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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 National Renewable Energy Lab in Golden, CO. Read More
Design the Future Podcast PODCAST | Kate Simonen on building decarbonization and scaling impact Kate Simonen, chair of the Department of Architecture, joined Design the Future Podcast to talk decarbonization and scaling impact. Read More
The Husky 100 Celebrating the Husky 100 Each year, the Husky 100 recognizes 100 UW undergraduate and graduate students from Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma in all areas of study who are making the most of their time at the UW. The students from the College of Built Environments represent a range of disciplines and causes. Read More
COVID-19 & the Future of Architectural Education Renée Cheng, Dean of the College of Built Environments, joins The Second Studio Podcast to discuss how Covid-19 has impacted teachers and students, the future of education (changing studio, reviews, and lectures), and more. Read More
A white flower with the sky as the background A letter to my Asian women students looking for answers Dean Cheng offers thoughts about leadership in the face of discrimination, and reconciling the personal with the professional. Read More
Side of Life Sciences Building with sun shining on it Life Sciences Building COTE Top Ten Award The Holy Grail for Sustainability: Engaging students in the design of University of Washington’s Life Sciences Building Read More
Arthur Acolin From Crisis to Community: Homeownership Access with Assistant Professor Arthur Acolin College is a time of exploration and discovery for all students. It is a time that often shapes how we view the world. Going through this transition during a moment of turbulence in the world can shape that experience significantly, which is exactly what happened for Assistant Professor of Real Estate, Arthur Acolin. As an undergraduate, international student in the US in 2008, the housing bubble and subsequent recession shaped Acolin’s future as a researcher and professor. Read More
Aerial photo of a coastline with buildings up to the edge of the shore 20 years after the Nisqually earthquake, are we better prepared for the Big One? Amanda Siok, Master of Urban Planning alum and Department of Urban Design and Planning Affiliate Instructor, discusses earthquake preparedness. Source: The Seattle Times Read More
A person sitting on a large rock in a park reading a book The Environmental Psychology of COVID-19 with Professor Lynne Manzo We are living through a new reality, adjusting to life during a global pandemic. We are all changing our routines, our travel plans, our holiday traditions. For those of us who have been able to keep our jobs through this economic crash, we have had to adapt to a new working environment, working from our homes. Some of us have transformed our homes to accommodate remote learning, and others have moved to be closer to family. Whatever your current living situation is, it’s almost assuredly different than it was a year ago. Read More