2024-05-02T09:35:26-04:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150298275/fostering-civic-engagement-in-architecture-school-with-jeanine-centuori-director-of-woodbury-s-ace-center Katherine Guimapang 2022-02-23T10:46:00-05:00 >2022-02-23T12:16:52-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b8/b88e592faf1a01fce459ddbd1ea2eecf.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>How can architecture schools better engage with the communities surrounding them? For faculty and students at&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/woodbury" target="_blank">Woodbury School of Architecture</a>, the words <em>civic engagement</em> are more than just umbrella terms used as curriculum aides for student learning. Instead, they are pillars to facilitate ongoing discourse and action towards helping underserved communities in Southern California. Through architecture, design, non-profit work, and business initiatives, the school's&nbsp;<a href="https://woodbury.edu/academics/resources/agency-for-civic-engagement/" target="_blank">Agency for Civic Engagement (ACE)</a>&nbsp;program uses a multidisciplinary approach to designing for the public.<br></p> <p>ACE stemmed from an idea led by a group of dedicated Woodbury faculty members. What began as a visionary project has become an essential public interest program. To learn more about ACE's history and the community-driven projects born out of the program, I spoke with its Director, <a href="https://woodbury.edu/faculty/jeanine-centuori/" target="_blank">Jeanine Centuori, FAIA</a>. During our conversation, we also discussed public art and its relationship to architecture, the importance of exposi...</p>