Environmental Science Major Designs a Living Green Wall on Campus

Kira Wiener ’25, who is interested in a career in sustainable architecture, spent the summer planning and executing this on-campus research project.

 Friday, September 6, 2024 02:04 PM

A college student in a greenhouse holds a planter boxKira Wiener ’25

Kira Wiener ’25, an environmental science major and a French and francophone studies and studio art double minor, dedicated her summer to an on-campus research project in which she designed and built a living green wall. 

Wiener, who wants to go into sustainable architecture after graduation, saw this as an opportunity to learn more about the field as a student.

“Don’t be afraid to suggest an idea to a professor if there’s something that you are passionate about,” she says. “It can be a really cool opportunity.”