weitzman School of Design visit KPF’s New York office for an opportunity to network, reconnect, and learn about developments at their school and in the field of architecture. Read more here: kpf.com/news/upenns-we…

Last Chance: The landmark exhibition on Paulo Mendes da Rocha at Casa de Arquiteta co-curated by faculty member Vanessa Grossman closes next month.

Big award news from UPenn’s Weitzman School of Design this week: SANAA will receive the 2024 Kanter Tritsch Medal for their global portfolio. Charlotte’s Future 2040 plan wins the Witte-Sakamoto Family Medal. #ArchitectureAcademia Weitzman School of Design at Penn archinect.com/news/bustler/1…

Get Lectured continues with a look at the events happening in the Fall '24 semester at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design. #ArchinectGetLectured #ArchitectureAcademia #ArchitectureEvents Weitzman School of Design at Penn archinect.com/news/article/1…

We are excited to report that the Charlotte Future 2040 Comprehensive Plan recently received a Weitzman School of Design at Penn Award: The Witte-Sakamoto Family Medal in City and Regional Planning. You can read more about our work in Charlotte at migcom.com/work/charlotte…

American households struggle with sky-high energy bills during extreme summer heat. Weitzman's Sanya Carley, faculty director at Kleinman Energy, offers details. pbs.org/newshour/show/…

Tomorrow, 6:30pm. Join us for a lecture by Mauricio Pezo and Sofia von Ellrichshausen of the firm Pezo von Ellrichshausen, giving an overview of their works, ranging to Korea to Italy, as well those in southern Chile, where they are based. design.upenn.edu/events/pezo-vo…

Jennifer Wilcox (Jennifer Wilcox) has returned to the Kleinman Center at the Weitzman School of Design at Penn and to Penn Engineering and a following three years in U.S. Department of Energy, where she served in the Biden Administration as the principal deputy assistant secretary for DOE Fossil Energy and Carbon Management. bit.ly/4cPcjHR

Two recent CPLN grads, Michael Dunst (MCP'24) and Sidney Kuesters (MCP'24), wrote an op-ed about expanding rail in the Midwest. Read the article here: bit.ly/3X6VOkE

In a new podcast from Getty, Professor of Historic Preservation Frank Matero talks about his team's work with NationalParkServices and Conservation Legacy to protect the Wupatki National Monument.

Perspective from Weitzman Planning Professor Erick Guerra