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CENTER FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

The Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) was founded in 2001 as a space for complementary programs of research, education, and community outreach. Faculty research interests represent diverse interests to develop creative, balanced, achievable solutions to the physical and social challenges facing the planning, construction, and preservation of buildings, neighborhoods, and regions. To this end, the CSD team supports School of Architecture faculty in all aspects of their research, from proposal development and budgeting to -post-award coordination in an effort to provide comprehensive sponsored research support for UTSOA faculty.

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West Mall Building (WMB) 6.102
University of Texas at Austin
csd@austin.utexas.edu

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    The countdown is on! This Saturday, we celebrate YOU, our incredible planning and design graduates. We are so proud of everything you’ve achieved and can’t wait to cheer you on at Commencement. 🎉 <br>
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    The countdown is on! This Saturday, we celebrate YOU, our incredible planning and design graduates. We are so proud of everything you’ve achieved and can’t wait to cheer you on at Commencement. 🎉

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    Save the date for 40 Hours for the Forty Acres! This year, on May 7-8, we’re focusing on raising support for travel scholarships to provide students with opportunities to experience architecture, planning, and design in real-world contexts. <br>
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    Save the date for 40 Hours for the Forty Acres! This year, on May 7-8, we’re focusing on raising support for travel scholarships to provide students with opportunities to experience architecture, planning, and design in real-world contexts.

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    Assistant Professor Ria Bravo’s (@riabravodesign) Interiors Fabrications course introduces students to a range of fabrication techniques and materials, including sewing, 3D printing, CNC routing, and hands-on construction methods.
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    Assistant Professor Ria Bravo’s (@riabravodesign) Interiors Fabrications course introduces students to a range of fabrication techniques and materials, including sewing, 3D printing, CNC routing, and hands-on construction methods.

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    We’re excited to welcome pioneering Thai landscape architect Kotchakorn Voraakhom to campus next week as the School of Architecture’s 2025 Commencement Speaker. <br>
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    We’re excited to welcome pioneering Thai landscape architect Kotchakorn Voraakhom to campus next week as the School of Architecture’s 2025 Commencement Speaker.

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    You did that: final reviews are done! 🙌 We saw incredible work throughout the week and couldn’t be more proud of your hard work this semester.<br>
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    You did that: final reviews are done! 🙌 We saw incredible work throughout the week and couldn’t be more proud of your hard work this semester.

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    Join us next Friday, May 2 for our End of Year Show, an exhibit celebrating a year of UTSOA, themed Overexposed.<br>
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    Join us next Friday, May 2 for our End of Year Show, an exhibit celebrating a year of UTSOA, themed Overexposed.

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    Congrats @utsoafirstyears on wrapping up Design II final reviews yesterday! <br /><br />Final review week continues tomorrow through Friday. For a list of guest critics, visit the link in our bio. And tune in and follow along on our stories all week. <br /><br />Best of luck everyone!
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    Congrats @utsoafirstyears on wrapping up Design II final reviews yesterday!

    Final review week continues tomorrow through Friday. For a list of guest critics, visit the link in our bio. And tune in and follow along on our stories all week.

    Best of luck everyone!

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    Congratulations to the three interior design students named to Metropolis Magazine’s 2025 Future 100 list: Winnie Lin @winnlin (MID), Ashley Marie Sparks @ashleysparks_ (BSID), and Nandita Warrier (MID II).
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    Congratulations to the three interior design students named to Metropolis Magazine’s 2025 Future 100 list: Winnie Lin @winnlin (MID), Ashley Marie Sparks @ashleysparks_ (BSID), and Nandita Warrier (MID II).

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    The Interior Design Program at The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture is hosting the Interior Provocations symposium, in collaboration with Pratt Institute, on Friday, November 7, 2025.<br>
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    The Interior Design Program at The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture is hosting the Interior Provocations symposium, in collaboration with Pratt Institute, on Friday, November 7, 2025.