Megan Nedzinski to speak at Architecture + Well Being Series

The Norwich University School of Architecture + Art will continue its 2025–26 Architecture + Well Being: How the Built Environment Impacts Health, Belonging, and Resilience lecture series with a presentation by Megan Nedzinski, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB, CPHC, on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. in the gallery of Chaplin Hall. The event, titled Drafting Change: Design Strategies for a Collective Future, is free and open to the Norwich University community and the public.

The Architecture + Well Being series explores how the built environment influences human health, belonging, and resilience. Through visiting speakers and interdisciplinary dialogue, the series highlights the role architects and designers play in responding to social, environmental, and cultural challenges through thoughtful, responsible design.

Nedzinski serves as a project architect and partner at Vermont Integrated Architecture (VIA). Her work focuses on how architecture can respond to an increasingly complex and fragile environment. In her presentation, she will share VIA’s philosophy and design approach, illustrating how forward-thinking architecture can address urgent global challenges through construction approaches and design solutions. It will explore how natural systems are under growing strain as human activity continues to challenge the planet’s balance and capacity, and what that reality means for the future of the built environment.

Architects, she emphasizes in her work, are trained to operate comfortably in the future tense — to imagine, instruct, and plan for a collective and sustainable future. In her presentation, Nedzinksi will share VIA’s philosophy and design approach and how that drives forward-thinking construction approaches and design solutions. Her examples will demonstrate how architecture can serve as both a technical solution and a cultural force, shaping communities that are healthier, more inclusive, and better prepared for long-term environmental change.

Nedzinski’s distinguished professional portfolio spans high-performance commercial and institutional design, sustainable building science, and community-focused architectural practice. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University [Virginia Tech] and is certified as a passive house consultant and a LEED accredited professional. Her career reflects a sustained commitment to material research, climate-responsive architecture, and construction strategies that align environmental responsibility with functional and aesthetic excellence.

In addition to her professional practice, Nedzinski contributes to the broader architectural community through teaching, research, and conference presentations. She has held leadership roles with organizations including the Vermont Green Building Network, the Building Energy Boston Conference, and AIA Vermont, where she has helped advance dialogue and best practices around sustainable design and climate-responsive architecture.

The lecture is co-sponsored by NUAIAS and the SoA+A Lecture Series Fund, with support from The Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation. The event underscores Norwich University’s ongoing commitment to interdisciplinary education, experiential learning, and design practices that address the pressing needs of all communities.

For students, faculty, and members of the public interested in architecture, sustainability, and the future of the built environment, Drafting Change: Design Strategies for a Collective Future offers an opportunity to engage with a leading voice in climate-responsive and community-driven design.

For more information about the Norwich University School of Architecture + Art, please visit the upcoming events page.