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Research and Public Service
 Research and public
service are on-going activities in the Department and the College of Architecture,
Arts & Humanities. Recent areas of research include sustainability
analysis, energy assessment, water resource planning, land use studies,
retail market analysis, housing and community development strategies,
downtown market studies, geographic information systems, infrastructure and
transportation planning, solid waste, environmental problems and health
planning. Students often join these projects as research assistants.
Public
service projects are carried out on a regular basis in several classes. The
Professional Studio class provides all second-year students with the
opportunity to work on one or more local planning projects for clients.
Students carry out these projects in the same manner as a planning office.
This experience, along with the internship and work-study opportunities,
provide Clemson graduates with significant real world work experience
preparing them for the job market.
 Restoration
Institute
The mission of the Clemson University Restoration
Institute is to advance knowledge in integrative approaches to the
restoration of historic, ecological, and urban infrastructure resources. The
institute will drive economic growth through the creation, development, and
production of restoration industries and technology, patented advanced
materials, cost-effective and environmentally sensitive land development
and restoration practices and policies, and the development and renewal of
restoration-related professional disciplines and highly trained workforce.
Through its design studios and research laboratories at Clemson University
and the Low Country of South Carolina, the Institute will provide hands-on
research and educational opportunities for undergraduate and graduate
students through internships and industrial fellowships. Clemson will lead
a national and international network of academic institutions conducting
restoration-related research. Operations are being established in both
Clemson and Charleston.
South
Carolina Design Arts Partnership
Founded in 1994, the Partnership was formed with support of the South
Carolina Arts Commission, the South Carolina Downtown Development Association,
the College of Architecture, Arts & Humanities, and Clemson University
Outreach. Directed by Professor Bob Bainbridge, a diverse group of students
are involved in the Public Service research studio class, providing design
assistance to South Carolina communities. Projects range from town hall and
park design to preliminary concepts for a children’s museum, downtown
revitalization and facade rehabilitation, college and university master
plans, and city-wide beautification plans. Such projects provide an
extensive faculty-student-client relationship involved in a
multi-disciplinary studio environment using the latest in computer and
communications technology.
SC Mayor's Institute for Community
Design
The Mayors’ Institute begins with a three-day colloquium each fall in
which six  mayors from around
the state discuss pressing and complex urban design and planning challenges
with the help of a diverse faculty of experts. The colloquium is followed
by a one-day workshop in each community and follow-up meetings. The
Institute Director also serves as an adjunct to the faculty giving
occasional lectures and participating in project reviews. Faculty from the department are involved as expert
advisors.
SC Academy for Planning
In conjunction with SCAPA and the University of South
Carolina's Center for Governance, the
Department serves in a leadership position training planning, zoning, and
design review commissions as well as professional staff at SCAPA
conferences and at special continuing education sessions on campus.
Established in 1999, the Academy provides the students an opportunity to
observe the perspectives of practitioners and citizen commissioners dealing
with the daily issues of planning and development throughout the state.
Hundreds have attended these sessions.
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