Join the UW//LA PAC on Saturday, May 21st for Transit Oriented Drawing from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Participants will receive a complimentary sketchbook, provided by Pacific Lighting Systems. Event begins at 10:30 AM at the University of Washington station and head off to sketch the surrounding areas near the U District, Roosevelt and Northgate stations. Event concludes with food and beverages at 12:30PM in Gould Court. Please contact Jack Alderman or Shawn Stankewich with any questions. When: May 21st…
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Perlego $20,000 scholarship
The applications for 2022 open today (April 18th). The deadline is August 20th. These are the scholarship details: One grand prize winner will receive a scholarship of $5,000/year for 4 years of college/university. In addition they will receive a 1-3 month internship after graduation. Scholarship is open to current high school and college students meeting the following criteria: Interested in/studying technology, computer science, or engineering Minimum GPA: 3.0 Interested students can go here to learn more: https://www.perlego.com/mission-scholarship-bursary-programme
2022 WASLA National Conference Stipend Application
WASLA National Conference Stipends will be awarded to: ● Two student members of ASLA. Applicants must be enrolled in a university Landscape Architecture program in Washington State. ● Two emerging professionals that are current ASLA Washington Chapter members. Emerging professionals are those who graduated from university in the Class of 2017 or more recently. The stipend is an award of $1,700.00 to attend the 2022 ASLA National Conference in San Francisco, CA on November 11-14, 2022. Recipients will be responsible…
Internship Opportunity with Seattle Public Utilities
Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is seeking two (2) interns for the Drainage and Wastewater (DWW) Line of Business to support the DWW Policy Program. Policy interns will be responsible for supporting policy development by collaborating with staff across DWW, SPU, and broader City family to facilitate policy development, research policy issues, evaluate potential solutions, prepare briefings, and help to develop recommendations. Policy topics will generally focus on stormwater and wastewater system management and maintenance, and may include green stormwater…
Introducing Ride Now!
Ride Now offers on-demand rides to eligible riders by providing ride vouchers up to $20 in value through Uber, Lyft or Yellow Cab to anywhere they want to go. While you don’t have to live in Seattle to use the service, your trip does have to start or end in the Seattle city limits. Riders can claim up to six $20 Ride Now vouchers per month (three roundtrips). Riders can use the vouchers to connect to a transit hub or…
LAVENDER GRADUATION!
It’s that time of year again… LAVENDER GRADUATION! In honor of the amazing accomplishments our 2SLGBTQIA+ community members and students have achieved, we proudly celebrate YOU! To our soon-to-be graduates, don’t forget to register for Lavender Graduation 2022. Registration for the event closes this Friday, April 15th, at midnight. ** This event is open to all currently enrolled graduating UW students across the tri-campuses ** Our Program of Events is as follows… Join us, May 31st through June 4th for Lavender Graduation HYPE Week! There…
2021-2022 Drawing in Design Lecture and Workshop Series: Movement, Time, and Spontaneity
Drawing offers a practice for thinking and an important mode of communicating ideas in design. Since 2016 the Department of Landscape Architecture, in collaboration with our professional partners, has convened a quarterly series of public lectures and weekend workshops for students that focus on representation in design. This year’s lineup includes Sofia Warren, Ann Marie Schneider, and Milenko Matanovic. Following the Friday presentation, each guest lecturer hosts a two-day weekend workshop consisting of around 15 undergraduate and graduate students….
2022 CELA Awards
Congratulations to Dani Slowik (BLA ’22), Assistant Professor Catherine De Almeida, and Professor Daniel Winterbottom for receiving the following awards at the recent Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) 2022 conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Fountain Scholar Award Winner: Daniella Slowik Faculty Award for Excellence in Research and/or Creative Works, Junior Level: Catherine De Almeida Outstanding Educator: Daniel Winterbottom
Empowering BIPOC Youth: Pathways to Sustainable Design Futures
The UW Diversity Seed Grant funded the project “Empowering BIPOC Youth: Pathways to Sustainable Design Futures” under the leadership of UWASLA Youth Outreach Chair Maria Arevalo (BLA ‘23). Maria has continued to work with students of Proyecto Saber at Denny International Middle School (see our last newsletter for a recap of the first session). Fellow UWASLA students Erin Irby (MLA ‘22), Heewon Kim (BLA ‘22), Isa Lewis (BLA ‘23), and Katie Rankin (BLA ‘23) helped support curriculum development and presentations…
Inaugural Landscape Architecture Furniture Studio
During Autumn 2021, the Furniture Studio, a legacy course in the Architecture department, was offered to Landscape Architecture students for the first time. While the focus on craft and material remained constant, the context of the work provided a unique scale and scope not previously used in furniture studios. Architecture faculty members Kimo Griggs and Steven M. Withycombe worked with 12 MLA and BLA students to design and fabricate landscape furniture. Students receive a primer on lumber dimensions and wood…