What: WEISS/MANFREDI Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism, a renowned New York-based architecture firm, will present a talk in acceptance of the 37th Louis I. Kahn Award, an award given by DesignPhiladelphia. The ceremony will take place at the Penn Museum at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Tickets are on sale now on the DesignPhiladelphia website and can be found here.
Who: The award-winning firm, founded by Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi, has consistently pushed boundaries in architectural design, with projects ranging from cultural institutions to urban landscapes-- demonstrating a deep understanding of context, sustainability, and human experience, resulting in architecture that resonates both aesthetically and functionally. Notable examples of their work include the Seattle Art Museum's Olympic Sculpture Park, the Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology at the University of Pennsylvania, Hunter’s Point South Waterfront Park on the East River in New York. After winning an international design competition in 2019, WEISS/MANFREDI was selected to re-envision the world-renowned La Brea Tar Pits and Museum in Los Angeles and most recently, the firm won a competition to reimagine Lincoln Center’s new outdoor theater in New York City. In 2021, the firm broke ground on two much-anticipated projects: the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, India, expected to open in 2027, and Longwood Reimagined: A New Garden Experience—a sweeping reimagination of 17 acres of Longwood Gardens Conservatory and grounds in Kennett Square, PA, opening in fall 2024.
Where: University of Pennsylvania’s Museum of Anthropology and Archeology 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
How: If interested in attending and covering the event, please email Rebecca Johnson, rebecca@designphiladelphia.org to be added to the media list.
DesignPhiladelphia's vision is that together we will create a Philadelphia that is designed for and by everyone. We foster a vibrant design community from K through Career committed to excellence, inclusivity, and connections. As an invaluable partner in Philadelphia’s progress, we do that through multidisciplinary design education, our annual festival, and public programs. We do this because for students we will open doors and create economic opportunities in underserved communities, providing support and sparking new aspirations, from kindergarten through career. For designers we will support and unify the design industry across the region; make it less siloed, more inclusive, and more consequential in Philadelphia’s progress. And for the Philadelphia region we will ignite the narrative that Philadelphia is a global design hub, charting a new course to make design by and for everyone. Learn more at www.designphiladelphia.org.
About DesignPhiladelphia Community
We foster a vibrant design community from K through Career committed to excellence, inclusivity and connections. As an invaluable partner in Philadelphia’s progress we do that through multidisciplinary design education, our annual festival, and public programs about design.
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