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New College House: Will Penn freshmen now prefer to live here over the Quad?
Penn has broken ground on a new college house on Hill Field that looks to be pretty amazing. Per hiddencityphila.org, “The 198,000 sq ft New College House will house 350 undergrads, and like Penn’s other college houses, will have a resident faculty master, a house dean, and two fellows. Now in their 15th year at […]
What bad economy? Penn’s $46.5M playground (VIDEO)
Being labeled as “the gateway between West Philadelphia and the rest of the city”, the $46.5M Penn Park has finally opened and it marks the beginning of Penn’s eastward expansion. After the jump watch President Amy Gutmann introduce us to this beautiful new addition to Penn’s campus. $46.5M! That’s about 6.2 million Pat’s cheesesteaks! How […]
Who knew? Trolley tracks under Locust Walk!
Credit: ChristophrHiestr As you know, there’s always lots of construction going on at Penn. Here’s a real gem for you. You’ve walked on it a million times and most probably even tripped on one of its crooked bricks, but did you know what Locust Walk was built on top of? Recently, Locust Walk has been torn apart […]
Get an early glimpse of Penn’s new expansion (video!)
Over the years, we all know there always is lots of construction on Penn’s campus. (they were working on College Hall for all 4 of my undergrad years!) In 2008, DT started to cover the beginning of Penn’s eastern campus expansion here. After the jump, watch the new video Penn just released covering the progress they’ve […]
DT sculptures get dissed
Ever since the Dueling Tampons were constructed at Penn in 1973, they’ve gotten lots of flack. After the jump, find out which organization has recently deemed the structures as “questionable taste in outdoor sculpture.” Last week, the DT structures got attention by “The Atlantic” as one of 10 structures deemed as “questionable taste in outdoor […]
You’ve Never Seen Any Building Built at Penn Quite As Fast As This One! (TIME-LAPSE VIDEO)
Since my days at Penn, there’s always been expansion and all sorts of construction around campus. After the jump, take a look at a fantastic time-lapse video of the construction of the music building on 34th street! Much thought went into the construction of this new building. Per planphilly.com: “One of the primary concerns for […]
