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Ken Yocom and Polly Olsen stand together in Burke Meadow during a cultural burn, surrounded by smoke and open grassland.

Ken Yocom Named CBE Dean Provost Tricia Serio announced today that Ken Yocom has been appointed the next John and Rosalind Jacobi Family Endowed Dean of the University of Washington’s College of Built Environments, effective July 1, 2025. A longtime faculty member in the Department … Read More

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From the Dean: Happy Year of the Snake! January’s new moon signals the beginning of the Lunar New Year, a holiday celebrated throughout Asia. Whether you celebrate by eating ddeokguk (rice cake soup) or oranges, watching lion dances, cleaning, getting new clothing, exchanging hóngbāo, or any other tradition … Read More

Ken Yocom walks beside landscape architecture master’s student Eric Alipio, who is operating a torch wagon during a cultural burn at Burke Meadow.

Restoring Burke Meadow Through Shared Stewardship In partnership with Polly Olsen, tribal liaison to the Burke Museum and member of the Yakama Nation, a cross-disciplinary team—including the Department of Landscape Architecture and the Burke Museum—led a cultural burn to support spring growth and uplift Indigenous land … Read More

Ken Yocom

A Leader Shaped by Curiosity and Community Not everyone’s path to academia is straightforward, and Dr. Ken Yocom, interim dean at the College of Built Environments (CBE), is living proof. His story is one of perseverance, curiosity, and a relentless pursuit of knowledge, resonating with any student … Read More

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Ken Yocom Appointed Interim Dean of the College of Built Environments Dr. Ken Yocom, Professor and Chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture, has agreed to serve as interim dean of the College of Built Environments. A Professor and the Chair of the Department of Landscape Architecture, Dr. Yocom has an … Read More

Dean Cheng Leaving the College of Built Environments Renée Cheng, the John and Rosalind Jacobi Family Endowed Dean, will be leaving UW in early October to become the Senior Vice Provost for Design & the Arts and Dean of the Herberger Institute at Arizona State University. Dean Cheng … Read More

Renee Cheng

In her own words: Dean Renée Cheng Dean Renée Cheng shares her journey as a woman in architecture, offering valuable insight into how her perspective has shaped her path. Her documentary is featured in the Fellow of the American Institute of Architects Legacy Project, highlighting the the … Read More

Two students at a football game holding a sign that says "It's a great day to be a dawg"

From the Dean: September 2023 Dear CBE Community, As we usher in another academic year at the College of Built Environments, I want to extend a warm welcome back to all our faculty, staff, and students. Whether you are joining us anew or have been … Read More

Snow on the UW campus at the back of Architecture Hall

From the Dean: January 2023 Dear CBE Community, After adopting our strategic framework nearly two years ago in 2021, the beginning of the year offers us a great opportunity to reflect and celebrate on what we have accomplished so far and where we plan to … Read More