<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/architecture/newsroom/stories/2025/open-ground-public-space-as-climate-infrastructure.php" dsn="news"><link>https://coadstories.uh.edu/2025/open-ground-public-space-as-climate-infrastructure/</link><featured>true</featured><top-stories/><pubDate>07/30/2025 01:25:24 PM</pubDate><title>OPEN-GROUND: Public Space as Climate Infrastructure</title><subtitle/><description>University of Houston (UH) Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design professor Daniel Jacobs' innovative project OPEN-GROUND: Public Space as Climate Infrastructure offers a new vision for urban resilience. Along with Brittany Utting (Rice University), co-founder with Jacobs of the design research practice, HOME-OFFICE, and co-investigators Daniel Floryan (UH), and Kelly Huang (UH), the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Upjohn Research Initiative recently awarded the team a $15,000 grant to pursue their research.</description><author>Stephen Schad</author><image><img src="/architecture/newsroom/images/open-ground-web.jpg" alt="OPEN-GROUND Rendering"/></image><categories>Architecture,Awards</categories></item>