2024-11-24T02:58:06-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150030227/penn-design-launches-new-fellowship-50-000-student-prize-and-professional-medal-for-architecture Mackenzie Goldberg 2017-09-26T13:27:00-04:00 >2017-09-26T17:34:43-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ld/ld5kqnrc95utobht.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/400/university-of-pennsylvania" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">University of Pennsylvania</a> School of Design has established a new $50,000 <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/312/fellowship" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">fellowship</a> as well as an international medal of excellence thanks to a generous $1.25 million donation courtesy of alumna Lori Kanter Tritsch (MArch '85). "PennDesign has been home to so many visionary architects,&rdquo; said Lori Kanter Tritsch, a practicing architect and longtime partner of Est&eacute;e Lauder Executive William Lauder. "We want to celebrate today&rsquo;s visionaries and encourage the next generation to follow their lead&rdquo; she added.<br></p> <p>Starting in the fall of 2018, the Kanter Tritsch Prize in Energy and Architectural Innovation will award $50,000 annually to a second-year student pursuing a Master of Architecture degree at PennDesign who demonstrates transformational thinking on the built environment and innovation in his or her approach to energy, ecology, and/or social equity.</p> <p>Alongside the fellowship, the Kanter Tritsch Medal for Excellence in Architecture and Environmental Design will be awarded annually t...</p>