Students for tactical urbanism was created as a master’s of landscape architecture thesis project with the intent of empowering youth in the Athens, Georgia area to lead an effort to foster positive change in their community.
ELIZABETH CRIMMINS
MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE CANDIDATE
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENT + DESIGN
A Chattanooga, TN native, Elizabeth is a third-year Master’s of Landscape Architecture student at UGA’s College of Environment and Design. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Historic Preservation and Community Planning along with minors in Urban Studies and Art History from the College of Charleston in South Carolina in 2018. It was during this time that she gained interest in Urban Design and Landscape Architecture.
Before beginning graduate school, Elizabeth worked as a design intern for the City of Charleston’s Design Division and the Nashville Civic Design Center where she led bike and pedestrian infrastructure design projects and worked on a number of tactical urbanism projects with Nashville’s Tactical Urbanism Organizers (TURBO). During this internship, she also had the opportunity to work with the Design Your Neighborhood program that facilitates design education to the Metro Nashville Public Schools’ middle school students. These experiences sparked Elizabeth’s passion for community engagement and stewardship leading to the creation of this thesis project.
During her time at UGA, Elizabeth has had the opportunity to participate in various community charrette opportunities, and she serves as a Landscape Design Graduate Assistant for UGA Archway Partnership producing design work for small towns throughout the State of Georgia that focus on revitalization, historic preservation, and community resilience. After completing her MLA, Elizabeth plans to pursue a career that focuses on urban design, public space planning, and participatory design.
PRACTICUM COMMITTEE
KATHERINE MELCHER, MAJOR PROFESSOR
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENT + DESIGN
DOUG PARDUE, READING CHAIR
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENT + DESIGN
JENNIFER LEWIS, OUTSIDE PROFESSIONAL
DIRECTOR
THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA CENTER FOR COMMUNITY DESIGN AND PRESERVATION
DAN NADENICEK, OTHER FACULTY
PROFESSOR EMERITUS, DRAPER CHAIR IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, COLLEGE OF ENVIRONMENT + DESIGN