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Hands palm up, wood pellets in left, black carbon pellets in right Biochar: Coral Reef of the Soil For students at the University of Washington, discovering their academic and career passions is a journey of exploration, opportunity and learning. Justin Roberts knows this well. Justin is a third-year master of Landscape Architecture student. He spent a quarter abroad … Read More
Purple flowers In Memoriam: Sally Schauman We are saddened to share that Sally Schauman, Professor Emeritus, passed away on April 10, 2022. Having joined the faculty in 1980 as Associate Professor, Sally helped to establish the Master of Landscape Architecture Program, and served as Chair of … Read More
Exterior of Architecture Hall on a summer day on the UW Seattle campus How One Architect’s Radical Ideas About Nature Changed American Cities Forever For those of us who did the majority of our growing up in upper Manhattan, it’s not hyperbolic to say that New York’s Central Park was our backyard. We spent snow days careening down Cedar Hill on our sleds. I … Read More
Interior of Gould Hall CBE welcomes new cohort of faculty In pursuit of our vision for a more just and beautiful world, the College of Built Environments is implementing an important part of our strategic framework: growing our capacity for collaborative interdisciplinary work with the goal of advancing climate solutions. … Read More
Blue Lagoon spa complex Entombed in the Landscape: Waste with Assistant Professor Catherine De Almeida Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture Catherine De Almeida remembers picking up trash on the playground, seeing people throw trash out their car window, and noticing trash flying around while she played outside as a child. The presence of litter in … Read More
A white flower with the sky as the background In Memoriam: Fritz Wagner We are saddened to share that Adjunct Research Professor of Landscape Architecture and Research Professor Emeritus of Urban Design & Planning, Fritz Wagner, passed away on October 7, 2021, at the age of 79. Along with being an alumnus of … Read More
A white flower with the sky as the background UW Resilience Lab aims to change campus culture toward compassion and mindfulness Brooke Sullivan, lecturer in the department of landscape architecture, is using a Resilience Lab seed grant to bring the compassion work to the College of Built Environments. She is also helping support compassion and mindfulness at Friday Harbor Labs and … Read More
Iain Robertson standing in the Seattle Japanese Garden holding a scroll In Memoriam: Iain Robertson We are saddened to share that Associate Professor Emeritus, Iain Robertson, passed away on July 27, 2021, at the age of 73. Iain Robertson inspired generations of University of Washington landscape architects and students with his love, commitment and education … Read More
In Memoriam: Grant Richard Jones, FASLA Acclaimed landscape architect and University of Washington graduate Grant Richard Jones, FASLA, passed away on Monday, June 21, at the age of 82. He gained fame for his many innovations that shaped and broadened the practice of landscape architecture. Grant … Read More