Category: Timber

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CBE news highlights: spring 2026 edition Catch up on the latest news, research, events and accomplishments from the UW College of Built Environments in spring 2026. Read More

Tyler Sprague showing model in final review of Onouye Studio

Tyler Sprague on Bridging Architecture, Engineering and History Discover how UW Associate Professor Tyler Sprague connects architecture and structural engineering to explore the built environment’s past and future. Read More

Students building wooden structure in front of Gould Hall

Where Design Meets Structure In this year’s Barry Onouye Endowed Studio, students turned to timber to explore how material and form evolve together, pushing boundaries through full-scale construction. Read More

Seattle Waterfront

Architecture on the World Stage Three of the 54 architecture firms selected from hundreds of applicants for the U.S. Pavilion exhibition “PORCH: An Architecture of Generosity” at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale have strong ties to the Department of Architecture. 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

Trees in a forest

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