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Memorial Stadium Could landmark designation save Seattle’s Memorial Stadium from demolition? When Mayor Jenny Durkan announced a deal with Seattle Public Schools earlier this month — which includes a plan to demolish Memorial Stadium at Seattle Center — there was no mention of an option that would preserve and renovate the … Read More
A white flower with the sky as the background In Memoriam: Fritz Wagner We are saddened to share that Adjunct Research Professor of Landscape Architecture and Research Professor Emeritus of Urban Design & Planning, Fritz Wagner, passed away on October 7, 2021, at the age of 79. Along with being an alumnus of … Read More
A white flower with the sky as the background UW Resilience Lab aims to change campus culture toward compassion and mindfulness Brooke Sullivan, lecturer in the department of landscape architecture, is using a Resilience Lab seed grant to bring the compassion work to the College of Built Environments. She is also helping support compassion and mindfulness at Friday Harbor Labs and … Read More
12 Talents Shaping the Design World Minjae Kim, furniture designer and Department of Architecture alum, was named as one of the 12 talents shaping the design world.… Read More
What Does DEI Have to Do with Architecture? Dean Renee Cheng joined ARCHITECT magazine podcast with consultant Nancy Alexander and Perkins&Will principal Gabrielle Bullock to discuss common myths and questions about diversity, equity, and inclusion.… Read More
Row of 3 houses Interdisciplinary course helps empower the local community Professors in the University of Washington’s College of Built Environments have created an interdisciplinary, graduate-level course, the McKinley Futures Nehemiah Studio, that combines architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning and design, and real estate principles into a groundbreaking opportunity for the … Read More
Blue tarps over tents PODCAST | Why is Homelessness so Visible in Big West Coast Cities Right now? Gregg Colburn, assistant professor of real estate, joined ‘Top of Mind with Julie Rose’ to talk homelessness and housing and his upcoming book “Homelessness is a Housing Problem.”… Read More
Iain Robertson standing in the Seattle Japanese Garden holding a scroll In Memoriam: Iain Robertson We are saddened to share that Associate Professor Emeritus, Iain Robertson, passed away on July 27, 2021, at the age of 73. Iain Robertson inspired generations of University of Washington landscape architects and students with his love, commitment and education … Read More
Interior of Gould Hall Lincoln Institute of Land Policy honors UW College of Built Environments faculty, Nehemiah Studio for curriculum on mitigating gentrification The Nehemiah Studio, a UW class on mitigating gentrification in Seattle’s Central District designed by Rachel Berney, Donald King and Al Levine with support from College of Built Environments Dean Renée Cheng, has been honored by the … Read More