Dilworth Park Brunch and Tour

Dilworth Park, located on the west side of Philadelphia's City Hall and known as Philadelphia’s Center Square, is designed as a high-quality gateway to public transit and as a civic place with ongoing programming, amenities, and activities that benefit the public. 

Learn from designers at OLIN, KieranTimberlake, and the Center City District about the history, design, and construction of the project from conception to completion. The event will start at OLIN’s office and guests will proceed to the guided tour.

Registration is $20 and includes brunch. This event is discounted for recent graduates (graduation years 2013-2023) and students for $10.  

About OLIN: 

OLIN is a design studio comprised of a multi-generational team of enthusiastic landscape architects, planners, urban designers, and support staff. With locations spanning from Philadelphia and Los Angeles, the studio is dedicated to creating distinguished landscapes and urban designs worldwide. Their work is predicated on developing innovative and tailored approaches to social engagement, environmental and social responsibility and justice, and financial and operational sustainability in the context of awe inspiring and beautiful designs built with finesse and craft. OLIN’s award-winning projects cross boundaries of scale, typology, and site condition, yet are all driven by one central mission: to create places that enhance life. 

About KieranTimberlake:

Founded in 1984, KieranTimberlake brings together the experience and talents of 85 professionals of diverse backgrounds and abilities in a practice that is recognized worldwide. Their projects include the programming, planning, and design of new structures as well as the conservation, renovation, and transformation of existing buildings, with special expertise in education, arts and culture, government, civic, and residential projects. 

Common to all of their work is that each project begins with a question and continues it's development within a culture of continuous inquiry, ensuring that design draws from deep investigation. KieranTimberlake is committed to delivering the highest quality services to our clients, while also pursuing ideas that push the practice of architecture forward. 

If you have any questions or need further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact weitzman-alumni@design.upenn.edu.