2025 Weitzman School Awards: Philadelphia

Join Fritz Steiner, Dean and Paley Professor; Megan Ryerson, UPS Chair of Transportation and Chair of the Department of City and Regional Planning; and Rossana Hu, Miller Professor and Chair of the Department of Architecture, for a two-part lecture spotlighting the 2025 Weitzman School Award winners. Hear from team members of the Greenheart Louisville Project, recipient of the Witte-Sakamoto Medal in City and Regional Planning, and from Marina Tabassum Architects (MTA), winner of the Kanter Tritsch Medal in Architecture, as they share their visions for building more resilient, inclusive, and inspiring places. 

For more information on the Weitzman School Awards, visit https://awards.design.upenn.edu/.

About the Greenheart Louisville Project 

The Green Heart Louisville Project is a groundbreaking scientific study that is testing the hypothesis that introducing more green trees and shrubs into a neighborhood can directly lower the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading cause of death worldwide. Launched in 2018, the study investigates whether and how living among more densely greened surroundings contributes to better heart health.  

Marina Tabassum Architects (MTA) 

Founded in 2005, Marina Tabassum Architects (MTA) is an internationally recognised architecture and studio-based practice located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. MTA began with the mission of establishing a language of architecture that is relevant to the contemporary world yet rooted in location. MTA’s work is widely praised as environmentally conscious, socially responsible, and historically and culturally appropriate. Every project undertaken is a sensitive and relevant response to the uniqueness of individual sites, contexts, cultures, and people. 

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