Margaret Ikeda and Evan Jones were recently invited to teach an experimental design studio for the spring 2021 quarter at the University of Washington. The studio was based on the Buoyant Ecologies Maldives Studios curriculum developed between 2017 and 2019 at CCA, and it leveraged local governmental and academic connections developed over the years. The studio, titled “Architecture as a Coastal Resource,” looked at issues of coastal protection, food security, and potable water as ways of exploring implementable community architectural strategies that can empower communities to adapt to the effects of global climate changes.