Carley Rickles

Carley Rickles is a Part-Time Instructor in the College of Environment + Design at the University of Georgia. Her work bridges art, design, and research, focusing on themes like everyday life, urbanism, and the built environment. She holds a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture and a Master of Landscape Architecture.

• Education:
  • Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
  • Master of Landscape Architecture

Rickles’ research explores projects such as Residual Spaces, Embracing the Ugly Urbanism, and Soft Surveillance, blending field research, exhibition, and social practice. Her collaborative studio, Martin Rickles Studio (MRS), operates in Atlanta, focusing on interdisciplinary design and ecological considerations.

Awards:

• 2020 Idea Capital Travel Grant (Landscape of Collective Trauma)
• 2022 Burnaway recognition for Missing
• City as Site exhibition participation (2022–2023)

Rickles co-founded MRS in 2020, emphasizing context-sensitive design across scales, from public art to environmental planning. The studio’s work has been featured in Landscape Architecture Magazine and exhibited at Whitespace Atlanta.