胡如珊教授将出席宾大毕业典礼追授林徽因建筑学学士学位

林徽因测绘五台山佛光寺经幢，照片：宾夕法尼亚大学威尔玛·费尔班克建筑档案

Lin Huiyin measure-drawing a Dhvaja at Fo-guang Temple in Mount Wutai Mountain, 1937, photo: Architectural Archives, University of Pennsylvania, Wilma Fairbank Collection 

如恩设计创始合伙人、美国宾夕法尼亚大学（下文简称为“宾大”）斯图尔特·韦茨曼设计学院建筑系系主任胡如珊教授将出席2024年学院毕业典礼，学院将为中国著名女性建筑师林徽因（1904-1955）颁发迟到的建筑学学士学位，以表彰她对中国现代建筑的卓越贡献。该毕业典礼将于当地时间5月18日本周六下午6:00 – 8:00在美国费城宾大校园举行，并在线上进行直播分享，请点击“阅读全文”获取链接。

Rossana Hu, Founding Partner of Neri&Hu Design and Research Office and Chair of the Department of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design, will join Weitzman's 2024 Commencement Ceremony in awarding acclaimed Chinese architect and preservationist Lin Huiyin (1904-1955) the long-overdue posthumous Bachelor of Architecture degree, honoring her legacy as a pioneer in modern Chinese architecture. The commencement ceremony is scheduled for Saturday, May 18, 6:00pm – 8:00pm EDT at Penn's campus in Philadelphia.  It will be live streamed on the Weitzman YouTube, please click 'read more'.

1924年，林徽因与梁思成赴美学习，旨在宾大研习建筑学。而当年的宾大建筑系并不招收女性（直至1934年），美术成了林徽因唯一的选择。梁思成于1927年获得宾大建筑学学士学位，而林徽因则在1927年获得宾大美术学士学位。除了一门不对女性学生开放的男性模特写生绘画课程之外，林徽因完成了建筑学学士学位所需的大部分必修课程，她在建筑研究方面的表现也优于同班男性同学。但因为性别，林徽因无法获得建筑学学士学位。

Lin had traveled to the US in 1924 to study with Liang Sicheng, who earned his Bachelor of Architecture degree from Penn in 1927. Because the architecture program did not admit female students until 1934, the fine arts degree was the only option available to her. She also completed most of the coursework required for Bachelor of Architecture degree—the exceptions include a drawing course that was not open to female students because the live models included men and she often outperformed her male peers. Due to gender reasons, she did not receive a Bachelor's degree in Architecture at the time.

胡如珊教授，宾夕法尼亚大学斯图尔特·韦茨曼设计学院建筑系系主任

Professor Rossana Ju-Shan Hu, Chair of the Department of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design

2024年是林徽因入学100周年，也是如恩设计研究室创始合伙人胡如珊教授任宾大建筑系系主任的第一年。胡如珊教授是宾大史上第三位女性建筑系系主任，也是第一位华人系主任。胡如珊教授曾在采访中说过林徽因在建筑界留下的宝贵遗产至今仍是中国文化的支柱。她说道：“在中国女性心目中，林徽因的地位很高，受到所有人的钦佩。（梁思成和林徽因）都非常知名，这不仅仅因为他们是建筑师，更因为他们那一群人改变了中国的建筑和设计文化，开启了中国现代建筑的篇章”。

The year 2024 marks the 100th anniversary of Lin Huiyin's enrollment in the school and the first year that Rossana Hu was named as Chair of the Department of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design. Rossana is the third woman and first Chinese to lead the Department of Architecture. Rossana mentioned the legacy of Lin Huiyin is still a pillar of Chinese culture in a previous interview. "In the minds of Chinese women, she's really high up there—admired by everyone. [Liang and Lin] are very well known, and not just because they're architects," she said.

1926年林徽因为宾夕法尼亚大学女性本科生年鉴绘制的插图之一，图片：宾夕法尼亚大学档案

One of the illustrations Lin contributed to the women's undergraduate yearbook, 1926, photo: University Archives at Penn

胡如珊教授还将参加第二天的开放对谈，以纪念宾大历史上这一重要里程碑，并与杰出的中国建筑专家进行对话，将学术见解与这场特殊的毕业典礼相结合。该对谈将于当地时间5月19日下午2：00 - 5：00点在宾大费城校园4楼费舍尔美术图书馆举行。

Rossana will also join a panel discussion on May 19th marking this significant milestone in Penn's history and feature a conversation with distinguished experts in Chinese architecture, combining academic insights with a celebratory reception. The discussion will take place from 2:00pm to 5:00pm on May 19 at the Fisher Fine Arts Library, 4th Floor, on Penn's campus.