Architecture professor Eric Bellin traces how a once-vague word came to define design and the built environment at Thomas Jefferson University.

They began their time at Jefferson with distinct ambitions and career paths, but they’ll soon be linked by a shared milestone as Class of 2026 graduates. In the lead-up to Commencement, Thomas Jefferson University News caught up with a dozen students from across programs to reflect on their favorite memories, future plans and more.

The project works to restore the heartbeat of the Philadelphia neighborhood. 

A look inside the University’s transdisciplinary effort to reimagine and redesign the enterprise’s glimmering, silver trailer.

“Housing Without Displacement demonstrates that design education can be both rigorous and rooted, analytical and empathetic,” states Dean Barbara Klinkhammer.

Androniki is currently in the Accelerated Dual MS in Sustainable Design and MS in Construction Management program.

Kevin is currently pursuing an MS in Historic Preservation degree after earning his five-year Bachelor of Architecture degree at Jefferson.

Maria is currently pursuing an MS in Sustainable Design degree.

Ngoc Linh Nguyen is currently pursuing an MS in Sustainable Design degree.