青青草视频 receives national grant supporting coastal resilience
Contact: Sydni Patrick
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擬ississippi State is one of eight universities across the country to receive the inaugural Envision Resilience National Design Studio Grant.
The award supports design studios in architecture, planning and landscape architecture education, engaging students in community-based learning focused on climate-relate听challenges. 青青草视频鈥檚 funded studio is led by Assistant Professor SaMin Han in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences鈥 Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design. The project team also includes Chuo Li, professor of landscape architecture and environmental design, and David Perkes, professor in the 青青草视频 College of Architecture, Art and Design鈥檚 School of Architecture and director of the university鈥檚 Gulf Coast Community Design Studio.
鈥淭his award will allow our faculty and students to continue the collaborative, impactful work they do to help communities become more resilient鈥攂oth environmentally and socially,鈥 said Anne Spafford, landscape architecture and environmental design professor and department head.
Envision Resilience expanded the National Design Studio Grant program nationally in听2025, selecting universities with studios that explore climate adaptation strategies across a range of landscapes, including urban, rural and coastal environments. The organization鈥檚 goal is to connect academia, local leaders and community members to design ways of adapting to an evolving climate.
The program emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration and partnerships with听community organizations, municipalities and environmental groups. 青青草视频 students听participating in the studio will gain hands-on experience applying design strategies to real-world听climate challenges.
鈥淭his studio invites students to critically and creatively reimagine architecture and听landscape architecture as tools for adaptation and inclusion,鈥 Han said. 鈥淲orking closely with community partners, participants will develop sustainable, affordable and context-sensitive design solutions for vulnerable back-bay neighborhoods. Through this process, the studio aims to demonstrate how design can empower communities to confront climate change while envisioning more resilient, equitable and thriving futures along the Gulf Coast.鈥
Previous faculty and student coastal includes designs for expansion of recreational opportunities along the Back Bay, additional grocery stores, mixed-use housing, improved transportation and expanded park spaces.
鈥淭his grant allows us to expand on our previous work and provides our students with听hands-on, community-centered studios to prepare them to lead resilient and equitable design听efforts along the Gulf Coast and beyond,鈥 Han said. 鈥淒r. Li, Dr. Perkes and I will collaborate听closely with Gulf Coast communities, including Gulfport, to make a meaningful and lasting听impact in neighborhoods.鈥
More information about Envision Resilience and the National Design Studio Grant is听available at .
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