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Steve Bourassa Announcing the Chair of the Runstad Department of Real Estate Steven Bourassa will take on the role of Chair of the Runstad Department of Real Estate. For the past 7 years, he has been Chair of the Department of Urban Design and Planning at Florida Atlantic University, starting August 8, 2022, he will join our college as department Chair and Jon and Judith Runstad Endowed Professor. Read More
Three people smiling, where two men are standing and one woman is sitting in a church pew Beloved Communities: College of Built Environments students help historically Black churches survive gentrification UW CBE students and faculty collaborated with the Nehemiah Initiative to help institutions in historically Black communities like churches and the people they serve survive rapid socioeconomic change. | UW Magazine Read More
Interior of Gould Hall Why are condos in Seattle so rare and expensive? James Young, director of the Washington Center for Real Estate Research, provides insight into why condominiums in Seattle have become rare and expensive. | KUOW Read More
The Husky 100 Two CBE students named to 2022 Husky 100 The University of Washington recognized two students from the College of Built Environments for the 2022 Husky 100. Congratulations to Talia Kertsman and Andrew Hengstler! Read More
Woman with long dark hair dressed in black, leaning against a wall made of horizontal planks Mariam Kamara Could Profoundly Change Design Pedagogy Everywhere Mariam Kamara, UW Department of Architecture alumna and Niger-based architect, discusses her revolutionary approaches to architecture pedagogy and design. | Metropolis Read More
Exterior of Architecture Hall on a summer day on the UW Seattle campus How One Architect’s Radical Ideas About Nature Changed American Cities Forever Thaïsa Way, a professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture, discusses the legacy of Fredrick Law Olmsted in the field of architecture. | Inverse Read More
Interior of Gould Hall CBE welcomes new cohort of faculty We are excited to announce the first wave of CBE’s new faculty cohort! Each brings new strengths and perspectives and as a group, they have the potential to be an effective team who, together with the excellent faculty already at CBE, will accelerate the positive impact of our teaching, research, and engagement. Read More
A group of people in bright orange life vests in a raft Disaster Management Cooperation in South Asia Assistant Professor in the University of Washington’s Department of Urban Design and Planning Himanshu Grover argues that given the inherent challenges in regional cooperation in South Asia, it is worth exploring what an effective regional disaster response and risk reduction network architecture looks like. | NBR Read More
Blonde, white woman in dark clothing wearing blue latex medical gloves leaning on a lab counter What the humble clover means for the future of life in cities A global study led by Professor Marina Alberti investigating the impact urbanization has had on white clover shows that the plant is adapting to survive alongside us in Puget Sound. | Crosscut Read More