Monday, October 21, 2019
6:00 – 10:00 PM
IAC Building
555 West 18th Street, New York City
Event Co-Chairs
William P. Lauder and Lori Kanter Tritsch
Kevin and Erica Penn
Bill Witte and Keiko Sakamoto
Host Committee
as of September 4, 2019
Jay and Luciane Goldman
Scott and Wendy Kleinman
Leonard A. Lauder
Barry S. Sternlicht, Starwood Capital Group
About the Stuart Weitzman School of Design Awards
Join Dean and Paley Professor Frederick Steiner and Co-Chairs William P. Lauder and Lori Kanter Tritsch, Kevin and Erica Penn, and Bill Witte and Keiko Sakamoto, for a cocktail reception and seated dinner to celebrate the design leaders of today and tomorrow.
The Kanter Tritsch Prize and Medal in Energy and Architectural Innovation
Established in 2017 by a generous gift from Weitzman School of Design alumna Lori Kanter Tritsch and Penn Trustee and Wharton alumnus William P. Lauder, the Kanter Tritsch Prize is awarded annually to a second-year Master of Architecture student in the form of a $50,000 scholarship, which covers the bulk of tuition and fees in the final year of study. Every year, the Weitzman School of Design also awards a Medal to a practicing architect or architects for leadership in energy and architectural innovation.
This year's Prize is awarded to Patrick William Danahy, MArch'20
This year’s Medal is awarded to New York-based architect A. Eugene Kohn, FAIA RIBA JIA, Founder and Chairman of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates.
The Witte-Sakamoto Family Prize and Medal in City and Regional Planning
Established in 2018 by a generous gift from Weitzman School of Design alumnus Bill Witte and his wife Keiko Sakamoto, the Witte-Sakamoto Family Prize in City and Regional Planning provides a $50,000 scholarship, awarded annually to a student entering their final year in the Master of City and Regional Planning program, which covers the bulk of tuition and fees in the final year of study. In conjunction with the Prize, the School presents an annual Medal to a firm, team, or professional for an exemplary plan that advances plan-making in at least four of the following areas: social equity, environmental quality, design, public health, mobility, housing affordability and economic development.
This year’s inaugural Prize is awarded to Amie Patel, MCP'20
This year’s inaugural Medal is awarded to Regional Plan Association for its Fourth Regional Plan.
To learn more, becoming a host committee member, or purchase tickets/tables, please click registration button. To read the full press release, please
visit the school website. All proceeds from the event will support student scholarships at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design.
For questions, please contact
Jeff Snyder, Assistant Dean, Development and Alumni Relations
215.898.8738
jsnyder2@design.upenn.edu