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 course, which explores innovative approaches to managing water in urban and ecological systems, which is led by Professor Li Dihua, Vice Dean, College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, Peking University and Dr. Nian She, Director, Institute of Smart Sponge City Construction…
Category: Climate Solutions
Green Futures Lab: Past, Present & Prospect Exhibition 2025
On April 9th, Gould Gallery hosted the opening reception of the Green Futures Lab Exhibit. This exhibit was both a retrospective of over two decades of hard work by the UW Green Futures Lab, as well as a prospective glimpse into the future.
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 also visit our advanced studios and give feedback on student projects! Thank you to everyone who attended our 2025 PAC Spring Lecture: Doing Right by Land and Each Other; Gardens for the Next World. A big THANK YOU to our…
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 solutions come from collaboration—between students, communities, and the environment,” says Nancy Rottle, founder of the Green Futures Lab and Landscape Architecture Professor Emeritus.
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 changing climate. The final design work is intended to illustrate diverse visions that can serve as catalysts for the youth garden groups’ continued community conversations and next steps. As such, the work intentionally uses language meaningful to non-designers in explaining…
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 describing our Designing the Climate Responsible City project and publication won the prize in the Communications category. The content and graphics included Erin Irby’s and Sarah Lukin’s (both MLA ’23) research and design from 2022-23, and added Constantine’s and Briana Weeke’s (MUP ’24) investigation and communications from this…
Wapato Pond Opening at UW Farm
Overview of the new wapato pond at the UW Farm designed and built by MLA student Kove Janeski.
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 UW // LA department’s own Catherine De Almeida (Associate Professor) will be the Principal Investigator on one of the chosen teams, along with Graduate Student Assistant Sarah Chu (MLA ’25). Each team will receive $80,000 to research and develop new and actionable knowledge on community-driven projects at the intersection of climate change and social justice. To date, EarthLab has awarded nearly two million dollars in Innovation Grant funding to 29 transdisciplinary teams across five cohorts.
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, students have engaged with JCC topics through Participatory Action Research and Service-Learning design studios. Led by Associate Professor Catherine De Almeida, landscape architecture, architecture, and urban planning students have participated in community-engaged design activities to explore the development of the…
UW Research Features Celina Balderas Guzmán in New Faculty Spotlight
Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture Celina Balderas Guzmán featured in New Faculty Spotlight highlighting her research that spans environmental planning, design, science and climate change adaptation. | UW Research