2024-11-21T15:49:12-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150272757/firecity-fireland-new-models-of-resilience-and-community-with-ucla-s-hitoshi-abe-and-jeffrey-inaba-s-research-studios Katherine Guimapang 2021-07-22T13:48:00-04:00 >2021-07-23T08:33:46-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4e/4e68bdabea33ca1b4deb673329b4cb18.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>What does building resiliency look like for urban landscapes? With the effects of climate change increasing, architects, urban planners, and landscape architects must work towards land use design strategies while having humans and nature coexist effectively.</p> <p>The&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/uclaaud" target="_blank">University of California, Los Angeles Department of Architecture and Urban Design's</a>&nbsp;faculty and students continue to unpack challenges between land development and urban conditions. An institution that focuses on collaborative research between its students and faculty, it strives to create learning environments fueled by experimentation and discovery. To highlight these initiatives, Archinect connected with Associate Adjunct Professor&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/inabawilliams" target="_blank">Jeffrey Inaba</a>&nbsp;and Professor <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/106328/atelier-hitoshi-abe" target="_blank">Hitoshi Abe</a> to discuss their collaborative research studios&nbsp;<em>FireCity and FireLAnd</em>. In addition, they explain common misconceptions students have when learning about urban regeneration, land use, and ways to approach design strategies for fire resilient urban infrastr...</p>