Urban Ecological Design
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Autumn 2024 Drawing in Design Workshop
NATURAL MATERIALS AS PROCESS + PRODUCT: MAKING + USING NATURAL PAINT TO EXPLORE INTERSECTIONS IN OUR BUILT AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT In this workshop with artist Laura Wright (@dyepharm), participants learned about traditional and local pigment-producing plants through the process of making watercolor paints. Everyone created and shared a batch of paint made from a selection…
End-of-Quarter Reviews starting Wed 12/4
Please join us for our Final Reviews starting the week after Thanksgiving.
LA501C Open House Review for Schmitz Creek on December 6th+7th
University of Washington Master of Landscape Architecture Students Partner with Schmitz Park Creek Restore to Reconnect Urban Wilds with Puget Sound Students of LARCH 501C discussing initial design concepts in a review early in Autumn Quarter By Paul Peters on November 10, 2024 Seattle, WA (November 11, 2024) – The University of Washington’s Master of…
UW Farm and Landscape Architecture Autumn Roundup
Two MLA students--one current and one recent grad--were featured in the UW Farm's Weekly Newsletter this fall! Check out their newsletter articles below: Around The Farm | 10.23.24 Camas Taking Root at the UW Farm by Kove Janeski, UW Farm Seasonal Staff, UW MLA '24 The UW Farm manages three sites across the UW Seattle…
UW Faculty Spotlight: Celina Balderas Guzmán
Professor Celina Balderas Guzmán's research focuses on the interdependency of human climate adaptation actions and ecosystem adaptations. Assistant Professor Celina Balderas Guzmán was recently featured in the UW Office of Research New Faculty Spotlight. Celina was able to give insight into her research, her time at UW thus far, and what she is looking forward…
Landscape Furniture Studio: Building student connections with salvage wood
Landscape Furniture Studio Tours the UW Lumber Yard and UW Furniture Facilities LA501B Students tour the UW Lumber Yard in early Autumn Quarter 2024 In early October, the LA501B Landscape Furniture Studio, led by UW LA/Arch faculty Steve Withycombe and Marcus Crider, toured the UW Lumber Yard. UWF Carpenter Morgan Holz shows off the UW…
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