Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Learning Barge Project Receives $125K Grant
Representatives of the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation were present at the Learning Barge Project’s reception at the School of Architecture Friday to make an award of $125,000 for construction of the barge’s onboard educational classroom.
The Learning Barge Project, directed by Associate Professor of Architecture Phoebe Crisman, is a partnership between the UVa School of Architecture and the Elizabeth River Project. The barge will provide a floating classroom space from which elementary through high school students will have the opportunity to experience urban river restoration as well as learn about the ecology, culture, and possibilities of sustainable practices along Virginia’s Elizabeth River. Students from the architecture school and from UVa’s School of Engineering and Applied Science are active designers and builders, and the construction is scheduled for completion by Fall 2008.
This award is the largest single monetary grant received to date for the project, which received a start-up grant from the Virginia Environmental Endowment, an EPA P3 Grant, and other awards.
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