{"id":370,"date":"2015-08-25T08:12:30","date_gmt":"2015-08-25T12:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/abecker\/?page_id=370"},"modified":"2015-08-25T08:12:30","modified_gmt":"2015-08-25T12:12:30","slug":"lar-444-sustainable-design-studio-a-planning-policy-and-design-studio-on-storm-resilience-for-the-urban-waterfront","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/macrl\/teaching\/lar-444-sustainable-design-studio-a-planning-policy-and-design-studio-on-storm-resilience-for-the-urban-waterfront\/","title":{"rendered":"LAR 444 – Sustainable design studio: A planning, policy, and design studio on storm resilience for the urban waterfront"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\"PtJudithHarbor\"<\/a><\/h1>\n

LAR 444 – Sustainable design studio:<\/h1>\n

A planning, policy, and design studio on storm resilience for the urban waterfront<\/h1>\n

 <\/p>\n

(LAR Seniors, MAF and MESM grad students and others by permission)<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Co-Instructors: Profs. Will Green (LAR) & Austin Becker (MAF\/LAR)<\/p>\n

4 Credits: * Lecture: 2 hours, Studio: 4 hours<\/p>\n

Email:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 wagre@uri.edu<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 &\u00a0\u00a0 abecker@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

M\/W 1:00 \u2013 3:50 + field trips + four Thursday evening lectures<\/p>\n

Prerequisite: LAR senior or by permission<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Coastal population surpassed 3.5 billion, sea levels are on the rise, and projections indicate an increase in major storm events is already occurring. Under these conditions, what can be done to alter or simply live with these new conditions on the urban coast? The interdisciplinary community of physical and social scientists, designers and engineers, has shifted its focus to accommodating climate change, developing responses, envisioning communities and cities of the future, and defining terms of adaptability, ecological resilience, and sustainability. This provides the challenge presented in this course.<\/p>\n

Course Description<\/strong><\/p>\n

Using the proposals from the recent REBUILD BY DESIGN competition in NYC, students will analyze and consider important environmental, community design and policy questions that affect the coastal urban environment of Galilee, Rhode Island\u2019s most important commercial fishing port. The studio will operate in both a class format (lecture, readings and discussion) and as a professional office where students will work individually and as part of a team of colleagues. Students will analyze resilience projects, identify unique interventions, engage with stakeholders, and apply design and policy strategies to a local site. This project involves service-learning for complex real-world issues (ecological, social and economic) within the community and as affected by its coastal context. Opportunities to interact with professionals from leading design firms will be presented.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Course Objectives <\/strong><\/p>\n