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Branden Born offers insight on downtown Seattle’s recovery Urban Design Professor Branden Born contributed expert analysis to a new report highlighting downtown Seattle’s steady post-pandemic recovery, with key indicators showing signs of renewed vibrancy. | Axios Read More

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NEH Fellowship Canceled Amid National Funding Reductions Associate Professor of Architectural History Ann C. Huppert among many humanities scholars impacted by recent federal funding cuts under the Trump administration. | The Seattle Times 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

Space Needle with cranes and apartment buildings

Linking Housing and Homelessness Real Estate Associate Professor Gregg Colburn explains the connection between the loss of affordable housing and rising homelessness in Seattle. Read More

View of downtown and Space Needle at sunset

Karen Wolf Explains Why Cities Create Plans for Urban Growth CBE Affiliate Instructor Karen Wolf joins group of experts to explain why cities like Seattle create comprehensive plans for urban growth management. | KUOW Read More

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Addressing America’s Housing Crisis What does it really mean for housing to be affordable? In Affordable Housing in the United States, authors Gregg Colburn and Rebecca Walter, Associate Professors in the Runstad Department of Real Estate at the College of Built Environments, explore this important question. | Real Estate Read More

Signs pointing toward various landmarks in Africa Town, including Judkins Park, the NW African American Museum, and the Douglas Truth Public Library

Celebrating Black History Month Every year, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) chooses a theme for Black History Month. This year’s theme, “African Americans and labor,” reminds us at CBE of the resilience and impact of African Americans. 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