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Weitzman School of Design at Penn
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Preparing students to address complex sociocultural and environmental issues through thoughtful inquiry, creative expression, and innovation.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
design.upenn.edu
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    Weitzman School of Design at Penn
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    Jul 8, 2021
    This spring, Matt Miller ( @drmattjmiller ), a post-doctoral fellow who teaches in the Department of City and Regional Planning ( @penn_planning ) and is better known as Dr. Matt, was appointed to the newly-created role of director of Justice and Belonging (JxB).
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    Weitzman School of Design at Penn
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    Oct 13, 2020
    The Weitzman School is launching a new initiative, the Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights Sites (CPCRS), to advance the understanding and sustainable conservation of heritage sites relating to African American struggles for equality. design.upenn.edu/press/new-penn…
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    Weitzman School of Design at Penn
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    Mar 30, 2022
    Julian Brave NoiseCat, an activist and writer who helped put environmental justice on the national agenda, has accepted an invitation from the @Penn Stuart Weitzman School of Design to speak at its May 14 Commencement Ceremony. bit.ly/3LwxPnD
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    Weitzman School of Design at Penn
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    Mar 28, 2023
    Weitzman has named Catherine Seavitt Nordenson to be the next chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture. Her work explores climate-adaptive futures in urban environments and novel mitigation strategies addressing the climate emergency. bit.ly/3lLvGNz
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    Weitzman School of Design at Penn
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    Jun 19, 2018
    Big news! Our project "Design with Nature Now" has received a Pew Center for Arts & Heritage grant. The project highlights dynamic and visionary approaches to landscape design and development in the face of climate change and urbanization. #PewArtsGrants
    Design With Nature Now
    From pewcenterarts.org
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    Weitzman School of Design at Penn
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    Sep 15, 2022
    Amber Wiley, an architectural and urban historian whose work centers on the social aspects of design and how it affects urban communities, joins Weitzman as Presidential Associate Professor and the inaugural Matt and Erika Nord Director of @civilrightsites.
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    Weitzman School of Design at Penn
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    Sep 28, 2020
    An article in The New York Times discusses the work of Weitzman's Billy Fleming (@joobilly)and Orkan Telhan (@orkan) in light of their independent efforts to "Design for the Future When the Future is Bleak."
    A bridge made from the roots of rubber trees, in the village of Mawlynnong, India. Indigenous and ancient architectural practices are having a revival as people reconsider the failures of Modern design.
    Design for the Future When the Future Is Bleak (Published 2020)
    From nytimes.com
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    Weitzman School of Design at Penn
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    Jul 6, 2023
    Weitzman welcomes landscape architect + writer Azzurra Cox and architect, historian + curator Vanessa Grossman to the faculty! bit.ly/3XEYl5k
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    Weitzman School of Design at Penn
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    Oct 18, 2022
    Join the National Planning History Conference, Thursday, 10/20, to Saturday, 10/22, which includes Weitzman's Eugenie Birch, Akira Drake Rodriguez (@AkiraDrake), and Domenic Vitiello.
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    Weitzman School of Design at Penn
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    Jul 6, 2018
    An op-ed by PennDesign's Elizabeth Greenspan and Randall Mason appeared in today's Philadelphia Inquirer. The article explores the ways that cities maintain, or fail to maintain, their public spaces. @PennPraxis bit.ly/2KF1os7
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    Weitzman School of Design at Penn
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    Aug 29, 2019
    New (school) year, new handle! Keep the mentions coming, and stay tuned for updates from architecture, landscape architecture, city and regional planning, historic preservation, and fine arts.
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    Weitzman School of Design at Penn
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    Jul 10, 2020
    A team of four students from Weitzman’s Department of City and Regional Planning has won ITS America’s Emerging Leaders Program Global Challenge for the Americas region. @ITS_America bit.ly/2ZfgwSv
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    Weitzman School of Design at Penn
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    Nov 7, 2018
    Congratulations to city and regional planning faculty members Zhongjie Lin and Megan Ryerson for earning tenure. Their work making cities livable exemplifies the union of research and practice that drives innovation at Penn. bit.ly/2zBeduX #leadbydesign #penndesign
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    Weitzman School of Design at Penn
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    Mar 22, 2018
    How @penn_planning Megan Ryerson is using goggles to track bike riders' behavior in order to plan safer streets. bit.ly/2GaIc2t