Stefan Underwood

With modern farming practices, humans have created a divide between agriculture, suburban, urban, and protected land. These boundaries have caused numerous challenges that far outweigh the benefits. South Florida and the region’s fragile ecology are a perfect case study that represents these global challenges we face locally. The boundaries created need to be reanalyzed and applied more traditionally, where all regions sustainably coexist. Traditional cultures, such as the South Florida Native Americans, have successfully blended the three regions and blurred the boundaries between agriculture, nature, and urban. By taking inspiration from Native American architecture, the Everglades Market creates a model in which all three regions can survive together through agriculture.

Faculty Aurgho Jyoti (Thesis Advisor)

Awards 2025 Spring Show Prize for Outstanding M.Arch Thesis Project