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About Us

WHO WE ARE

As a land grant University, it is in our DNA to be of service to communities in all 100 North Carolina counties. Our focus is in support of building resilient and sustainable communities. We understand the disparities of modern-day North Carolina and are committed to supporting education, research and engagement that addresses and offers solutions to some of our state’s most vexing community growth challenges.

Read our strategic plan here.

CORE TEAM

Chuck Flink, FASLA

Director


caflink@ncsu.edu

Adam Walters, PLA, ISA 

Associate Director


arwalter@ncsu.edu

Elizabeth Gabriel, MFA

Designer


eegabrie@ncsu.edu

TEACHING AFFILIATE

Imran Aukhil , MBA, MArch

Adjunct Faculty, Real Estate Development


Instructor for the Principles of Real Estate Development course

RESEARCH AFFILIATES

Tom Barrie , FAIA, DPACSA

Professor of Architecture


Missing Middle Housing Study | City of Raleigh

Kofi Boone , FASLA

Professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning


Design Strategies Study | NC State Parks

Bethany Cutts 

Associate Professor in the College of Natural Resources


Missing Middle Housing Study | City of Raleigh

Carla Delcambre , ASLA, PLA

Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning


Creating Outdoor Recreation Economies Design Support | NC Department of Commerce

Pfizer Sanford Landscape Study | Pfizer Sanford

Design Strategies Study | NC State Parks

Meredith Martin , Ph.d

Assistant Professor in the College of Natural Resources


Pfizer Sanford Landscape Study | Pfizer Sanford

CURRENT STUDENT AFFILIATES

Drake Bruner (2023-24), Kairavi Garde (2024), Kayla Gilligan (2024), Andrea Padilla Guerrero (2024), Jules Mainor (LAEP/2023-24)

FORMER STUDENT AFFILIATES

Alejandra Betancourt (2023-24), Anna Desmone (LAEP/2023-24), Valerie Friedmann (2023-24), Parker Smith (NCA&T Intern, 2024)