About Us

About Us

Equity, Resilience, Connection and Belonging across the Built Environment

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Equity, Resilience, Connection and Belonging | Design > Research | Outreach

The Drachman Institute of the College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture (CAPLA) serves as a nexus for research and design projects that center around outreach work.

The Drachman Institute bridges community needs and CAPLA’s knowledge and expertise to advance equity, resilience, connection and belonging across the built environment. The Drachman Institute’s research and design work are linked in an iterative process that continues to calibrate the performance of the built environment to meet the goals of the populations it serves.

Our Areas of Expertise

  • Architecture
  • Emerging building technologies
  • Energy conservation
  • Health and the built environment
  • Heritage conservation
  • Landscape architecture
  • Real estate development
  • Sustainable design
  • Sustainable market transformation
  • Transportation
  • Urban design
  • Urban planning

Our Structure

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Drachman structure

 
Drachman Institute Leadership

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Courtney Crosson

Drachman Institute Director
Courtney Crosson

Associate Professor of Architecture
ccrosson@arizona.edu
  

Meet Drachman Institute Staff

    Faculty Executive Committee

    Centers and Coalitions

    DDBC Residence 7

    Drachman Design-Build Coalition

    Mary Hardin
    President

    ARCHES

    Housing Equity Lab

    Kenny Wong
    Coordinator

    UANAI Center Community Feedback

    Native Peoples Design Coalition

    Laura Carr
    Coordinator

    Downtown Tucson 2050

    Urban Resilience Lab

    Courtney Crosson
    Coordinator

    Rashi Bhushan
    Postdoctoral Research Associate