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Year in Review 2021 with College of Built Environments logo on a photo of Gould Hall with a purple overlay College of Built Environments Year in Review In spite of the many challenges we faced, it was a year of many accomplishments for the College of Built Environments (CBE), below are some highlights of the many events and achievements to celebrate from 2021. CBE welcomed students back … Read More
Birds eye view of the Othello neighborhood in Seattle Microsoft shares updates on its $750M affordable housing effort as homelessness crisis continues Roughly 9,200 affordable housing units are being preserved or created in the greater Seattle area thanks to an initiative launched by Microsoft three years ago. An additional 19,000 households have been able to hold on to their housing due to … Read More
Construction site Rising costs a headwind for commercial construction in 2022 The cost of construction materials rose during the fourth quarter at a national average of 1.5%, according to a new report. Seattle led the survey with a 5% quarterly increase. John Schaufelberger, professor and dean emeritus of construction management, is … Read More
furniture studio Furniture Studio Feature 2020 was a year that shifted how we did most things. This was no different for Associate Professor Kimo Griggs and his Furniture Studio, sponsored by the Scan Design Foundation in the College of Built Environments. During the winter of … Read More
Photo of Charlottesville Woolen Mills brick building Renovated Mills Offer a Perk in the Age of Social Distancing: Space Developers are converting former grain, textile and water mills into vibrant destinations, saying they offer strategic locations, scenic views and flexible designs that offer ample room. Catherine De Almeida, assistant professor of landscape architecture at CBE is quoted. Source: The … Read More
In Memoriam: Gene Zema It is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of one of Gould Hall’s contemporary architects, a distinguished alumnus of our College, visionary PNW architect, and long-standing member of the CBE community, Gene Zema. Gene passed away at his … Read More
Why are the B.C. floods so bad? Blame the wildfires, at least in part Shortly after the end of a devastating wildfire season, many B.C. communities are cleaning up after disastrous floods that have swept away highways, submerged homes, triggered deadly landslides, stranded hundreds of people and forced thousands more to evacuate. Bob Freitag… Read More
Honor Awards, celebrating the projects and people of our design community 2021 AIA Seattle Honor Awards On Monday, November 8, AIA Seattle hosted the 71st annual Honor Awards for Washington Architecture to celebrate excellence in design.  The Honor Awards is a nationally recognized program that provides an important opportunity for the design community to share and … Read More
Launching a Sustainable Data Center The internet is killing the environment. These students came up with a brilliant design fix Last year, Google teamed up with an interdisciplinary group of students from the University of Washington, the University of Arizona, and the University of Pennsylvania to design more sustainable data centers. The yearlong exploration, supported with funding from Google and … Read More