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Intercultural competency is critical in our increasingly globalized world. Intercultural Futures<\/strong> imagine design’s capacity to contribute to a healthy and just global society through bold projects. Students join faculty in research activities in international places like Bosnia and Tanzania and in our own Charlotte communities. Courses such as Humanitarian Design, Hip-Hop Urbanism, and Topical Design Studios provide opportunities for developing further knowledge in this evolving area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tanzania Anti Malaria Project<\/strong>
Assistant Professor of Architecture Liz McCormick<\/a> and her and co-investigator Brett Tempest<\/a>, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, have received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to engage students in McCormick’s continued research into climate-resilient architecture in tropical regions.
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Margin & Text<\/strong>
 Margin & Text: Amplifying Diverse Voices in Architecture<\/em><\/a> is a new book edited by School of Architecture faculty Betsy West, Kelly Carlson-Reddig, and J\u00f3s\u00e9 G\u00e1mez, who is also dean of the College of Arts + Architecture.  Published by Princeton Architectural Press, Margin & Text<\/em> is a wide-ranging collection of essays, reflections, definitions, facts, and images from the past and the present that foreground the contributions of those who too often remain on the sidelines.
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Community Design Workshops<\/strong>
Nadia M. Anderson<\/a>, director of the City Building Lab<\/a>, has been approved for a $25,000 \u201cGrants for Arts Projects\u201d award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support neighborhood visioning workshops.
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One Eleuthera Foundation partnership<\/strong>
UNC Charlotte students under the leadership of Jos\u00e9 G\u00e1mez<\/a> join students from Florida and the Bahamas to design post-hurricane housing. As North America prepares for another hurricane season, the work of one School of Architecture studio is responding to the challenge.
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