A new degree program at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design is already beginning to bear fruit in the world. Deep Relief, a large-scale sculptural wall installation, was recently completed by students in the school’s Master of Science in Design: Robotic and Autonomous Systems (MSD-RAS) program. It is installed in the atrium of the Middletown Free Library outside Philadelphia, which held a dedication ceremony for the work on January 26.
The MSD-RAS program, now in its third year and led by assistant professor Robert Stuart-Smith, is a one-year, post-professional advanced architecture degree focused on the cutting edge of design and fabrication technologies. However, while much academic research remains confined to the lab and its simulated realm, this early cohort of designers happened into a unique opportunity to see their research realized. The…
