San Marco dei Cavoti
Community School
San Marco Community School
Founded in San Marco dei Cavoti, where the founder’s family has deep roots, the San Marco Community School revitalizes historic buildings to create education, jobs, and opportunity for local youth.
Drawing on deep experience across education, culinary arts, hospitality, design, and construction, the project connects San Marco to global networks in tourism, import/export, and advanced digital fabrication.
The School bridges local tradition with international education, technology, culture, and sustainable innovation.
Programs: Culinary & Hospitality • English for Tourism • IT & Digital Fabrication • Italian Language & Culinary Tourism • Artist & Film Residencies
A new model for rural regeneration - where culture, education, and opportunity grow together.
Fortlandia 2023 Peoples Choice Award
Austin Design Lab received the unique opportunity to design and build a ‘Mars Base,’ an exhibit visited now by over 300,000 people, for the University of Texas’s Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center’s annual event Fortlandia. The installation received overwhelming community support and was honored with the People’s Choice Award and a three year exhibition within the park.
Artists Rendition
Costa Rican
Urban Forest Retreat