University of Pennsylvania
School of Design (formerly Graduate School of Fine Arts)
1987-2000
In 1987, Sheldon Hackney, President of Penn, secured a grant from J.N. Pew Charitable Trust, which launched the West Philadelphia Landscape Plan and Greening Project, a collaboration among Penn’s Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, Philadelphia Green, the Organization and Management Group, and the West Philadelphia Partnership. From 1987-2000, WPLP was based at Penn. During this time, more than 100 Penn students participated in research and classes associated with WPLP. Penn and the School of Design provided Internet space, computer lab, and teaching assistants to support WPLP.
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