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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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2022-2023 SNELL FELLOWS

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

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    Application deadlines are quickly approaching for undergraduate and graduate programs!<br>&nbsp;<br>Join an interdisciplinary community of designers, planners, and scholars committed to creative exploration, ambitious scholarship, and critical practice.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;
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    Application deadlines are quickly approaching for undergraduate and graduate programs!
     
    Join an interdisciplinary community of designers, planners, and scholars committed to creative exploration, ambitious scholarship, and critical practice. 
     

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    Today, masters of architecture student Meghan Costello (@meghan_costello_), who is doing a professional residency in Japan with Shigeru Ban Architects (SBA), is taking over our Instagram stories from Tokyo to share what she’s been up to.<br>
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    Today, masters of architecture student Meghan Costello (@meghan_costello_), who is doing a professional residency in Japan with Shigeru Ban Architects (SBA), is taking over our Instagram stories from Tokyo to share what she’s been up to.

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    This fall, work by Associate Professor @phoebelickwar and landscape architecture students was displayed at the 2024 International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) exhibition, “Nature of Hope.” <br>
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    This fall, work by Associate Professor @phoebelickwar and landscape architecture students was displayed at the 2024 International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) exhibition, “Nature of Hope.”

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    “It Takes a Village: A Cooperative Housing Project Through Aggregation” by Olivia Bowness @olivia_bowness for Martin Hättasch’s Horizontal Studio // 2023-2024 Design Excellence winner<br>
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    “It Takes a Village: A Cooperative Housing Project Through Aggregation” by Olivia Bowness @olivia_bowness for Martin Hättasch’s Horizontal Studio // 2023-2024 Design Excellence winner

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    If you’re interested in environmental planning, green infrastructure planning, or water resources planning, meet Associate Professor Katherine Lieberknecht.<br>
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    If you’re interested in environmental planning, green infrastructure planning, or water resources planning, meet Associate Professor Katherine Lieberknecht.

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    In response to Austin’s density initiative and in consideration of the city’s rich natural resources,&nbsp; students in Danelle Briscoe’s (@danellebriscoe) “Other Nature” studio are proposing habitations for both human and non-human species to counter the effects of development that put fauna at risk.<br>
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    In response to Austin’s density initiative and in consideration of the city’s rich natural resources,  students in Danelle Briscoe’s (@danellebriscoe) “Other Nature” studio are proposing habitations for both human and non-human species to counter the effects of development that put fauna at risk.

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    Looking for something to do this weekend? Kory Bieg’s (@kory_bieg) and Clay Odom’s (@studiomodo) latest public art collaboration is on display this week at the Waterloo Greenway for the 2024 Creekshow.<br>
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    Looking for something to do this weekend? Kory Bieg’s (@kory_bieg) and Clay Odom’s (@studiomodo) latest public art collaboration is on display this week at the Waterloo Greenway for the 2024 Creekshow.

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    Congratulations to Assistant Professor Tara Dudley, Lecturer Mark Wolfe, and the Hogg Memorial Auditorium renovation team on their 2024 Preservation Austin Merit Awards!
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    Congratulations to Assistant Professor Tara Dudley, Lecturer Mark Wolfe, and the Hogg Memorial Auditorium renovation team on their 2024 Preservation Austin Merit Awards!

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    One of our favorite days every year: Masonry Day. With the help from local contractors and suppliers, students get to work hands-on with building materials and construction practices that will be essential to any future project.
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    One of our favorite days every year: Masonry Day. With the help from local contractors and suppliers, students get to work hands-on with building materials and construction practices that will be essential to any future project.