“The Green Futures Lab is not just about research and design; it’s about empowering students to think critically about how our cities can evolve to be more sustainable and inclusive. Our work is shaped by the belief that the best solutions come from collaboration—between students, communities, and the environment,” says Nancy Rottle, founder of the Green Futures Lab and Landscape Architecture Professor Emeritus.
Category: Research
Just Urban Design
Newly released! “Just Urban Design: The Struggle for a Public City” (MIT Press 2022) features a collection of chapters and case studies that apply a social justice lens to the design of urban environments.
Jeff Hou’s Research Recognized by Office of Global Affairs
In 2019, Jeff Hou received a Global Innovation Fund Research Award to explore how youth are engaging in social action and creative space-making in East Asia. Hou used the funding to host a three-day online workshop with special guests from the U.S. and East Asia to explore and share knowledge on current social movements across East Asia that reflect a desire for alternatives to the current socio-economic and socio-cultural structures, from social startups and new communal spaces to alternative economic…