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Associate Professor Michael Holleran considers public space through the lens of water, exploring the systems that make and shape cities, and the expressions of water in landscape and culture. This article originally appeared in the 2023-2024 edition of Platform, "Civics and Placemaking."

Multispecies Lounge was created by Associate Professor Nerea Feliz and Joyce Hwang, of the University at Buffalo, through their artistic practice Double Happiness. The temporary piece was part of an exhibition by The Bentway offering a series of installations, performances, conversations, and events that considered how urban nature and the built environment can co-exist in new ways to improve public spaces in the city. This article originally appeared in the 2023-2024 edition of Platform, “Civics and Placemaking."

Assistant Professor of Practice Juana Salcedo considers public space through the lens of the territory of the jaguar, uncovering the ways we make space for and through nature. This article originally appeared in the 2023-2024 edition of Platform, "Civics and Placemaking."

In her introduction to the 2023-2024 issue of Platform, "Civics and Placemaking," Dean Heather Woofter considers design, placemaking, and civic life from a relational perspective, where the integrity of many disciplines come together to imagine an accessible and vibrant public sphere.

Associate Professor Michael Oden and Assistant Professor Miriam Solis illuminate a recent research effort they led alongside Assistant Professor Katherine Lieberknecht that aimed to integrate sustainable placemaking with the drive to expand climate justice and the green economy. This article originally appeared in the 2023-2024 edition of Platform, “Civics and Placemaking.”

Associate Professor Benjamin Ibarra-Sevilla highlights placemaking work by the School of Architecture's Historic Preservation Program in some of our country's national parks, illustrating how historic preservation can balance the seemingly divergent aims of creation and conservation. This article originally appeared in the 2023-2024 edition of Platform, "Civics and Placemaking."

Assistant Professor Maggie Hansen explores the ways in which landscape architects can shape social and ecological relationships by embracing "transgressive practices" that exhibit a deep commitment to place. This article originally appeared in the 2023-2024 edition of Platform, "Civics and Placemaking."

The following is excerpted from Coleman Coker and Sarah Gamble, Environmental Activism by Design (Applied Research and Design Publishing, 2022), 175–85. This excerpt was reprinted in the 2023-2024 edition of Platform, “Civics and Placemaking,” with permission from Applied Research and Design Publishing.

Community and Regional Planning alumnus John Ridgon discusses the need to broaden our definition of public spaces and the importance of growing them now to meet future community needs. This article originally appeared in the 2023-2024 issue of Platform, "Civics and Placemaking."

Community and Regional Planning and Urban Design dual degree alumna Tatum Lau discusses the importance of public space and how we, as designers and planners of the built environment, can challenge inequities and contribute to more healthy and resilient communities. This article originally appeared in the 2023-2024 issue of Platform, "Civics and Placemaking."

With essays spanning the school’s disciplines, this year’s magazine considers the role that planning and design practices play in imagining an accessible and vibrant public sphere within Austin and beyond.

School of Architecture alumna and Founding Principal of Rottet Studio, Lauren Rottet, gives back to the place where it all began through an endowed Texas Challenge Scholarship. This article originally appeared in the 2023-2024 issue of Platform "Civics and Placemaking."

Professor Larry Speck highlights the importance of collaboration in placemaking as he details the multi-faceted teams behind the creation of the State of Texas’s new Capitol Mall. This article originally appeared in the 2023-2024 issue of Platform "Civics and Placemaking."

Master of Landscape Architecture alumnus Kevin Jeffery discusses the importance of nature-based public spaces and his professional focus on waterscape quality, design, and planning. This article originally appeared in the 2023-2024 issue of Platform, "Civics and Placemaking."

To welcome Liang Wang to the School of Architecture and the Urban Design Program, we caught up with him to learn more about his research, interests, and background.

An outdoor learning center designed by students in Coleman Coker's Gulf Coast DesignLab studio was recognized by the Texas Forestry Association for excellence in wood design.

Assistant Professor Ria Bravo’s design for the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center's Fortlandia pays homage to the classic playground staple: monkey bars.

An Advanced Design Studio led by Dwayne Oyler, Jenny Wu, and Paul Germaine McCoy challenged students to reconsider and expand the design process by prioritizing model-making and methods of assembly.