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Discover Research at the College of Built Environments

Excellence and innovation in scholarship: that’s what you’ll find at the College of Built Environments. Across our five departments, students study and work with over 100 active researchers who bring in more than $5.5 million in funding each year.

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2022 Architecture Graduate Student Research Review.

Our vital research

Our faculty and researchers aren’t satisfied with the status quo. They understand that solutions to the complex problems of today and tomorrow will be developed by interdisciplinary teams with diverse viewpoints. They’re working to create the materials and opportunities to support the built environments of the future. And they’re engaging students with vital social and environmental justice issues that affect the UW community and beyond.

Professor presenting in front of a screen to a man sitting at a tableCBE Research PortalExplore the impact and themes of our research labs and centers, publications, and people on the CBE Research Portal.VISIT THE PORTAL

Tub of water of cylinders of concreteSupport CBE ResearchSupporting research will provide seed money to germinate new innovative ideas and create the proof of concept that can be leveraged for further grant funding.SUPPORT CBE RESEARCH

Student holding computer and talking to a professorResearch ResourcesThe CBE Office of Research supports research efforts at the College. Explore the research roadmap, funding, support, and research FAQCBE OFFICE OF RESEARCH

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