| 10.10.22 |
| News from the Weitzman School of Design |
| Excerpt: Domenic Vitiello on Philadelphia as a Sanctuary City |
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| Philadelphia has been an important center of sanctuary and reflects the growing diversity of American cities in recent decades. In his new book, The Sanctuary City: Immigrant, Refugee, and Receiving Communities in Postindustrial Philadelphia, Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning Domenic Vitiello argues that sanctuary means much more than the limited protections offered by city governments or churches sheltering immigrants from deportation. In an excerpt from the book’s introduction, Vitiello suggests what is at stake for the immigrants and refugees who have come to Philadelphia in recent years. “The city is a sanctuary from something different for each community—sometimes for each individual or family—and communities’ and individuals’ experiences of sanctuary in the city vary widely,” Vitiello writes. A book launch is scheduled for Thursday, October 13. |
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| Q&A: Rob Fleming on Design Leadership |
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| This past summer, award-winning educator and author Rob Fleming joined Weitzman as director of online innovation. In this newly-created role, he is planning for the launch of Weitzman’s new Executive Program in Design Leadership (XDL), a six-month online certificate program. In an interview, Fleming talks about the opportunities for designers to become more impactful, inspiring, and inclusive leaders; the lessons learned for teaching during the pandemic; and the challenges facing the design professions. “The challenges we face as architects are as much a problem as an opportunity to broaden the definition of what makes good design,” Fleming asks. |
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| ASLA Honors Weitzman Students |
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| Arboretum Within Wetland, a project by recent alum Wenqi Yang (MLA’22), is one of two projects from students in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Department of City & Regional Planning which have been recognized by the American Society of Landscape Architecture (ASLA) with 2022 Student Honor Awards. Projects by James Corner Field Operations, the firm of Professor Emeritus James Corner (MLA’86), and OLIN, the firm of Practice Professor Emeritus Laurie D. Olin, received ASLA Professional Awards. The OLIN project honored, Soilless Soils, was co-led by Rebecca Popowsky (MLA’10, MArch’10), research associate at OLIN and lecturer in the Department of Landscape Architecture. |
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| PORT Wins Prize |
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| PORT, the firm of Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture Christopher Marcincoski, has been selected as one of the four winners of the 2022 J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize for architectural excellence. As part of the prize, the firm will exhibit a project as part of Exhibit Columbus in Columbus, Indiana, in 2023. |
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| Students in Eduardo Rega Calvo’s first-year architecture studio met on the campus green outside of Meyerson Hall for an informal critique ahead of mid-reviews. (Via Instagram) |
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| The Equity Payoff of the National Zoning Atlas |
| Sara Bronin |
| Recorded September 19, 2022 |
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| The Abend Family Lecture |
| Anna Dyson |
| Recorded September 21, 2022 |
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| Designing for Higher Ground |
| Mikyoung Kim |
| Recorded Thursday, September 29, 2022 |
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“Drones Will 3D Print Our Future Homes and Offices on the Fly”
A project led by Assistant Professor of Architecture Robert Stuart-Smith is profiled
Daily Beast
“Frederick Law Olmsted’s Triumph”
An op-ed by Practice Professor Emeritus Laurie D. Olin argues that Central Park is one of the greatest works of American art.
Wall Street Journal (behind paywall)
“World Heritage—too much of a good thing?” (Audio)
Lynn Meskell, the Richard D. Green University Professor, joins a panel discussion on the problems facing the World Heritage Convention
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
"Symposium Shines a Light on the Philadelphia Rowhouse"
A preview of the symposium organized by the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation
Hidden City
“Public Schools as Equity Infrastructure”
The work of Weitzman’s Design to Thrive program at West Philadelphia High School is profiled by Lecturer in Architecture Eduardo Rega Calvo
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| CITY & REGIONAL PLANNING LECTURE |
| Book Launch: The Sanctuary City: Immigrant, Refugee, and Receiving Communities in Postindustrial Philadelphia |
| Domenic Vitiello |
| Thursday, October 13, 12:00pm | Fisher-Bennett Hall, 3340 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| FINE ARTS LECTURE |
| William Camargo |
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| Thursday, October 13, 2:00pm | White Room, Weitzman Hall, 205 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| HISTORIC PRESERVATION LECTURE |
| Documenting the Architectural History of the African Methodist Episcopal Church: A Case Study |
| Charlette Caldwell (MSHP’16) |
| Thursday, October 13, 5:30pm | Online |
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| FINE ARTS LECTURE |
| David Getsy |
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| Thursday, October 13, 6:00pm | B03, Meyerson Hall, 210 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Beyond Techno-Economics: Responsible Deployment in Carbon Management |
| Organized by the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy |
| Monday, October 10, 12:00pm | Kleinman Energy Forum, 220 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| 1.5 Minute Faculty Climate Lectures |
| Including Shelley Welton, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Law and Energy Policy at Kleinman Center for Energy Policy |
| Wednesday, October 12, 12:00pm | College Green, 3450 Woodland Walk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Four Metropolitan Ecologies for Mexico City |
| Organized by Penn IUR |
| Thursday, October 13, 12:00pm | Kleinman Energy Forum, 220 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Cities Taking the Heat on Global Extreme Heat |
| Organized by Penn IUR |
| Wednesday, October 14, 12:00pm | Online |
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| ACADIA 2022: Hybrids & Haecceities |
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| Monday, October 24—Saturday, October 29 | Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Sustainable Urban Design Summit 2022 |
| A one-day conference that includes a talk by Miller Professor and Chair of Architecture Winka Dubbeldam |
Thursday, October 13 | Online
Registration required. |
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| An Afternoon with Jayson Musson |
| A public talk with Musson (MFA’11), organized by The Sachs Program for Arts and Innovation |
| Friday, October 21, 2:30pm | Annenberg Center Arts Lounge, 3680 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Paint the Dancefloor: 90s Edition |
| A homecoming event co-organized by Weitzman |
| Friday, October 21, 7:00pm | Institute of Contemporary Art, 118 South 36th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Model Behavior |
| A group exhibition that includes the work of Associate Professor of Architecture Ferda Kolatan and Lecturer in Architecture Karel Klein |
| Through Friday, November 18 | The Cooper Union, 7 East 7th Street, New York, New York |
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