News & Media
News and media coverage of climate-related research at Tulane School of Architecture.
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Liz Camuti Publishes Research Paper on Climate Adaptation, Energy Transition, and Environmental Justice
Liz Camuti, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture and current CCU Fellow, has recently published a research paper discussing her research studios conducted as part of the Gulf Coast Climate Futures Project. The paper, "Another Gulf Is Possible: Desired Futures Beyond Petrocolonialism," is included in the most recent issue of Journal of Architectural Education, themed "Worlding. Energy. Transitions" and guest edited by Billy Fleming of University of Pennsylvania and Rania Ghosn of Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
October 4, 2024
Research studio named finalist for international GROHE Water Prize
The "New Orleans Public Space Project" Research Studio, led by faculty Sean Fowler and Dean Iñaki Alday, is one of five finalists for the World Architecture Festival's 2024 GROHE Water Prize, which recognizes projects that are pushing the boundaries of design within the built environment and water.
September 17, 2024
Adam Marcus presents clay 3D printing research at Earth USA conference in Santa Fe
Adam Marcus recently presented work from his spring 2024 "Ecological Tectonics" research studio at the 2024 Earth USA Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The paper, "3D Printed Architectural Facades for Climate Adaptation," discusses how modular 3D printed ceramic systems can engage with broader ecological systems, such as stormwater management and habitat creation.
August 29, 2024
Small Center summer fellows explore impacts of industrial systems on Gulf Coast region
Exploring the impacts of industrial development and the future of the Gulf Coast region was the focus of six students’ work this summer, as Public Interest Design Fellows through TuSA's Small Center for Collaborative Design.
August 17, 2024
Liz Camuti and Adam Marcus present at Architectural Ceramics Assemblies Workshop
TuSA faculty Adam Marcus and Liz Camuti recently participated and presented at the Architectural Ceramic Assemblies Workshop (ACAW), an annual symposium organized by the University at Buffalo, Carnegie Mellon University, and Boston Valley Terracotta. Marcus and Camuti joined colleague Tsz Yan Ng, faculty at University of Michigan's Taubman College, to present 3d printed ceramic prototypes from their project Hygroscopic Envelope, which is studying the capacity for 3d printed ceramic facade modules to retain and detain stormwater.
May 13, 2024
$2.9 million gift to start new center
Tulane School of Architecture received an anonymous $2.9million gift to establish a Center on Climate Change and Urbanism, a new research unit that will complement the school’s existing work in New Orleans and around the world.
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Jesse Keenan guides White House on built environment in key national climate report
Climate adaptation scholar Jesse M. Keenan joined senior Biden-Harris Administration and White House officials to announce the Fifth National Climate Assessment, an extensive federal report that evaluates climate change science, impacts and strategies to mitigate current and future risks.
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Jesse Keenan's research leads to federal regulations on resiliency
Jesse M. Keenan, Favrot II Associate Professor of Sustainable Real Estate and Urban Planning, contributed research to new climate-related federal rules.
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Liz Camuti selected for Tulane's ByWater Institute Fellowship
Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture Liz Camuti is one of three new ByWater Institute Fellows and the first fellow selected from the School of Architecture.