University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design
Philadelphia, USA
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
18:30–20:00
Benedetta Tagliabue will give a lecture entitled Building Environments of Care at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design, exploring how architecture can foster well-being by transforming public spaces into places of comfort, healing and belonging.
Through renaturalisation, adaptive reuse and human-centred design, the lecture will reflect on how cities can be reimagined as environments of care, where nature and architecture come together to create warmth, connection and a sense of home within the urban fabric.
The image above is part of a recent photographic series of Kálida Sant Pau Centre in Barcelona, highlighting the growth and evolution of the gardens surrounding the centre and the increasingly close relationship between architecture, landscape and nature over time.
More information: https://www.design.upenn.edu/events/benedetta-tagliabue
Photo credit: Lluc Miralles
