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King County's video on UW Green Futures Lab floating wetland UW’s Green Futures Lab: Building wetlands to sustain salmon Check out this great video from King County summarizing our Duwamish floating wetland project! The Green Futures Lab strives to create habitat and cleaner waterways through the use of floating wetlands. As Mason says, they’re “nature’s kidneys,” and are highly … Read More
Birds eye view of Kirkland Google’s exit from big Seattle-area project shows fleeting relationship between tech and communities In the suburban community of Kirkland, Wash., where Google established its original beachhead in the Seattle area, the tech giant had big plans to expand even further. The City of Kirkland was counting on Google to be the “catalyst project” … Read More
Blue tarps over tents - homelessness The obvious answer everyone is ignoring Examining homelessness beyond personal blame: discover why it’s crucial to address the systemic factors that contribute to this issue. The research from Gregg Colburn‘s new book, Homelessness is a Housing Problem, is featured in a recent article in The … Read More
Making Healthy Places book cover. health, design Q&A: Exploring how the design of the built environment affects our health and well-being How does the design of the built environment – such as houses, schools, workplaces, streets, parks, transportation systems, and urban form – affect our health and well-being? To explore these issues, editors Nisha D. Botchwey, Andrew Dannenberg, and … Read More
Exterior of Gould Hall Benjamin F. McAdoo’s lasting legacy as an architect and activist Enid McAdoo was only 6 when her family of five moved from the apartment above her dad’s Capitol Hill office to a brand-new custom home in Bothell. It was an impressionable age, an influential era and an exceptional place, and … Read More
Books on shelves New faculty books: How your brain works, cycling around the world and more H. Pike Oliver, affiliate professor of real estate at UW, has released his new book, “Transforming the Irvine Ranch: Joan Irvine, William Pereira, Ray Watson and The Big Plan.” The book, co-authored by Michael Stockstill, explores the planned development of … Read More
Gregg Colburn UW expert says the housing market is the key factor causing homelessness Not all U.S. major cities are grappling with homelessness at the scale of say, Seattle or San Francisco. And it’s not because some cities have more people in poverty, or more people in crisis. Gregg Colburn, assistant professor of … Read More
Buildings on UW campus Partnership for equity and inclusion in design and planning schools welcomes a second cohort of early career fellows FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 1, 2022 Contact: Thaïsa  Way Phone: 202 339 6461 Email: wayt01@doaks.org Website: www.deansequityandinclusioninitiative.com Partnership for equity and inclusion in design and planning schools welcomes a second cohort of early career fellows! The Dean’s Equity and Inclusion … Read More
Row of 3 houses Homeless in America The homelessness crisis continues to get worse. Gregg Colburn, assistant professor of real estate, discusses his research on why we see variation in homelessness across U.S. cities. | The New York Times… Read More