Posted on January 16, 2026
Post categories: Climate Honors & Awards Landscape Architecture
The University of Washington College of Built Environments congratulates Assistant Professor Celina Balderas Guzmán of the Department of Landscape Architecture, who has received a 2025 Envision Resilience National Design Studio Grant. The national award supports design studios at eight universities exploring climate adaptation through architecture, planning, design, and community partnership.
Balderas Guzmán’s forthcoming 2026 studio will partner with community organizations in Skagit County to study and reimagine coastal resilience strategies on Samish Island. Students will explore restorative design approaches to support eelgrass and wetland habitats and to strengthen the region’s relationship with its natural systems.
This marks the first year Envision Resilience has expanded its studio program nationally, bringing together universities from across the country to develop creative, place-based responses to the effects of climate change.
“Across the country, cities and towns are preparing for a warmer world,” said Wendy Schmidt, founder of Envision Resilience. “These grants will weave together a wider community that is building a more resilient and hopeful future, coast to coast.”
To learn more about Envision Resilience and the National Design Studio Grant, visit envisionresilience.org