Category: In the Media

In the Media (26)

Tilikum Place, Seattle, Washington

Equity in the Driverless Future: Is the U.S. Ready? Urban Design & Planning Professor Dr. Andrew Dannenberg's new paper highlights critical equity issues and public health concerns surrounding autonomous vehicles | Streetsblog USA Read More

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Listings are up, interest rates may come down Steven Bourassa, Chair of the Runstad Department of Real Estate, anticipates potential rate cuts next month, which could shift the real estate landscape. | Tacoma News Tribune Read More

Two CBE Faculty Win 2024 Women in Architecture Award Architecture Professor Kate Simonen and Affiliate Associate Professor Susan Jones have been named among the five recipients recognized by Architectural Record with this prestigious award. | Architectural Record Read More

Wooden cabin-like home in a forested area at dusk

A Sustainable Orcas Island Home Architecture Professor Vikram Prakash and his wife, UW architecture graduate Leah Martin (MArch 1998) and principal of Allied8 Architecture and Design, designed their home without cutting down a single tree. | New York Times Read More

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Employed and Unhoused: A New Reality The rise in homelessness “is the unfortunate but predictable result of ongoing rent increases,” says Gregg Colburn, a professor at the College of Built Environments. “And now it’s happening not just in our big coastal cities, but all over the place—in Phoenix, Denver, and Atlanta.” | The Washington Post Read More

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Three CBE faculty awarded professorships These awards support their groundbreaking work as they address urgent societal problems related to the built environment. Read More

Husky Sustainability Awards

College of Built Environments Faculty and Student receive Husky Sustainability Awards 2023 The Husky Sustainability Awards recognize individuals and groups across all University of Washington campuses who lead the way for sustainability at the University of Washington. This is the 14th year awards have been given by the UW Environmental Stewardship Committee. Read More

New York city

University of Washington is a core member of newly announced New York Climate Exchange UW will be a core member of a consortium led by Stony Brook University that will build and operate The New York Climate Exchange – a carbon-neutral international hub focused on climate action and adaptation. | UW News Read More

King County's video on UW Green Futures Lab

UW’s Green Futures Lab: Building wetlands to sustain salmon The Green Futures Lab strives to create habitat and cleaner waterways through the use of floating wetlands. Check out this great video from King County summarizing our Duwamish floating wetland project. | King County TV Read More