All (280) Alumni & Partners (38)Architecture (89)Climate (36)Construction Management (29)Dean (20)Faculty (78)Honors & Awards (42)In the Media (89)Landscape Architecture (48)News (76)Real Estate (38)Research (56)Students (56)Urban Design & Planning (52) Climate (36) CBE Alumna Mariam Issoufou Named 2025 Champion of the Earth by the United Nations Mariam Issoufou Kamara, an alumna of the Department of Architecture, has been named a United Nations Champion of the Earth for her work advancing climate-responsive design rooted in traditional building methods and community resilience. Read More UW Architecture Professor Kate Simonen Selected for Inaugural Research Impact Advocates Cohort Professor Kate Simonen has been selected for the University of Washington’s inaugural Research Impact Advocates cohort, a new program that supports faculty in sharing the impact of their research with broader public audiences. Read More Innovative Collaboration Creates Living Materials The most urgent challenges facing the built environment do not belong to a single discipline. At the College of Built Environments, cross-college collaboration is unlocking engineering living materials that could reshape how our buildings and infrastructure interact with the world around them. Read More Designing for Resilience Assistant Professor Celina Balderas Guzmán has been awarded funding from Envision Resilience to lead a 2026 landscape architecture studio focused on climate-adaptive design in Washington’s coastal communities. Read More Food Waste to Fuel: The Biodigester Project in South Park A University of Washington–led, EarthLab-funded study explores how food waste could support climate justice, clean energy, and community resilience through a proposed biodigester in South Park. Read More Kate Simonen Elected to the National Academy of Construction University of Washington Professor of Architecture Kate Simonen, founder of the Carbon Leadership Forum and leader of the Life Cycle Lab, was elected to the National Academy of Construction for advancing decarbonization. Read More CBE Faculty Lead Decarbonization Effort Their latest project uses AI and digital twin technology to promote healthier, more equitable communities—starting in Seattle’s Duwamish Valley. Read More Transforming Highways into Green Spaces Seattle’s vision to reunite neighborhoods split by I-5 is gaining traction, thanks to the 2023 Scan Design Interdisciplinary Studio, Connect!. Their freeway lid proposals between Wallingford and the U District helped secure $1.5 million for further study—paving the way for green spaces, walkable connections, and much-needed affordable housing. Read More Rebuilding After Disasters: Lessons for Los Angeles Jeffrey Karl Ochsner, Architecture Professor, shares how past fires in cities like Seattle and Chicago can offer helpful insights for Los Angeles as it rebuilds after recent wildfires. | New York Times Read More Search Results Navigation Page01 02 03 04
