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Students build with timber outside Gould Hall From forest to building: UW launches Center for Timber Innovation The University of Washington has launched the Center for Timber Innovation in the Built Environment, bringing together researchers, students and industry partners to explore how timber innovation can support lower-carbon buildings, healthier forests and stronger regional economies. Read More
Apartment buildings in Seattle Housing Futures Center (HFC) joins Eviction Data Response Network The Housing Futures Center (HFC) joins the Eviction Data Response Network (EDRN). In the coming years, EDRN will equip these teams with the technical assistance, financial support, and peer-to-peer learning needed to build data infrastructure and turn eviction data into eviction prevention. Read More
A cardboard human figure sculpture appears in the foreground while visitors review student work mounted on exhibition panels in the background. Showcasing research and creativity at the 2026 CBE Mentor Program Spring Celebration The College of Built Environments celebrated the conclusion of the 2025-26 CBE Mentor Program with a spring event in Gould Hall alongside FrameWorks: UNITED, UNBOUND, UNSEEN, an AIAS UW exhibition highlighting student projects, research and creative work from across the academic year. Read More
Garden at Veterans Hospital Therapeutic Gardens: Design for Healing Spaces Explore how therapeutic gardens support healing, mental health and well-being in Therapeutic Gardens: Design for Healing Spaces (2nd Edition), authored by UW faculty Daniel Winterbottom and Amy Wagenfeld. Read More
People wading on the shore of Elliot Bay Marina Alberti, Urban Design & Planning, shares how evolution influences nature-based infrastructure As cities invest in nature-based solutions to address climate challenges, new research from Marina Alberti reveals why understanding evolution is critical to sustaining their benefits over time. Read More
CITY ERASED connects Seattle’s past to its future CITY ERASED: Mapping Seattle’s Highway Cut reconstructs the neighborhoods and communities displaced by the construction of I-5 through archival research, mapping and digital storytelling. The exhibition was recently featured in The Seattle Times’ Pacific NW Magazine. Read More
Housing complex in Seattle UW launches Housing Futures Center The Housing Futures Center (HFC) at the University of Washington has launched to help address Washington’s most pressing housing challenges and advance innovative new ideas. The HFC integrates education, research, and community engagement to build capacity and support informed decision-making among policymakers, advocates, developers, housing providers, tenants, and homeowners to shape a future where every Washingtonian has access to housing. The HFC emphasizes the importance of the full spectrum of housing from supportive to market rate. Its work advances diverse... Read More
People sitting in rows in Gould Court surrounded by poster boards From ideas to impact: CBE research showcase honors Moudon “From Ideas to Impact,” a combined research showcase and PhD symposium at UW, honored Anne Vernez Moudon’s legacy while highlighting student and faculty research across the built environment. Read More
People harvest vegetables in raised beds outside a modern community building, with gardens, pathways and trees creating a vibrant farm setting. LAF Landscape Performance Series features UW Rainier Beach case study A UW landscape architecture case study on Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands has been featured in LAF’s Landscape Performance Series, documenting its environmental, social and economic performance. Read More