STARKVILLE, Miss. - MSU's College of Architecture, Art and Design is launching a new interdisciplinary design studio in the fall semester for students to explore opportunities presented by an ever-changing Gulf Coast. The studio connects the well-established work of one of the college’s outreach program - the Gulf Coast Community Design Studio - with students and faculty. Dubbed “The Gulf Coast Studio: The New Blue Economy Coastline,” the pilot studio will engage other university and non-university collaborators in related research and outreach activities. Students will re-imagine landscape, infrastructure and buildings on the coast to be more resilient and better support the changing economy. School of Architecture Director Karen Cordes Spence said exploring these environmental and economic issues is critical for Mississippi.
Design studios can change ideas and expectations by presenting innovative and imaginative visions for the future, added Director of MSU’s Gulf Coast Community Design Studio David Perkes. The Gulf is seen for seafood harvesting, O&G extraction and enterprises like aquiculture, eco-tourism, recreation, marine research and technology, fishery management and more, he added. The vision of the Gulf economy has potential to shape land and building development as the environment becomes a part of a diverse economy. A number of voices will be invited to the table, said Spence. “There are many groups and individuals who have an interest in creating a flourishing and resilient coastal community. (Source: MSU 09/08/22) New MSU interdisciplinary design studio to explore the future of Mississippi’s coastline | Mississippi State University (msstate.edu)
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