PLACES

The long-standing tradition of faculty-led field trips as integral learning activities allow for a deeper and more immersive learning experience and encompasses a broad range of social, cultural and ecological issues. Understanding the nuances of politics, policy, culture, geography, climate as well as social and environmental justice in other places and how they affect practice and urban development helps students better understand the underlying forces behind our designed environments. On-site education expands the sources and references upon which students, as future designers of the built environment, can draw from.