AUGUSTA — The Envision Resilience Challenge, a multi-university design studio and community engagement initiative developed by philanthropist Wendy Schmidt, have announced that its fourth year of programming will take place in Maine.

University of Maine at Augusta has been selected as one of eight university partners to participate in this year’s challenge. Other participating universities include Cornell University, Harvard University, University at Buffalo, University of Michigan, University of Virginia, Yale University, and the program’s first international partner, University of Toronto.

UMA’s Bachelor of Architecture program offers the only professional architecture degree in Maine and the only public five-year professional degree in northern New England. UMA teaches architecture through engagement, educating, and empowering students to explore, investigate, and analyze the built environment.

Portland, South Portland, and the Casco Bay Islands have been chosen as study sites for the 2024 fall design studio, which will convene community stakeholders and teams of students studying architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, and environmental science.

The public can follow along throughout the challenge at envisionresilience.org.

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