Category: In the Media

In the Media (86)

Sketch by Daniel Winterbottom

Daniel Winterbottom on How Landscape Design Supports Rest and Attention Professor Daniel Winterbottom explores how thoughtfully designed landscapes support rest and cognitive recovery through “soft fascination,” reframing leisure as essential to wellbeing rather than wasted time. Read More

Edwin Bai

UW Student Researches Libertarian Tech Zones Through an Urban Planning Lens UW undergraduate Edwin Bai, a geography major with a minor in urban design and planning, examines libertarian tech zones around the world and their impacts on housing, governance, and displacement. Read More

Seattle at sunset

Rethinking Land Use Through Justice and Care How can land use planning become an act of justice and care? A new guide by Assistant Professor Dylan Stevenson helps communities reimagine sustainability through shared values and histories. Read More

Colorful bird perched in the trees

Making Birding Accessible: Monique McClure’s Perspective CBE Grant Manager Monique McClure brings an accessibility lens to birding, highlighting how the built environment shapes who gets to participate. Read More

Crane in front of high rise in Seattle

Seattle’s Rental Squeeze As apartment construction slows across King County, UW Professor Gregg Colburn offers insight on how it could lead to rent hikes and housing insecurity in Seattle. Read More

Exterior of a historic building in Pioneer Square. Many of these will require seismic retrofits.

Seattle Weighs Costly Seismic Retrofits for Historic Brick Buildings Seattle weighs mandatory seismic retrofits for 1,100 historic brick buildings, balancing earthquake safety with preserving heritage and keeping housing affordable. Read More

Tyler Sprague showing model in final review of Onouye Studio

Tyler Sprague on Bridging Architecture, Engineering and History Discover how UW Associate Professor Tyler Sprague connects architecture and structural engineering to explore the built environment’s past and future. Read More

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 He brings a student-centered vision and a deep commitment to addressing housing, climate, infrastructure, and equity through collaboration and practice. Read More

Dancers perform with veils at the newly opened Sylvan Theater in 1922

Designed in 1921. Still Standing. In 1921, a UW architecture student reimagined the future of four historic columns from the university’s original building. His winning design became Sylvan Grove Theater — a lasting space of reflection, memory, and student legacy. | Seattle Times Read More