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THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF DESIGN

PennDesign is an inventive place of learning where the diverse fields of architecture, planning, preservation, landscape architecture and the fine arts come together on shared ground. At PennDesign we are dedicated to design that is creative in nature and transformative in impact.

No other school is better positioned to capitalize on the opportunities for interdisciplinary research and study that the integrated nature of PennDesign’s diverse departments affords our community. In a collaborative environment that fosters inquiry and experimentation, faculty and students seek to recast the distinction between theory and practice, expand knowledge and invention through research, and contribute works of value and beauty.

In order to remain on the forefront and push the boundaries of these fields, several needs emerge as the top priorities to secure PennDesign’s future and place in the world of design.

Development and Alumni Relations

University of Pennsylvania

School of Design

102 Meyerson Hall

210 S. 34th Street

Philadelphia, PA 19104-6311

215.746.3167

The Campaign For PennDesign

Make an impact with your gift.

Learn more at www.design.upenn.edu/support

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• Student Aid

• Faculty

• Interdisciplinary Research and Study

• International Initiatives

• Academic Departments

• Facilities

THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF DESIGN

INTERNATIONAL IN SCOPE

Whether through recruitment or learning opportunities, we seek to engage the

broader world beyond University borders. Faculty and students from PennDesign

travel the world to test their research skills, propose visions that address challenging

issues of society and equity, and prepare to work successfully with across cultures

and in other countries.

Serving as working laboratories, traveling studios offer the opportunity to engage in

complex real-world design problems. With past locations including Tokyo, Haiti, and

Czechoslovakia, the exposure to new cultures, locales and people stimulate creative

thinking and a broader understanding of complex design issues.

Investment in international research, study and student aid make possible tangible

connections among societies dedicated to improving quality of life for all citizens.



School of Design

102 Meyerson Hall

210 S. 34th Street


215.746.3167










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INTERNATIONAL IN SCOPE

COMMITMENT TO THE COLLABORATIVE

Designers play critical roles in the success of our global economy both as agents of

social change and as leaders in sustainable solutions for communities. Collaboration

represents the best opportunity to capitalize on the collective knowledge of

PennDesign. We want to embolden our community’s shared experience across

departments to extend the frontiers of design practice, research and policy.

Support for new initiatives in emerging arenas of student experience, interdisciplinary

partnership, and dissemination of our school’s knowledge and leadership will leverage

PennDesign’s reputation as the singular collaborative learning environment for

design.



School of Design

102 Meyerson Hall

210 S. 34th Street


215.746.3167










[email protected]

COMMITMENT TO THE COLLABORATIVE

BUILDING A WORLD CLASS FACULTY

A distinguished faculty is determined by our ability to attract and retain far-reaching

expertise, premier intellectual capital, and emergent research interests across the

fields of design.

Our goal is to endow all department chairs and significantly expand endowed

professorships while providing our talented faculty the resources they need to lead.

Endowed chairs and faculty positions enable us to recruit top candidates from

around the world and expand research opportunities, demonstrating the power of

PennDesign.



School of Design

102 Meyerson Hall

210 S. 34th Street


215.746.3167










[email protected]

BUILDING A WORLD CLASS FACULTY

RECRUITING THE BEST TALENT

At the heart of PennDesign, students are our school’s distinction. It is essential that

our students can attend PennDesign regardless of need and without the barrier of

restrictive accumulated debt.

Student aid also is a critical component to competing successfully with our peer

institutions for top talent. Support for financial aid is the cornerstone to recruit and

secure the very best students. Globally, fellowship support for international students

strengthens our international presence and relationships.

An exemplary and diverse student community is paramount to growing PennDesign’s

preeminence and global impact.



School of Design

102 Meyerson Hall

210 S. 34th Street


215.746.3167










[email protected]

RECRUITING THE BEST TALENT

INFRASTRUCTURE FOR INQUIRY

The belief that art and design can change attitudes and perspectives resonates

at PennDesign. Gifts to support the central mission of our academic departments

and programs facilitate a pattern of experimentation, production and independent

learning for our school.

Architecture merges the expressive with the practical. Our young architects are prepared to define, defend, and progress our built future with innovative thinking, responsive policy, and conscious design.

City Planning faculty and students demonstrate the ability of designers to transform urban places and evoke new ways of understanding the assets of the past and the potential of the future.

Landscape Architecture is preeminent in the world today, creating leaders in the field of innovative design as informed by ecology, the history of ideas, techniques of construction, new media, and contemporary urbanism.

Historic Preservation is integrated to produce professionals responsive to the historic environment in design, adaptive use, planning, and management of buildings, cities, and regions.

Fine Arts hold a special place at the creative center of PennDesign. Painters, sculptors and ceramicists study alongside animators, digital media artists, photographers and graphic designers and share the exploration of new directions for their individual and collaborative works.



School of Design

102 Meyerson Hall

210 S. 34th Street


215.746.3167










[email protected]

INFRASTRUCTURE FOR INQUIRY

MEYERSON HALL: GATEWAY TO THE UNIVERSITY

Standing uniquely at the entrance to the University’s campus, Meyerson Hall is a hub for design education and discourse. The Master Plan celebrates Meyerson Hall’s unique location and capitalizes on PennDesign’s capacity to be the first to welcome the world to the University.

Identified needs include increased and enhanced spaces for studios, flexible spaces for collaborative research, and cutting edge environments for exhibitions and symposiums. Common areas foster interaction with the community and boost PennDesign’s commitment to collective knowledge and

culture. Exterior spaces are integrated to create flexible environments for the entire University campus.

The long-term vision for redesigning PennDesign’s campus will unfold in three phases:

Phase 1 Expand and improve studio and common space for the greatest impact on learning and research, and address the most pressing infrastructure needs of the School’s buildings.

Phase 2 Update faculty offices and research space to foster collaborative working environments.

Phase 3 Define the entrance to the University campus with a new addition to Meyerson Hall that transforms the building’s façade.



School of Design

102 Meyerson Hall

210 S. 34th Street


215.746.3167










[email protected]

MEYERSON HALL: GATEWAY TO THE UNIVERSITY

CONSCIOUS DESIGN: FACILITIES OBJECTIVES

At PennDesign, we are committed to minimizing environmental impact through solutions that repurpose existing buildings. Our reinvigorated campus aims to be the expression of transformative

reuse of existing and scarce resources. The following objectives support our goal of responsible design.

Evolving Facilitate the school’s mission of innovative purpose and ambition.

Welcoming Greet the campus, engage the city and meet the world.

Scholarly Emphasize studio, seminar and research activities in all departments and programs.

Experimental Advance our curriculum, and promote experiments in instruction and research.

Integrated Incorporate facilities more seamlessly with the landscape, with greater transparency allowing views in and out, and inviting visitors to enter and learn.

Interdisciplinary Inspire collaboration across the school and campus to forge new ways of thinking.

Balanced Match our teaching objectives with the spaces in which we learn.

Celebratory Create a physical and tangible experience of PennDesign’s talent.



School of Design

102 Meyerson Hall

210 S. 34th Street


215.746.3167










[email protected]

CONSCIOUS DESIGN: FACILITIES OBJECTIVES

YOUR SUPPORT

More than a sum of its parts, PennDesign is an incubator for creative thinking and

research that affects change. We are dedicated to finding solutions for the world’s

design problems and shaping future art and design leaders to positively impact the

global community.

Your support for PennDesign’s most pressing initiatives will help solidify PennDesign

as the leading design school and enable new generations of designers, architects,

planners and artists to flourish with confidence.



School of Design

102 Meyerson Hall

210 S. 34th Street


215.746.3167










[email protected]

YOUR SUPPORT

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