Category: Landscape Architecture

Landscape Architecture (44)

Sarah Chu (left) and Hadley Masiel (right)

Landscape Architecture Student Scholars Congratulations to Sarah Chu (MLA ’25) and Hadley Masiel (BLA ’25) on being named 2025 LAF Olmsted Scholars! Read More

Image of four students with purple and grey backdrops

Four CBE students named to the 2025 Husky 100 Congratulations to Braedyn Reed, Kort Maeda, Lela Cooper, and Trevin Thompson for being named to the 2025 Husky 100! Read More

Paris City View

Remembering Anne Vernez Moudon A world-renowned expert in urban design, pedestrian safety, and public health, passed away on April 8, 2025, in Paris, her favorite city and a reflection of her lifelong dedication to the built environment. Read More

An image of two sketches. On the left is a sketch of a tent in front of the “Wall of Death”. On the right is a sketch of an unhoused individual.

Drawing Unhoused Individuals and Their Living Spaces Professor of Landscape Architecture Daniel Winterbottom was recently interviewed to discuss his motivation and process for depicting unhoused individuals in his sketches. | Illustrated Journalism Read More

Rendering of an intersection with lots of trees and other greenery

Green Futures at the Gould Gallery “The Green Futures Lab is about empowering students to not only think critically about how our cities can evolve to be more sustainable and inclusive, but to put their ideas into practice,” says Nancy Rottle, founder of the Green Futures Lab and Landscape Architecture Professor Emeritus. Read More

A student in a striped shirt uses a table saw to cut a piece of wood, pushing the material forward while wearing hearing protection and safety glasses in a bright, busy workshop.

UW Students Build with Salvaged Wood UW’s Salvage Wood Program gives students access to on-campus timber, transforming sustainability into hands-on design in the Furniture Studio. Read More

U district Interstate 5 Ariel view - scan design studio

Transforming Highways into Green Spaces Seattle’s vision to reunite neighborhoods split by I-5 is gaining traction, thanks to the 2023 Scan Design Interdisciplinary Studio, Connect!. Their freeway lid proposals between Wallingford and the U District helped secure $1.5 million for further study—paving the way for green spaces, walkable connections, and much-needed affordable housing. Read More

Vegetation at the Native Garden in the UW Farm

At UW Farm, Native Garden Cultivates Culture and Care How this student-led Native Garden at the UW Farm is helping restore relationships—with the land, with culture and with each other. Read More

Boliglaboratorium - Sustainable living apartment complex

Nordic-Inspired Solutions for Sustainable Living The College of Built Environments (CBE) announces the opening of Boliglaboratorium: A Danish Housing Lab, now on display at the Gould Gallery. This exhibit explores innovative Nordic-inspired solutions for sustainable living. Read More