Acknowledgements & Additional information

The summer 2022 Global Urbanism Studio will return to a comparative model, this time looking at two distinct but related river/watershed systems: the Mississippi River, from the delta in Louisiana to St. Louis upstream, and the Chao Phraya, from the delta near Bangkok to the headwaters near Chiang Mai in Thailand. While in Thailand, we will be collaborating with Landscape Architect Kotchakorn Voraakhom and McDonnell Academy partner Chulalongkorn University, as well as other local partners.

The comparative model will draw our attention to the margin between the (rising) sea and the (sinking) delta. These places are points of exchange, strategic advantage, and population density. These competing forces will create significant tension, as sea levels rise, inter-urban/international competition for dominance in exchange increases, and people seek to live close to where they work, in neighborhoods and buildings that are safe and recognize the humanity of their occupants. These issues are not isolated to the geography of the delta; the pressures span upstream to inland ports and cities.

Bangkok is the future. It has a very high person and building density. It will surely be impacted by rising sea levels and more extreme weather over the next 100 years, and can be a model for other highly populous nations in the Ring of Fire that are designing in the face of climate change.

New Orleans is the future. It sits at the intersection of energy, shipping, and culture. Our long-term viability (as a species, as a nation) as a global culture will require balancing these forces through design.

St. Louis is the future. It sits downhill from half the country, at the center of expansive agricultural, shipping, and manufacturing networks. Equitable design that leverages regional assets can be a model of development in the constellation of river-bound cities across the country.

Chiang Mai is the future. Its historic fabric and vibrant culture reflect the richness of river life; its persistence is a statement of its value.

The Mississippi River is the future. It’s a working river linking upland manufacturing and agriculture with the fragile ecosystem of the Gulf of Mexico. The Chao Phraya River is the future, where tensions between nations, water needs, and historic and modern urban living unfold.

In this studio we will find significant points of tension and test a range of design solutions for how we will live well along great rivers.

LECTURES & MORE!

For more information, and to watch the public lecture series from our summer 2020 studio guests, visit the Global Urbanism Studio on the Sam Fox School website: https://samfoxschool.wustl.edu/GUS

GLOBAL URBANISM STUDIO

Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts

SUMMER 2022 STITELMAN HOEFERLIN BERNSTINE VORAAKHOM

CLIMBING RIVERS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Global Urbanism Studio relies on a network of experts, friends, colleagues, staff, students, and faculty. The course wouldn't be possible without their effort and commitment to this project.

Jennifer Akins Ellen Bailey Matthew Bernstine Dail Chambers Carmon Colangelo Derek Hoeferlin Tyrean Lewis II Luscri Fatimah Muhammad Susan Taylor Guy Trangoš Audrey Treece Rina Vecchiola Alex Wall Shinnosuke Albert Wassawa Katherine Welsch Audrey Westcott Heather Woofter Mandy Wortmann

MUD Students | 2020

Khalid Aljohani Josiah Brown Dunyang Chen Qi Jin Sebastian Jin Shiang Liu Ye Liu Rachel Madryga Joe Mueller Qijun Qian Jing Qiang Haihan Qu Rachel Reinhard Dongzhe Tao Yurong Xue Wenjie Yan Yitian Zhang

Uganda Martyrs Students | 2020

Marylin Aber Ronald Businge Christine De Guzman Jonathan Kateega Ann Murungi Elizabeth Nabagerekka Tadeo Nedala Elijah Tumusiime

MUD Students | 2021

Rachel Bennett Jinxin Huang Catherine Hunley Teresa Lu Yu Tang Jennifer Wang Chenzhang Zhao

Uganda Martyrs Students | 2021

Raymond Ainamani Derek Ayebazibwe Ayebare Christine De Guzman Jonathan Kateega Gilbert Kafuma Bridget Kukunda Derick Kwizera Mark Niwamanya Joseph Matovu