A Room with a Stellar View
Wendy Evans Joseph C’77
Building Penn’s Brand
How the architecture of the campus—and the coverage it received in the Gazette—has reflected the University's changing image of itself.
Brand Extensions
From fresh food to well-preserved artifacts: What’s building now.
Unbuilt Penn
From the ICA’s geodesic dome to Furness's Alumni Hall to the skyscraper on Locust Walk, Penn has had some fascinating unbuilt visions.
Hollywood Restaurant Makeover
Eric Rosen GAr’90
Hack on Planning
GSFA Dean Gary Hack on chairing the city planning commission.
Dry Idea
Stuart Resor C’64
“Tweaked, Not Trendy”
That's how architect Wendy Evans Joseph describes her work—which has ranged from a dramatic pedestrian bridge across a busy street a the edge of New York's East River to the conversion of a one-time opera house/cattle auction yard in Dallas into a Women's Museum.
Looking In, Looking Out
Architect Barton Myers’ designs set the stage for art and life in the city.
And Then There Were Two …
Hamilton Village architects’ designs
Work in Progress
From the banks of the Schuylkill River out to 40th Street, a mix of renovation projects and new construction is reshaping the University's academic, residential and commercial spaces.
The Dorm Transformed
From the Quad to the high-rises, Penn undergraduates who live on campus have the opportunity to mingle with professors, get help on math homework, attend concerts—and even classes—without stepping outside their residences.
Treasures & Travesties
Two experts on Penn's architecture talk about the evolution of its West Philadelphia campus—the delights, the dinosaurs and the duds.
The Man Behind Superblock
Looking back at a construction project that changed a university.
Quakers Meeting House
Dr. Bernard Steinberg GrE’71
Wildwood at Heart
Could a team of Penn architecture students learn enough from the quintessential Jersey Shore-town's pop-culture past to guarantee its future?
Choosing Community
College houses promise academic support and creative leadership.
Illuminating the Universe
All about everything. Empire of Light. Football fever in 1960s Dallas. Cotton Bowl Days.
Remembering the Women Who Went to War
Architecture: Monument honors women in military