A Report on Participatory Research Initiatives Along Corpus Christi Bay- Oswald Jenewein

Thursday, Apr 23, 2020

Oswald Jenewein, assistant professor of architecture for ecological environments and digital design, wrote an op-ed published in Texas Architect Magazine

He discusses an interdisciplinary project lead by a team of UTA architects, engineers, and public policy professors aimed at assessing the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of the petrochemical industry on the built environment around Corpus Christi Bay. Jenewein states "the team analyzes (built) assets, identify (ecological) challenges based on community input, and synthesizes these into climate adaptation strategies."

Texas Architect  Magazine is one of the most respected regional architectural journals in the nation, featuring projects and other editorial content largely written by AIA members in Texas. 

In Jenewein's Article, he states that "As architects and academics, we must interact with communities and places to comprehend the complex networks between the natural and built environment which form and are informed by, cultural habits. We need to let places guide us as designers. We need to listen and learn from local experiences gathered over generations. We need to translate the knowledge provided by nature, and by people, into parameters that shape the face of built interventions."

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Texas Architect  Magazine is one of the most respected regional architectural journals in the nation, featuring projects and other editorial content largely written by AIA members in Texas.