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Andrew Perkins

Andrew Perkins

“Thanks to you, I'll push for sustainability through adaptive reuse of material and space.”

Andrew Perkins rescued one of Buffalo’s derelict properties from demolition, and is using discarded materials to renovate it and “simply make the house livable.” Through the project—which he calls the “cultural experience of a lifetime”—he said he is challenging society’s dependence on consumption and the view of waste as something taboo. Perkins is grateful for the scholarship he received, which has given him time to complete his thesis. After graduation, he looks forward to working in a small design office, creating “a more sustainable existence between material culture and ecology.” Gifts from donors like you have sustained his academic career.