2016

October
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- Creating Schuylkill Yards
  
  October 05, 2016
  
  On Thursday, October 13th, The Department of Architecture & Interiors’ Arfaa Lecture will feature Harris Steinberg, Distinguished Teaching Professor and the Executive Director of the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation, and Gerard Sweeney, President of Brandywine Realty Trusts for a panel discussion entitled Town and Gown: Creating Schuylkill Yards, focusing on the major development plans for West Philadelphia being led by Drexel in partnership with Brandywine.
  
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- Design Research Symposium
  
  October 05, 2016
  
  On Friday, October 14th we’ll host the Design Research Symposium, a series of events that explore the emerging field growing out of the work of artists, designers and interdisciplinary collaborators whose investigations push the boundaries of traditional disciplines, requiring interdisciplinary approaches, the mastery of new technologies, and intensive research to unearth solutions to practical and aesthetic problems.
  
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September
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- Design Philadelphia
  
  September 21, 2016
  
  The Westphal College will be quite active in this year’s DesignPhiladelphia, the annual citywide celebration of design and creative activity. Our participation will include the Design Research Symposium on Friday October 14^th in the URBN Center.
  
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- Artists and Scholars in Residence
  
  September 21, 2016
  For the academic year 2016-2017, we’re pleased to host six exciting residencies which will bring talented artists and designers to campus to teach, demonstrate, run charrettes and give public performances and lectures.
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May
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- Emergent Synthetic Life
  
  May 02, 2016
  
  Nurturing Emergent Synthetic Life (NESL), a 6-minute short film by Professor Nicole Koltick, Director of the Design Futures Lab, produced in collaboration collaboration with Film & Television Professor Jocelyn Tarquini-Motter and Dragon Productions, will premiere on Wednesday, May 4^th at 6pm in the URBN Annex Screening Room.
  
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