All (179) Alumni & Industry (10)Architecture (13)Climate (11)Community (13)Construction Management (11)Dean (5)Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (13)Faculty (14)Honors & Awards (7)In the Media (15)Landscape Architecture (13)News (24)Real Estate (10)Research (15)Students (15)Urban Design & Planning (11) News (24) Women in Construction: Darlene Septelka In honor of Women’s History Month, we asked Teaching Assistant Professor, Darlene Septelka, to share her experience as a woman with 50 years of experience in the construction field. Read More UDP Professionals Council Autumn Quarter Lecture Presents: Gil Kelley Gil Kelley, general manager of Planning, Urban Design, and Sustainability for the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, shares insights into how he uses a forward-thinking approach to address challenging planning issues, including equity, climate change, and civic engagement. Read More 40 years of Design and Making: Celebrating the Life of Andy Vanags Andris ("Andy") Vanags was instrumental in the initiation of the design/build program and the creation of furniture studios that have become hallmarks of the Department of Architecture. Read More Building New Global Connections The UW Landscape Architecture Croatia Design/Build program gives students the unique opportunity to make a lasting, physical impact in their host community. Professor Daniel Winterbottom, an expert in the creation of healing and therapeutic gardens, leads the program. Read More Global Architectural History Teaching Collaborative Wins $1M Grant The Global Architectural History Teaching Collaborative and Co-PI’s Mark Jarzombek and Vikram Prakash are happy to announce its receipt of funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This $1,000,000.00, three year award will allow GAHTC to fund the production of teaching modules, as well as Teacher-to-Teacher Workshops and Global Connections Fellowships. Read More SENSOL Crosswalks project selected for Amazon Catalyst Fellowship CBE Student team named Amazon Catalyst Fellows. Their project is an off-the-grid LED and solar crosswalk that lights up directly under the pedestrian as they cross to increase awareness and commuter cooperation. Read More The Carbon Leadership Forum, in partnership with more than 30 industry leaders, announces breakthrough tool to easily evaluate carbon emissions of building materials The Carbon Leadership Forum, in partnership with a coalition of more than 30 forward looking and innovative building industry leaders announce that they have taken on a long-elusive goal – measuring and reducing the carbon footprint of building materials. Read More UW colleges, offices share three-year NSF grant to make ‘internet of things’ more secure Several University of Washington schools and offices will team up to research how organizational practices can affect the interagency collaboration needed to keep the “internet of things” — and institutional systems — safe and secure. Read More Archinect Deans List: Renée Cheng on How Comprehensive Design Can Engender Inclusivity Dean Cheng has specialized in researching the application of new technologies within the design and construction process while also helping to pioneer innovative project delivery approaches. In this interview, Cheng shares how these approaches can be applied to the wide-ranging curriculum of an integrated design program. Read More Search Results Navigation Page 01 02 03