CAPLA Research Scientist Adriana Zuniga Provides Insight on Climate Change for WalletHub’s ‘Best Beach Towns to Live In’ June 18, 2020 Adriana Zuniga, CAPLA and Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy assistant research scientist, notes how coastal communities may be severely impacted by climate change in the near future. Read more Image
Worker Transit Authority: Bill Mackey, Lecturer in Architecture June 17, 2020 Bill Mackey’s Worker Transit Authority is a display of mock planning projects created by a mock planning authority. The Worker Transit Authority asks the community, "How do you move through the city?" Read more Image
Cross-Disciplinary Research to Reshape the Built Environment: DesignIntelligence Interviews Research Associate Dean Barbara Bryson June 17, 2020 Barbara Bryson was interviewed this spring in DesignIntelligence in a wide-ranging conversation about research, UArizona’s RESTRUCT research symposium and “how design, construction and ownership communities can use research to build for the future.” Read more Image
Vecindad Viva: Bianca Bryant '20 B.Arch June 16, 2020 In Mexico City’s Centro Histórico, the three main areas of interest are addressing water concerns, providing affordable housing and preserving historical site significance, which are addressed in Bianca Bryant's project, Vecindad Viva. Read more Image
Beacon, A Future of Public Space: Kittitash Chaikunpon '20 B.Arch June 16, 2020 Kittitash Chaikunpon's project, Beacon, A Future of Public Space, which is set in New Orleans, explores the notion of a future for public space in the digital age where technologies and social medias are more pertinent to everyday life. Read more Image
The Spaces That Exist Between Private Properties: Bill Mackey, Lecturer in Architecture June 16, 2020 “Everything I do as an artist and architect comes into my teaching methodology. I try to think about problems creatively and research them through a multitude of lenses. I expect the same of my students.” Read more Image
A Deeper Appreciation for Context: Gina Chorover, Lecturer in Planning and Landscape Architecture June 15, 2020 “What I love most is bringing the history of a place to the surface for people to see. When people understand the larger context of a building, site or city, they have a deeper appreciation for it.” Read more Image
Q&A with Real Estate Development Professor Gary Pivo: Should You Buy or Sell a House During the Pandemic? June 9, 2020 Professor of Real Estate Development and Urban Planning Gary Pivo discusses COVID-19's impact on the housing market and what it could mean for prospective home buyers or sellers. Read more Image
Architecture Lecturer Claudia Kappl-Joy Shares Stories of Lighting Design and More in New 'Plugged In' Conversation Series June 5, 2020 In a wide-ranging, in-depth video, Claudia Kappl-Joy, lecturer of architecture, is interviewed by The Adelaie Project for its new Plugged In series. Read more Image
Coverdell Fellow Profile: Dionna Hatch '20 MLA June 5, 2020 Dionna Hatch served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Guatemala before joining CAPLA's Master of Landscape Architecture program. Read more Image