New Chapter by Berney Discusses the Role of UW’s Nehemiah Studio in Architectural Education

Posted: 12/14/2023 ()

CSDE Affiliate Dr. Rachel Berney (Urban Design and Planning) recently co-authored a chapter, called “Building Beloved Community Through the University of Washington’s Nehemiah Interdisciplinary Studio” in the edited book, Interdisciplinary Design Thinking in Education and Architecture. The Nehemiah Studio is a university-community collaboration focused on preventing displacement, empowering change, and building beloved community. The group strives to build beneficial and transparent relationships with community members, students, and faculty to support community groups’ work and students’ development. Authors convey that well-functioning multi-disciplinary teams are more productive than other team arrangements and interdisciplinary teamwork lies at the heart of architectural education and practice. The Nehemiah Studio experience is uniquely positioned to contribute to architectural education.