Adaptation by Design, Lecture 1: Jeneva Wright

Architecture Sarasota

Join us to kick off the season with the first in our lecture series: Adaptation by Design, speaker Dr. Jeneva Wright.

265 S Orange Ave

Adaptation by Design Lecture Series - Spring 2026

Safeguarding our architectural legacy by anchoring design strategies in culture and place. Discussions of geography, heritage, and resilience that spans from emergency disaster response and documentation to long-term preservation.

Join Architecture Sarasota at the Pavilion for our first speaker in the Adaptation by Design spring lecture series, Dr. Jeneva Wright, who will present on cultural heritage preservation along the coasts. January 27, 20266:00 - 7:00pmThe Pavilion, 265 S Orange Ave., Sarasota, FL 34236 Adaptation by Design - Lecture 1 When the Shoreline Speaks: What Our Coasts Can Tell Us About Preserving Cultural Heritage Jeneva Wright, Chair, Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology ABOUT THE SERIES**Discounted tickets when you buy the 3-lecture series!**Safeguarding our architectural legacy by anchoring design strategies in culture and place. A discussion of geography, heritage, and resilience that spans from emergency disaster response and documentation to long-term preservation. Jeneva Wright, Advisory Council on Underwater ArchaeologyWhen the Shoreline Speaks: What Our Coasts Can Tell Us About Preserving Cultural HeritageJanuary 27, 2026 - 6:00 pm Jeffrey Huber, Brooks Scarpa HuberSalty Urbanism: Designing for Rising Seas, Future Heat, and Resilient CommunitiesFebruary 10, 2026 - 6:00 pm Chris Reed, Harvard University, Graduate School of DesignMarch 3, 2026 - 6:00 pm ABOUT THE SPEAKERDr. Jeneva Wright is a maritime archaeologist with a professional background in environment-cultural heritage interactions, public-private research development, and strategic planning. She currently serves as the Innovation Development Lead for the U.S. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency’s Partnerships and Innovation Directorate; previous roles have included leading underwater cultural heritage research on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf with the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, serving as the inaugural U.S. National Park Service Archaeologist for Climate Change, and supporting DPAA as lead archaeologist for underwater partner development and field operations. She holds a PhD from the University of Miami in Environmental Science and Policy and an MA from East Carolina University. She is on the Advisory Board for the Scripps Center for Maritime Archaeology for Scripps Institution of Oceanography and serves as Chair of the Advisory Council for Underwater Archaeology. She lives in Montana with her husband, child, and oversized cat. PHOTO CREDIT: Courtesy of Jeneva Wright

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