Ms. Charlet is an educator, urbanist, designer and advocate. As the head of CU Boulder's Biomodernity Lab, her research focuses on biomaterials and alternative building materials and methodologies in support of local inquiries & material assemblies. This work is situated at the experimental intersection of transformative design strategies, biogenic materials and the environment. Projects center on the exploration of regenerative structural components and frameworks for scalable alternative plant based building solutions. Upon earning a duel Masters degree in Architecture and Design & Urban Ecology from Parson’s School of Constructed Environments, Ms. Charlet went onto work for Michael Sorkin at Terreform as an Urban Designer for NYC (Steady) State: WasteNot project and consulting designer on the Homegrown project. Following Sorkin’s passing Ms. Charlet founded MATERIALBUREAU and SoIUaCAA: Studio of Inclusionary Urbanism and Civic Architectural Actions. MATERIALBUREAU is a research studio and consultancy practice working to forefront equity through a holistic and sustainable intersection of alternative healthy materials and construction methodologies within our built and unbuilt environments. Ms. Charlet also volunteers for Design Advocates and is a fellow at The Center for Conscious Design and the Urban Design Forum on research projects that support a more inclusive New York City and globally. Ms. Charlet has taught, lectured and given workshops at Parsons, Pratt, Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture at The City College of New York among other colleges and universities for the last two decades. This summer Ms. Charlet was in residence with the Urban Soil Institute / SWALE on Governors Island researching soil, hempseed and design speculations for growing industrial
keywords
Biomodernity, Green Building, Social Justice, Urban Design, Ecology and Restoration in Design, Environmental Justice, Public Lands, Urban Transformation, Architecture, Urban Greenness, BioMaterials
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courses taught
ARCH 2100 - Studio 1: Foundations of Architecture
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Spring 2024
The beginning of the architectural specialization sequence, this course introduces students to the basic strategies and techniques of architectural design. This studio focuses on concepts of medium-scale building design, siting, and climate. Through multiple design exercises, students learn how these factors assist in shaping buildings. Recommended corequisite: ARCH 2115.
ARCH 3100 - Studio 2: Intermediate Architecture
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Fall 2024
Dealing with problems at an intermediate level of complexity this architecture studio emphasizes the interaction of form, programmatic use, human behavior and context in creating structure. Studio options may include a client-based community engaged project, real world applications, and/or result in a physical product. Students work across analog and digital platforms to produce high quality and portfolio-worthy work. Recommended corequisite: ARCH 3114.
ENVD 1002 - Technology 1: Applications for Environmental Design
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Summer 2024
Introduces technological competencies to support studio work including design representation and presentation. Students develop fundamental competencies in sketching, graphic design, file management and 3D modeling.
ENVD 1010 - Studio 1: Introduction to Environmental Products of Design
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Fall 2023 / Summer 2024
The first of four introductory studios introduces students to concepts and techniques related to the design of products at a human scale. In an immersive project-based studio environment students develop the foundation of design communication and thinking through a series of hands-on projects with physical outcomes.
ENVD 1020 - Studio 1: Introduction to Architecture
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Fall 2023
The second of four introductory studios introduces students to strategies and techniques of architectural design and communication in a hands-on studio environment. Students design a small-scale architectural project that responds to environmental, contextual and programmatic needs while developing the necessary skills for iterative design processes.
ENVD 1040 - Studio 1: Introduction to Planning and Urban Design
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Spring 2024
The fourth of four introductory studios in which students learn concepts and strategies related to urban planning and design. Students collaboratively develop a design solution to a small-scale problem within an urban fabric using basic skills of analysis and design iteration.
ENVD 1140 - Studio 2: Fundamentals of Planning and Urban Design
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Fall 2023
Through a small-scale urban planning and design project, students explore solutions to challenges in dynamic urban systems. Builds on knowledge and skills gained in the introductory studios to explore the human and environmental dimensions of intertwined systems within the built environment.
ENVD 2003 - Ecological Systems in Design
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Fall 2024
Introduces the essential principles and concepts of ecology as they relate to the design and understanding of the built environment. Students explore interactions between people and nature, the design of resilient ecological systems and ways that the built world is influenced by its environment.