Your faculty value the opportunity to collaborate and believe this kind of interdisciplinary effort is necessary for the best community planning and design solutions. Therefore, they ask that you adopt the goal of forming effective interdisciplinary partnerships in this course and in your professional career.

Demonstrate Teamswork!

Faculty Profile

Gary Austin
Gary Austin has taught this collaborative studio for several years. His research is in the areas of biological water treatment, green infrastructure and community agriculture. He recently published a book, Green Infrastructure for Landscape Planning: Integrating Human and Natural Systems and at work on a book on constructed wetlands with Chinese landscape architect, Kongjian Yu.

Recent Publications
2014, “Multi-Functional Ecological Corridors in Urban Development”. Landscape Journal, 32(1).

2013. Case Study and Sustainability Assessment of Bo01, Malmo, Sweden. Journal of Green Building.

2012, Laninga, T; Austin, G; McClure, W. “University/Community Engagement in Small Western Towns: Preserving Rural Character and Enhancing Community Sustainability through Service-Learning Partnerships” in Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship, 5 (1).

2012, Austin, G. “Multi-Functional Ecological Corridors in Urban Development” Spaces and Flows Journal, 2 (1).

2012, Austin, G. “Design and Performance of Bioretention Beds for Removal of Stormwater Contaminants,” Journal of Green Building 7 (1)

2012, Austin, G. “Embedded Values In Landscape Infrastructure” Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Annual Conference. Paper in review.

2011, Austin, G. “Food Security Adaptation Plans: Climate Change and Rural Communities” in Rural Connections Journal. June 2011.

2011, Austin, G. “Advances in Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater and Stormwater Treatment”. Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Conference Proceedings. Paper in review.

2010, Austin, G. “Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment and as Landscape Amenities in Rural Communities” in Rural Connections Journal, May 2010.

Past Projects of This Studio

We have contributed to the positive planning and design efforts of many communities during the ten years that this combined studio has been doing outreach work. We have worked in these Idaho communities: Orofino, Riggins, Grangeville, Harrison, Hayden, Sandpoint, Lewiston, Star, Rupert, New Meadows, McCall; these Washington communities - Clarkston ; and these Montana communities - Seeley Lake.