All (247) Alumni & Partners (34)Architecture (77)Climate (32)Construction Management (30)Dean (18)Faculty (69)Honors & Awards (33)In the Media (81)Landscape Architecture (43)News (57)Real Estate (36)Research (50)Students (50)Urban Design & Planning (46) Dean (18) Elevating the Spirit: Dean Renée Cheng on Architecture’s Role in Our Lives Haley Ha, SAM’s Manager of Public Engagement at the Asian Art Museum, spoke with Dean Cheng about her background, why equity matters in architecture, and how architecture can respond to ecological concerns. Dean Cheng participated in the University Lecture of the 2022–2023 series at the Seattle Asian Art Museum. | SAMBlog Read More Partnership for equity and inclusion in design and planning schools welcomes a second cohort of early career fellows The Dean’s Equity and Inclusion Initiative, a partnership of now over two dozen U.S. schools and colleges of architecture, landscape architecture, planning, preservation, and design, welcomes a second cohort of 17 early career faculty to the scholarly development program. Read More CBE’s visionary programming analysis Looking forward to 2022-2023, the second year of implementing the CBE strategic framework, one of our major projects will be to look at how our college’s virtual and physical spaces and places support our goals. Read More UW announces John and Rosalind Jacobi Family Endowed Deanship in the College of Built Environments The University of Washington today announced the establishment of the John and Rosalind Jacobi Family Endowed Deanship in the College of Built Environments, strengthening the school’s vision of a more just and beautiful world for all. | UW News Read More College of Built Environments Year in Review In spite of the many challenges we faced, it was a year of many accomplishments for the College of Built Environments (CBE), below are some highlights of the many events and achievements to celebrate from 2021. Read More What Does DEI Have to Do with Architecture? Dean Renee Cheng joined ARCHITECT magazine podcast with consultant Nancy Alexander and Perkins&Will principal Gabrielle Bullock to discuss common myths and questions about diversity, equity, and inclusion. Read More COVID-19 & the Future of Architectural Education Renée Cheng, Dean of the College of Built Environments, joins The Second Studio Podcast to discuss how Covid-19 has impacted teachers and students, the future of education (changing studio, reviews, and lectures), and more. Read More A letter to my Asian women students looking for answers Dean Cheng offers thoughts about leadership in the face of discrimination, and reconciling the personal with the professional. Read More Building equity: A talk with Renée Cheng, new dean of the UW College of Built Environments Renée Cheng comes to UW from the University of Minnesota, where she was professor and associate dean of its school of architecture and design. A licensed architect, Cheng is a leader in the American Institute of Architects and advocates for equity in the architecture field and practices related to the built environment. Read More Search Results Navigation Page 01 02