Archinect - News2024-05-19T02:42:46-04:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150354548/chingwen-cheng-named-new-director-of-penn-state-s-stuckeman-school
Chingwen Cheng named new director of Penn State’s Stuckeman School Niall Patrick Walsh2023-06-23T13:00:00-04:00>2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/37/37a095e7c5a19752eef1be43c30ed27b.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Chingwen Cheng has been <a href="https://www.psu.edu/news/arts-and-architecture/story/climate-justice-design-advocate-named-director-stuckeman-school/" target="_blank">appointed</a> as the new director of the Stuckeman School at <a href="https://archinect.com/pennstate" target="_blank">Penn State’s College of Arts and Architecture</a>. Cheng is currently the program head and associate professor of landscape architecture, urban design, and environmental design at <a href="https://archinect.com/thedesignschool" target="_blank">Arizona State University’s</a> Design School.</p>
<p>Announcing the news, Penn State described Cheng as “a <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/4450/sustainability" target="_blank">climate justice</a> design educator and advocate for climate actions through co-designing nature-based solutions with communities.” Among Cheng’s engagement with sustainable design is her founding and directing of Hydro-GI Lab, which focuses on the evaluation of both the design process and outcomes of nature-based solutions for climate justice design.</p>
<p>“Climate change impacts and systemic injustice are persistent challenges that many communities around the world are facing,” Cheng said in a statement. “Design practices and scholarship must address these challenges as we hold the power to shape the built environment. After nearly three decade...</p>