Category: Urban Design & Planning

Urban Design & Planning (44)

White clover among grass

Urbanization is driving evolution of plants globally, study finds Humans re-shape the environments where they live, with cities being among the most profoundly transformed environments on Earth. New research now shows that these urban environments are altering the way life evolves. A study led by evolutionary biologists at the … Read More

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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

Manish Chalana walking through Capitol Hill

Ahead of Pride, UW’s Manish Chalana describes the changing neighborhood of Capitol Hill As an urban historian, Manish Chalana studies how cities, and neighborhoods within cities, retain their character in the face of change. How, he says, “neighborhoods remember themselves.” Manish ChalanaKiyomi Taguchi / UW News An associate professor of urban design … Read More

Alumni Profile: Mike Stevenson, Master of Infrastructure & Planning Management We sat down with Master of Infrastructure Planning & Management (MIPM) graduate, Mike Stevenson, to hear about how the MIPM program has helped his career aspirations. Mike recently joined the Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Indian Energy at the … Read More

UDP Professionals Council Autumn Quarter Lecture Presents: Gil Kelley Gil Kelley is the general manager of Planning, Urban Design, and Sustainability for the City of Vancouver, British Columbia. He is an internationally recognized urban strategist, having served as chief planner for several West Coast cities (including San Francisco, CA … Read More

A rendering of an aerial view of Smith Cove, a proposed new neighborhood in Seattle's Interbay area

BE Studio Envisions a New Seattle Neighborhood Architecture and planning students love to wrestle with big ideas. And while their end-of-the-quarter presentations sometimes include out-of-the-box ideas, they usually don’t have the attention of public officials. But this time was different. Students with the University of Washington Built … Read More

Sensol Project members

SENSOL Crosswalks project selected for Amazon Catalyst Fellowship In July, seven new teams were selected as Amazon Catalyst Fellows. The teams are a mix of UW faculty, students, and staff from eleven departments across campus. Each team received funding to pursue a big idea focused on one … Read More

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Designing for Resilience How a design studio at the University of Washington’s College of Built Environments engaged students in defining strategies for a community to evolve amidst disruptions. Seattle is one of the fastest growing cities in the country– a hub of innovation … Read More