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Daniel Streissguth In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Daniel M. Streissguth Daniel Streissguth was born in Everett, Washington on April 17th in 1924. He passed away on Saturday, November 20, at the age of 96. He will be dearly missed. Read More
UDP Professionals Council Autumn Quarter Lecture Presents: Gil Kelley Gil Kelley, general manager of Planning, Urban Design, and Sustainability for the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, shares insights into how he uses a forward-thinking approach to address challenging planning issues, including equity, climate change, and civic engagement. 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. Here, students explore building a new neighborhood in Seattle from scratch. Read More
Furniture Studio composite of various pieces of furniture 40 years of Design and Making: Celebrating the Life of Andy Vanags Andris ("Andy") Vanags was instrumental in the initiation of the design/build program and the creation of furniture studios that have become hallmarks of the Department of Architecture. Read More
A memory game made of wood blocks on metal poles with hand painted images Building New Global Connections The UW Landscape Architecture Croatia Design/Build program gives students the unique opportunity to make a lasting, physical impact in their host community. Professor Daniel Winterbottom, an expert in the creation of healing and therapeutic gardens, leads the program. Read More
Exterior of Gould Hall Global Architectural History Teaching Collaborative Wins $1M Grant The Global Architectural History Teaching Collaborative and Co-PI’s Mark Jarzombek and Vikram Prakash are happy to announce its receipt of funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. This $1,000,000.00, three year award will allow GAHTC to fund the production of teaching modules, as well as Teacher-to-Teacher Workshops and Global Connections Fellowships. Read More
Sensol Project members SENSOL Crosswalks project selected for Amazon Catalyst Fellowship CBE Student team named Amazon Catalyst Fellows. Their project is an off-the-grid LED and solar crosswalk that lights up directly under the pedestrian as they cross to increase awareness and commuter cooperation. Read More
Trees in a forest The Carbon Leadership Forum, in partnership with more than 30 industry leaders, announces breakthrough tool to easily evaluate carbon emissions of building materials The Carbon Leadership Forum, in partnership with a coalition of more than 30 forward looking and innovative building industry leaders announce that they have taken on a long-elusive goal – measuring and reducing the carbon footprint of building materials. Read More
Aerial view of the University of Washington campus looking toward Lake Washington UW colleges, offices share three-year NSF grant to make ‘internet of things’ more secure Several University of Washington schools and offices will team up to research how organizational practices can affect the interagency collaboration needed to keep the “internet of things” — and institutional systems — safe and secure. Read More