Featured Project

Strategies to Protect Identity, Policy And Public Investment
Spring 2021

The goals of our work in this Capstone Studio were two-fold. First, we were to explore the traditional and cultural identity of pre-identified historic Albuquerque communities, and secondly, develop recommendations and policy implementation strategies for identity planning to be presented to our client, the City of Albuquerque Planning Department. Our recommendations and strategies assess zoning regulations, land-use policy, public art, cultural programming, infrastructure, community engagement and capital improvement planning as strategies that can help maintain local cultural identities.