The host is the University of New Mexico School of Architecture & Planning (SA+P). Bridging Communities: Over 50 years of community-focused scholarship at SA+Pan exhibition highlighting the school's decades-long legacy of collaborative design, research and public engagement.
The Bridging communities The exhibition celebrates SA+P's enduring partnerships across New Mexico and emphasizes the power of community-centered design, planning and science in shaping a more equitable and sustainable future.
The exhibition will be on view at Rainosek Gallery from November 5th to 26th Past, Present, Possible: The DPAC Storya showcase of the 56-year history of the Design and Planning Assistance Center (DPAC). Additional work includes projects by Associate Professor Moises Gonzales, both within and outside the Resource Center for Raza Planning (RCRP), as well as contributions from Indigenous Design Studios and DPAC-led initiatives.
The exhibition coincides with several major events in November, including:
- November 5: SA+P Alumni 50th Anniversary Luncheon and panel discussion on the DPAC legacy.
- 10th–14th November: UNM Research Week, which includes:
- ASPIRE (Center for Advancement of Spatial Informatics Research and Education) Open House – November 10th at 4 p.m
- Advancing RNA in the UNM Community – Nov. 11 at 9 a.m
- Community-engaged research lecture: Moises Gonzalez, “Nation, “Ethnogenesis, Place, and Identity in New Mexico” – November 12 at 6 p.m. This will be followed by a reception by the Vice President for Research in Pearl Hall.
- Institutional Review Board Protocol Writing Workshop – November 13 at 9:30 am
- Keynote speech by Nobel Prize winner Paul Modrich, “DNA mismatch repair in human cells: mechanisms and some functions” — November 14th at 4 p.m
For more information about the exhibition or related events, visit Research.unm.edu.