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Capstone Studios and Charrettes are features of our program
Director Kelly Stowell. There were six teams with specific
intended to accomplish two broad objectives. First and
focus including the “Necklace Team” seeking to tie together
foremost, the Capstone acts as a bridge to practice, providing
the geographies and content.
seniors with self-initiated leadership opportunities to lead and manage a large planning and design project connected
The Core Team explored the need for a vital and walkable
with a sponsor/client. The second objective is to connect
downtown, making Highway 89 its main target. The
the entire department, all classes and faculty, in a week-long
Residential Team looked at the need for affordable forms of
collaborative charrette effort. This builds studio culture and
housing in three locations. The Coral Cliffs team investigated
opens relationships among the studio body.
conservation easements and creating small amounts of development in order to preserve scenery. The Jackson
This year the opportunity to return to Kanab, Utah presented
Flats Reservoir team used the wildlife acumen of Professor
itself with Professors Carlos Licon, Todd Johnson and
Emeritus Craig Johnson to establish strong awareness of
Jake Powell directing the effort. Jake Powell’s experiences
habitat and natural systems to guide the facilitation of
in Kanab and his LAEP Extension focus afforded us the
recreation activities. The Necklace Team offered its own
opportunity to work with leaders of the City under the direct
string of parks and ties each of the other team’s efforts into
sponsorship of the Center for Education, Business and the
an Olmstedian vision for Kanab.
Arts. The Charrette was heartily supported by Executive
