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Row of 3 houses Using Afrofuturism principles to keep, grow Black culture in Seattle’s Central District Seattle’s Central District once was a Black neighborhood. New arrivals and rising property values have pushed African Americans out, but many who have stayed hope to preserve and grow the Black culture that remains. A new development at 23rd Avenue … Read More
In Memoriam: Grant Richard Jones, FASLA Acclaimed landscape architect and University of Washington graduate Grant Richard Jones, FASLA, passed away on Monday, June 21, at the age of 82. He gained fame for his many innovations that shaped and broadened the practice of landscape architecture. Grant … Read More
Manish Chalana walking through Capitol Hill Ahead of Pride, UW’s Manish Chalana describes the changing neighborhood of Capitol Hill As an urban historian, Manish Chalana studies how cities, and neighborhoods within cities, retain their character in the face of change. How, he says, “neighborhoods remember themselves.” Manish ChalanaKiyomi Taguchi / UW News An associate professor of urban design … Read More
Exterior of a building with stacked concrete blocks and the middle in the shape of a V One Continuous Line: Art, Architecture and Urbanism of Aditya Prakash Professor of Architecture and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Vikram Prakash reflects and writes on his father’s work and life in his book “One Continuous Line: Art, Architecture and Urbanism of Aditya Prakash.”… Read More
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 … 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 recipients actively connect what happens inside … Read More
COVID-19 & the Future of Architectural Education Written by The Second Studio Podcast, May 31, 2020 The Midnight Charette is an explicit podcast about design, architecture, and the everyday. Hosted by architectural designers David Lee and Marina Bourderonnet, it features a variety of creative professionals in … Read More
A white flower with the sky as the background A letter to my Asian women students looking for answers My mom loved Obama, she loved his measured speech, his cool, his handsomeness, how he reminded her of JFK. She loved that America had a Black president. A few weeks before she died, her stamina wasn’t great, but she stayed … Read More