All (243) Alumni & Partners (32)Architecture (76)Climate (32)Construction Management (29)Dean (18)Faculty (69)Honors & Awards (32)In the Media (81)Landscape Architecture (41)News (53)Real Estate (36)Research (50)Students (48)Urban Design & Planning (44) In the Media (81) Cause of homelessness? It’s not drugs or mental illness, researchers say SAN DIEGO — Ask just about anyone for their thoughts on what causes homelessness, and you will likely hear drug addiction, mental illness, alcoholism and poverty. A pair of researchers, however, looked at those issues across the country and found … Read More What Do We Want From Our Next Seattle? Architecture graduate students provide options for dense and diverse housing. | The Urbanist… Read More Sweetened beverage taxes produce net economic benefits for lower-income communities Sugar-sweetened beverages are a known contributor to several health issues, including poor diet quality, weight gain and diabetes. While several studies have shown that taxing sweetened beverages significantly reduces purchasing, questions have been raised about whether the taxes place a … Read More Q&A: New book sheds light on Architecture and democracy through Unitarian churches The history of American Unitarian church architecture is one that’s lesser-known. With this in mind, Ann Marie Borys, associate professor of architecture, wanted to provide context for two extremely highly regarded Unitarian projects of the 20th century that had … Read More ‘Something has to change:’ These architecture students are challenging Seattle’s housing norms The City of Seattle expects to have 1 million residents by the year 2044. That’s about one-third more people than Seattle has right now. We’re having trouble housing the people here now. So where are we going to put all … Read More The Revolt Against Homelessness Gregg Colburn, assistant professor of real estate, provides answers to frequently asked questions about housing and homelessness. | The Atlantic… Read More Mayor Harrell’s plan to combat Seattle homeless crisis draws praise SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s ambitious plan to combat rising homelessness is a start, according to an independent data scientist and UW Professor who has written extensively about the issue. Gregg Colburn co-authored “Homelessness is a Housing Problem” with … Read More Why are condos in Seattle so rare and expensive? The average home in Seattle costs over a million dollars. And now, rising interest rates have made mortgages more expensive. Homebuyers just can’t seem to get a break. Condominiums used to be a gateway to homeownership. Even if you didn’t … Read More Mariam Kamara Could Profoundly Change Design Pedagogy Everywhere Mariam Kamara, UW Department of Architecture alumna and Niger-based architect, discusses her revolutionary approaches to architecture pedagogy and design. | Metropolis… Read More Search Results Navigation Page 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
