Sarah Gamble
Assistant Professor | University of Florida
Gainesville, FL, UNITED STATES
Sarah Gamble has expertise in the design of walkable environments and climate adaption using house relocation.
Biography
Sarah Gamble is an assistant professor and director of the Public Interest Design certificate program at the UF School of Architecture. In addition to design studios, she teaches lecture courses designed for non-majors to increase their knowledge and appreciation of architecture and its impact on our everyday lives. Her practice-based research centers on the design of communities and the public realm in pursuit of good design for all. She focuses on the tools and methods architects and other built environment professionals use to engage and collaborate with the public to improve the built environment and address the climate crisis. This research has led to specialized expertise in the climate adaption strategy of house relocation and the design of walkable environments.
Areas of Expertise (7)
Walkability
Climate Adaptation
Community Engagement
Community Design
Community Development
Public Interest Design
House Relocation
Media Appearances (2)
Responsibility to Place
UF College of Design, Construction and Planning tv
2023-09-11
University of Florida professors and assistant professors lecture on the context and place in relationship to design and the environmental crisis.
Sarah Gamble: A Responsibility to Place
Virginia Tech School of Architecture tv
2023-10-14
Sarah Gamble in a visiting lecture, hosted by the Architecture Student Lecture Series Committee.
Articles (3)
House Relocation Guide
University of Florida School of ArchitectureSarah Gamble, et. al
2023-06-01
House Relocation: A Practical Guide for Austin, Texas explores house relocation as a tool for the circular reuse of residential structures within Austin’s central neighborhoods and beyond. This guide provides an overview of the relocation process to shape a better understanding of the practice and promote its use for economic, environmental, and preservation benefits.
Environmental Activism by Design
Applied Research and Design PublishingColeman Coker, Sarah Gamble
2023-04-01
Environmental Activism by Design, a monograph by architects and educators Coleman Coker and Sarah Gamble, challenges designers to actively engage the environmental crisis through their work, while articulating an optimistic, tangible means to pursue community good and environmental justice through design activism and engagement.
Walking Within the Design Process
AIA/ACSA Intersections Research ConferenceSarah Gamble
2021-08-01
When engaging with communities, designers become intimately familiar with the people and places in which they work. In both academia and professional practice, a variety of methods and tools are needed for the ‘get to know you’ process, as designers gather information and build relationships. The ability to select the most appropriate methods and customize them to local conditions, cultures, history, clients, etc is an important skill.
