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Michael Bennett seated outdoors

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

7:30 p.m. | Kane Hall 130, Roethke Auditorium

4069 Spokane Lane, Seattle

Free + open to the public. Registration requested.

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A conversation about design, place & creative practice

Many Seattleites know Michael Bennett as a Super Bowl champion with the Seahawks. On October 21, join the University of Washington College of Built Environments to get to know another dimension of his work.

Bennett is the founder of Studio Kër, a design practice spanning furniture, objects, installations and architecture. Drawing on history, culture and lived experience, his work asks how the spaces and objects around us shape our sense of place and connection.

Bennett will share his creative practice and take part in a conversation about the ideas behind his work.

Experience Studio Kër at UW

WHAT HOLDS  |  Gould Gallery

Exhibition on view September 14–November 6
Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Gould Gallery, Gould Hall

WHAT HOLDS offers another opportunity to experience Studio Kër’s work, bringing together finished pieces and works in development from a practice spanning furniture, objects, installations and architecture.

The exhibition is free and open to the public.

Night Chapel  |  Parrington Lawn

Night Chapel, a space for reflection and gathering previously installed at Seattle’s Northwest African American Museum, is planned for Parrington Lawn pending final campus approval. Viewing details will be shared as they are confirmed. You can also read more about Night Chapel in The Architect’s Newspaper.


Presented in partnership with

UW Alumni Association