In collaboration with one another, students, faculty, and staff in Design, Cinema and Digital Media, Campus Planning, and the Arboretum and Public Garden program, have recently completed their TGIF-funded project, creating a Climate Adaptive Learning Landscape on the Cruess Hall Courtyard!

The project features drought tolerant, climate resilient plantings, a teaching patio, and upcycled furniture fabricated from materials diverted from the campus waste stream. The courtyard serves as a living laboratory for sustainable design student projects and a demonstration site for the campus community and beyond.