Penn honors Steven Holl and Boston’s 2030 Climate Action Plan with 2026 design awards

The University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design has named Steven Holl and the City of Boston’s 2030 Climate Action Plan as recipients of its 2026 professional medals. The awards will be presented on November 10 at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.

Holl will receive the 2026 Kanter Tritsch Medal in Architecture, which recognizes architects or practices for their contributions to design, with consideration given to energy conservation, environmental quality, and diversity. Established in 2017 through a gift from Weitzman School alumna Lori Kanter Tritsch, the medal has previously been awarded to design figures including Peter Eisenman, Koning Eizenberg, James Corner Field Operations, SANAA, and Marina Tabassum Architects.

“Steven Holl has expanded architecture’s expressive potential,” said Fritz Steiner, dean and Paley Professor at Weitzman. “Boston’s 2030 Climate Action Plan demonstrates how cities can connect climate policy to public health, quality of li...