About Barbara Wilson
Barbara Brown Wilson’s research and teaching focus on the history, theory, ethics, and practice of ecologically and community-oriented design and development, and on the role of urban social movements in the built world. Wilson teaches required classes in the MUEP and BUEP programs, including Methods of Community Engagement and Research and studios and interdisciplinary electives such as Climate Justice in Cities. In her courses, students often work with place-based community groups to apply their skills in collaboration with the local knowledge of traditionally under-resourced partners to assist with community-driven projects.
Selected Publications
Resilience for All: Striving for Equity through Community-Driven Design (Island Press: 2018)
Co-author; Questioning Architectural Judgement: The Problem of Codes in the United States (Routledge: 2013)
Recent Courses Taught
PLAN 3810: Climate Justice in Cities
PLAC 4010: Neighborhood Planning Studio
PLAN 6020: Methods of Community Research and Engagement
Associate Professor