In the Media

Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning Marina Alberti was recognized as key contributor to new climate assessment roadmap alongside fellow UW researchers.

Professor and Historian of Architecture Jeffrey Karl Ochsner, FAIA, was awarded the Career Achievement Award, which is part of the Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation’s (DAHP) 2026 State Historic Preservation Officer’s Awards. The award honors Ochsner for nearly four decades of teaching, scholarship, and mentorship in architecture and historic preservation.

Affiliate Associate Professor Amy Wagenfeld discusses the benefits and future of therapeutic landscape design and recreation in an article with Parks & Recreation Magazine.

The City of Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board accepted a nominated proposal by Sarah Mills, who recently graduated from the Department of Urban Design & Planning with a Master of Urban Planning, to designate the McKinney Center for Community and Economic Development (MCCED), as a Seattle Landmark.

UW Urban Design & Planning Lecturer Bob Freitag provides insight into how climate change is impacting wildfire season and local communities.

The UW Green Futures Lab partnered with local organizations to create the first floating wetland in Seattle, which aims to support struggling urban salmon populations.

In a recent podcast, Vikram Prakash shares details about his new book, "Death of a Modernist", which covers the life of his father and urban architect Aditya Prakash.

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.

CEE Assistant Professor Travis Thonstad and Professor Michael Motley, partnering with UW Mobility Innovation Center Director Bart Treece and Construction Management Professor Carrie Sturts Dossick, created a virtual replica, also known as a digital twin, of the I-90 Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge to monitor the world's first floating light rail crossing.

Marina Alberti discusses new research on how evolutionary change can strengthen or weaken nature-based solutions, from urban forests to oyster reefs, and what it means for future city planning.