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Light rail crossing Lake Washington on floating bridge UW researchers construct digital twin of I-90 floating bridge Learn more about the digital twin of the I-90 Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge created by UW researchers to monitor the world's first floating light rail crossing. Read More
Group of people waving 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
Steve Badanes at Cultural Kitchen Build Rooted in Community: The Lasting Impact of Steve Badanes Steve Badanes brought a hands-on, community-rooted approach to architectural education at UW. Through the Neighborhood Design Build Studio, he empowered students to build with purpose and serve the public good. Read More
Close-up of geometric cubes Students Connected Design Learning to Global Women Architects at the ARCH 200 Exhibition The ARCH 200 end-of-quarter exhibition highlighted student growth in drawing, model-making, and architectural analysis, with case studies featuring women architects whose projects spanned more than 30 global sites. Read More
Renton High School Reviving Buildings, Inspiring Change The UW Integrated Design Lab, housed in the Department of Architecture, highlights in its 2025 Annual Report how existing buildings can be reimagined to better serve people, communities, and the planet. Read More
Three people working together outside. Lehman and others work to retrofit urban shorelines with sweetgrass — a plant with cultural significance for many Indigenous communities — to improve water quality, increase salmon habitat and restore keystone species. Tim Lehman: Seattle’s First Indigenous Planning Strategist Tim Lehman’s path from teen masonry worker to Seattle’s first Indigenous planner began at UW, where a love for design and justice shaped his career. His work now centers Native voices in the built environment through equity-driven urban planning. Read More