Our alumni are leaders in a wide range of industries across public, private and nonprofit sectors. They work in renowned design firms in Seattle and throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. Many are employed in government agencies at local, state and federal levels, including Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation, Seattle Department of Transportation, Seattle Office of Sustainability & Environment, San Francisco Pavement to Parks Program and the National Parks Service. Our graduates have also served on leading nonprofit organizations including the Landscape Architecture Foundation and Design in Public. Others have pursued careers in construction, sustainable design, and development. A number of our alumni have also pursued academic careers, teaching in institutions worldwide, including University of Edinburgh, University of Hong Kong, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, University of Minnesota, University of Vermont and University of Washington.
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Alumni spotlights
Green Futures Lab Students Win Climate Solutions Prize
August 5, 2024
Snapshot of the Green Future Lab's award-winning project: Designing the Climate Responsible City Did you know that UW Green Futures Lab Scan Design Interns won one of the two Climate Solutions prizes, as part of CBE’s Climate Solutions symposium this past spring?! There were over 40 entries and Constantine Chrisafis’ (MLA/MUP ’25) posters describing our Designing the…
Alumni Spotlight: Yuqing Zhang (MLA '21)
June 13, 2024
This month we are highlighting alumni Yuqing Zhang! Yuqing graduated from the MLA program in 2021. With an interest in historical preservation and community engagement, she loves to combine holistic understandings of the past and present to project landscapes into the future. She grew up in the historic core of Suzhou, China. Frequent visits with…
Alumni Spotlight: Carol Whipple (BLA '83, FASLA)
March 4, 2024
This month we are highlighting alumni Carol Whipple! Carol (FASLA) graduated from the BLA program in 1983 and has worked on a number of projects that encompass historic preservation, restorations, new visitor facilities, and memorials. She worked for the National Park Service for 31 years and received the Presidential Design Award for successfully managing the…
Alumni Spotlight: Craig Skipton '03
May 25, 2023
This month we are highlighting Craig Skipton! He graduated from the MLA program in 2003 and currently works as the director of landscape architecture for Western Washington at AHBL. Craig is committed to diversifying what landscape architects do by engaging with people’s passions, finding new ways to bridge the gap between science and landscape architecture…
Alumni Spotlight: Biruk Belay BLA '14
March 25, 2023
This month we are spotlighting landscape architect Biruk Belay (BLA, 2014). He currently lives in Seattle and works at Site Workshop. UWLA: Could you outline your professional journey between graduation and today? BB: I graduated with a Bachelors in Landscape Architecture in 2014. During my final year of school, I was able to secure…
