Brian Davis, assistant professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture, won a national American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) award for his work with the Dredge Research Collaborative on issues at the nexus of climate change, ecological health and economics.
Davis and his collaborators won in the communications category for the DredgeFest Event Series. According to the group’s project statement, DredgeFest is a roving symposium, field expedition, and speculative design workshop series about the human manipulation of sediments.
The events bring together designers, industry experts, government officials and the public to examine how sediment extraction, management and utilization offer an opportunity for new ways to think about climate change and the health of the environment. Davis is at the forefront of a movement to reimagine how a dynamic and adaptive sediment infrastructure can be utilized in the future.
The awards from the ASLA honor top public, commercial, residential, institutional, planning, communications and research projects in the U.S. and around the world.
“It’s a real honor, one due primarily to the tremendous talent and dedication of my colleagues at the Dredge Research Collaborative and the ongoing support and drive for innovation and impactful research here in CALS and from my great colleagues within the department,” said Davis.
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