UWLA’s Green Futures Lab (GFL) recently hosted a group of second-year graduate students from Peking University’s landscape architecture program as part of their study tour focused on low impact development (LID) strategies. This visit was integrated into their Landscape Hydrology …
Category: Climate Solutions
Green Futures Lab: Past, Present & Prospect Exhibition 2025
GFL Exhibit Team (left to right): Nancy Rottle, Constantine Chrisafis, Liz Forelle, Clelie Fielding, Matt Grosser, Sloane Palmer, Katherine Magee.
On April 9th, Gould Gallery hosted the opening reception of the Green Futures Lab Exhibit. This exhibit was both a …
David Godshall + Dani VonLehe PAC Spring Lecture April 2025
Join us in thanking David Godshall and Danielle VonLehe for presenting the 2025 PAC Spring Lecture!
A massive thank you to David Godshall and Danielle VonLehe of TERREMOTO for taking the time to not only give this year’s lecture, but …
Green Futures at the Gould Gallery
“The Green Futures Lab is not just about research and design; it’s about empowering students to think critically about how our cities can evolve to be more sustainable and inclusive. Our work is shaped by the belief that the best …
Visioning with Clean Greens and iUrban Teen Youth Gardens
PROJECT PRESENTATIONS + CONVERSATIONS | WEDNESDAY 12.4 | RAINIER BEACH URBAN FARM + WETLANDS
This year our LA 404 studio addressed the design of urban agriculture that centers youth learning and agency to advance food justice and resilience in a …
Green Futures Lab Students Win Climate Solutions Prize
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 …
Wapato Pond Opening at UW Farm
As an extension of the wǝɫǝbʔaltxʷ – Intellectual House’s Native Garden, an aquaculture plot has taken shape at the UW Farm’s site in the Center for Urban Horticulture. The clay-lined waterbody will grow wapato (Sagittaria latifolia), a plant that is …
UW Earthlab Announces 2024-25 Innovation Grants Projects: JC3 and Collaborators Chosen for Feasibility Report in South Park for Biodigester
EarthLab has announced that five community-centered teams have been selected for the 2024-25 Innovation Grants program. The UWLA department’s own Catherine De Almeida (Associate Professor) will be the Principal Investigator on one of the chosen teams, along with Graduate …
Just Circular Communities
Just Circular Communities (JCC) is an interdisciplinary collaborative that seeks to envision and implement localized, regenerative, and community-driven circular systems for a Just Transition – by, with, and for Frontline communities. At the University of Washington, College of Built Environments, …
UW Research Features Celina Balderas Guzmán in New Faculty Spotlight
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Meet Celina Balderas Guzmán, PhD, a distinguished Assistant Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture whose impressive research portfolio traverses environmental planning, design, and science, shedding light on the crucial issues of climate adaptation in coastal and …