Thomas Jefferson University Announces Online Low Residency Option to MS Real Estate Development Program

Meet Our Faculty: Grace Ong Yan, Assistant Professor, Interior Design, Jefferson College of Architecture and the Built Environment

If you think of real estate development as something that often tends to be mercenary, this program presents a different view. The triple bottom line—the socially conscious philosophy of businesses meeting the needs of people, planet and profit—is given a fourth dimension with this program: placemaking.

While it is a new program, its (literal and figurative) architect, Dr. Suzanne Singletary, says the program is a natural extension of work that has been going on at Jefferson over the past decade. Historic Preservation started 10 years ago as a single course, but interest was strong and it gained momentum.

Benjamin Nardi ‘found beauty in the commonplace’ with community-inspired proposal to create an inviting green space in West Philly.