University of Miami Center for Urban and Community Design (CUCD)
Founded in 1992 in the wake of Hurricane Andrew, the Center for Urban and Community Design (CUCD) was established with a mission to foster collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches to building sustainable communities. The Center integrates research, teaching, and service, encouraging cross-disciplinary action in historic preservation, urban design, community engagement, and resilient design in subtropical and tropical regions. Building on its legacy in post-disaster recovery, the CUCD is now poised to deepen its impact through a strategic partnership between the School of Architecture and the Climate Resilience Institute (CRI). The partnership with CRI will allow CUCD to further expand intersections with the built environment with innovation across UM’s 12 schools and colleges as well as further deploy that innovation to communities across Florida and beyond.
University of Miami Global Institute for Community Health and Development
We are currently partnering with the Global Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and the Ministry for Grand Bahama to develop resilient housing for Grand Bahama.
Academic Consortium of Climate, Environment, and Sustainability Solutions (ACCESS)
We are currently part of the Academic Consortium for Climate, Environment, and Sustainability Solutions (ACCESS). Housed at the University of Pennsylvania, this group of peer higher-ed organizations was established in 2023 to create a community of practice and elevate the contributions of academia in supporting climate change and environmental solutions.
