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2012 Nikkei Manor

Project Statement

Using a client-based participatory design process University of Washington Landscape Architecture Design-Build students used their skills and creativity to build a garden that addressed the needs of these unique elderly Japanese American residents Through the collaboration of the …

2012 Neighborhood Design Studio

Winter Quarter 2012 | Ballard | Instructor: Julie Johnson

map of proposed ballard rapid ride route

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In Winter Quarter 2012, the University of Washington’s Landscape Architecture 402/Neighborhood Design studio engaged students in the Ballard/Crown Hill neighborhood, to envision how mass transit changes …

2011 Monicas Village Place

AN EXTENSION OF HOME

Collectively as a team of fresh, eager design students, the design build class of 2011 developed an artful and therapeutic rooftop garden for the Catholic Community Services of Seattle. Located in the heart of the historic …

Design Activism Studio: Winter 2011

In the winter quarter of 2011, the University of Washington’s Department of Landscape Architecture taught a graduate design studio based in the urban slum, Lomas de Zapallal (LdZ), Lima, Peru. Geared towards expanding the capacity of the design professions to …

2010 Croatia: Creating Places of Nurture for Disabled Children

COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL BUILDING: Creating Places of Nurture for Disabled Children in Croatia

Project Statement: The youth of Croatia grapple with guilt, confusion and hopelessness in the debilitating aftermath of a corrosive war. To facilitate healing, a collaborative, community-based process …

2010 Healing Garden at Fisher House

The Spring 2010 design/build project — a healing garden for the VA Puget Sound Fisher House — opened in early June. More information, including a design statement and photos during construction, can be found at the Fisher House website.…

2009 Bosnia

Design-Build Study Abroad
Summer 2009
Instructor: Daniel Winterbottom…