This lecture will lead to a greater understanding of how Indigenous people are now viewed as the gatekeepers of biodiversity. Indigenous people in their territories focus on something other than gross domestic product (GDP) but instead on quality and defined relationships within the context of where they live.

Residents of America’s single-family home neighborhoods have adapted their car-oriented built environments in resourceful and creative ways. Yet, adaptations of garages and driveways are relatively underexamined. This lecture will present research that helps to theorize garages and driveways as an adaptive neighborhood infrastructure that may help households and communities thrive

The NOMA Say It Loud exhibition celebrates the work of diverse architects and designers, showcasing the contributions of underrepresented voices in the design industry. Curated by the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), this exhibition highlights innovation, inclusion, and the pursuit of equity in architecture and the built environment.

Dr. Méndez is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Planning and Policy at UC Irvine, an Andrew Carnegie Fellow, and a Visiting Scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). Dr. Méndez’s award-winning book, “Climate Change from the Streets,” published by Yale University Press, provides an urgent and timely analysis of the contentious politics of incorporating environmental justice into global climate change policy.

Join hundreds of top water leaders in Tucson for One Water Summit 2023, the premier national conference focused on sustainable, integrated and inclusive approaches to managing water.

Using Mt. Hood as a subject, this lecture explores three types of views—framed, unframed, and aligned, in Eclecticist, Modernist, and Postmodernist landscapes, respectively. Each of these types of views illustrate tradition-specific approaches to visuality and engagement with the sublime.

The Drachman Institute is accepting applications for community projects for 2024-2025. Successful projects will come with project funding, clear partnership(s) and stated future deliverable(s). Submit on or before October 5, 2023.