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Bridging Borders

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We consider how borders are geographically, politically, and spatially constructed, and how they relate to the movement of certain bodies through migration or refugee displacement. We work with communities to plan, build, and respond to the issues that borders and border enforcement create, beyond even the physical presence of borders into broader contexts. Our faculty focus on such topics as migration, refugees, space and place, climate justice, binational and multinational relationships, and the US-Mexico border.

 

 

A Sample of Recent Work

 

The Region: Architectural Histories of a Naturalized Concept published in Aggregate Architectural History Collaborative
Manuel Shvartzberg Carrió, 2026

 

 

Reimagining Refuge: California for Just Migrant Futures
Abigail Andrews, 2025 to present

World Design Capital San Diego Tijuana
Mai Nguyen, 2024

Unwelcome Self-Help Housing published in INSITE Journal
Nancy Kwak, 2024

Banished Men: How Migrants Endure the Violence of Deportation
Abigail Andrews, 2023