Penn Women in Design

Penn Women in Design Our goal is to mobilize a community of designers + thinkers alike, to increase the incidence and visibility of women in design.

We hope to promote equity in the profession, engage the next generation of leaders, and empower each other through growth PWID is a student-run organization based out of
The Weitzman School of Design @ The University of Pennsylvania. We created this organization to mobilize a community of designers and thinkers alike. Our aim has always been to increase the incidence & visibility of women in architecture, historic preservation, fine arts, landscape architecture, and city planning.

Penn Women in Design would like to invite you to a conversation with architect and landscape architect Susannah Drake, F...
02/14/2022

Penn Women in Design would like to invite you to a conversation with architect and landscape architect Susannah Drake, FASLA, AIA, next Thursday, Feb 17 at 3 PM

Susannah is the founding principal of DLAND studio , a leading multidisciplinary design firm based in Brooklyn, NY. The studio leads numerous multiscale projects since its founding back in 2005. DLAND's practice redefines the role of public space to incorporate infrastructural systems, restore native ecologies, and mitigate climate change. Susannah has kindly offered to have an open table conversation with the students and PWID. Aspiring female designers looking forward to following interdisciplinary roles and career paths after graduation are encouraged to attend.

This is open to the entire Weitzman community. Take away snacks will be provided!!

Registration for this event is available via a link form. Send us a DM for more info!!

A big thanks to everyone for being a follower of our progress in the last year; we wanted to share some information for ...
11/05/2020

A big thanks to everyone for being a follower of our progress in the last year; we wanted to share some information for our newer followers and give our current following a fuller overview of who we are. We also hope everyone is doing their best to relax, get some fresh air, and staying hopeful during this tumultuous week.

05/14/2020

Many female academics say juggling their career with coronavirus childcare is overwhelming

04/17/2020

Today! At 11am

Please join the McHarg Center on Friday, April 17th for a WikiWomen Editing Tutorial at 11am via Zoom.

Only 17% of Wikipedia biographies and articles about projects are primarily about women. Events like this are working to change that, in this case specifically within the fields of Planning and Design. People of all gender identities and expressions are welcome to join.

Please add it to your calendar here and create a wikipedia account to get started!

Please ask in comments for link to the Zoom!

04/06/2020

Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi co-founded their award-winning architectural and design practice known for notable public projects that redefine the relationships between landscape, architecture, infrastructure and art.

04/06/2020

Staff from the Weitzman School’s Fabrication Lab were authorized to return to campus last week to produce face shields for Penn hospital workers. “For as long as we need to, we’ll be coming in and fabricating this material,” says Senior Director of Operations and Planning Karl Wellman.
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PWID is disappointed that we have to postpone Bio/Matter/Techno, but we wanted to remember some amazing events Penn Wome...
03/22/2020

PWID is disappointed that we have to postpone Bio/Matter/Techno, but we wanted to remember some amazing events Penn Women in Design graduates have worked on it the past. Thank you Moskovitz for sharing this. In the spring of 1999 the Women in Design group put together a series of lectures and exhibitions. A lecture with Zaha Hadid, a forum, panel discussion, and master class called "Urbanism at the Margins" with invited critics Lise Anne Couture, Homa Farjadi, Ming Fung, Lisa Quatrale, and Dagmar Richter. An exhibition including Susan Maxman, Adèle Naudé Santos, Denise Scott Brown, Anne Tyng, Anna Childe, Alice Chun, Deborah Curtis, Michelle Dempsey, Danielle DiLeo, Eugenia Ellis, Annette Fierro, Susan Frostén, Erin Keane Gilchrist, Denise Juron, Lisa Neely, Diana Nicholas, Joan Pierpoline, Bonnie Sampson, Terri A. Sapp, Julia L. Scott, Donna Sink, Kim Taylor, Paonsiri Yuvaves

Student Coordinators: Kyle Fisher, Leander Grayson, Catherine Hikel, Vanessa Keith, Julie Liberman, Julie Moskovitz, Rudabeh Pakravan, Rebecca Seamans, Kristen Sidell, Lynette Stuhlmacher, Catherine Vieth, Veronica Viggiano, Sarah Manning

PWID has postponed Bio/Matter/Techno until the fall of 2020. We hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during these u...
03/22/2020

PWID has postponed Bio/Matter/Techno until the fall of 2020. We hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during these uncertain times. We'll keep you posted on an official date.

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