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About the College of Built Environments

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We all live in built environments. They are the spaces where we live, work, gather, and visit. Within the College, students and faculty collaborate to address some of the most critical questions about how humans shape and interact with the natural world.
College of Built Environments

Architecture
Construction Management
Landscape Architecture
Real Estate
Urban Design & Planning

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Life at CBE

At CBE, you’ll be challenged by projects that explore innovative climate solutions and strive for environmental integrity. You’ll belong to a culture of research that touches every part of our lives. And you’ll work in a campus community that values equity, diversity, and inclusion in built environments. We welcome you to imagine yourself as part of the CBE community, sharing in our work towards a better future.

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Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

Our strength lies in the diversity of our programs and the varied perspectives our students, faculty, and staff bring to our work.
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Students working on a wooden structure in a park areaInterdisciplinary VisionEvery aspect of built environments is interconnected: Builders begin with plans, designed by architects and landscape architects, part of bigger ideas developed by urban designers and real estate developers. We teach our students to think about the whole process of a project and seek the consultation of other experts.LEARN MORE

Large concrete room with people in itFacilities & ResearchThe College of Built Environments is home to over 100 active researchers, and over 65 Principal Investigators (PIs) across the five departments.Topics ranging from arts and culture to carbon sequestration and historic presentation to urban modeling.EXPLORE RESEARCH

Student looking at person in a crowd of peopleIndustry Partners & Opportunities68% of UW students graduate with internship experience, and there are over 12,000 internships posted each year. We encourage the internship experience to help our students build community connections and gain valuable work experience. Explore Opportunities

Student Work Spotlight

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In Architecture 231: Making & Meaning, students had the opportunity to design and build a bench as part of their hands-on learning experience.

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or in graduate school within 6 months of graduation12,000+internship postings 
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