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Landscape Architecture

Category: Design-Build

2007 White Center

Project Statement: A neglected park in a striving and diverse community was redesigned to reflect and celebrate its many cultures using art, ecology and recreation. An attached wetland area previously overrun by invasive species was restored. The park demonstrates green …

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 …

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 …

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…

2009 Guatemala Phase 3

The Winter Design/Build 2008 Program offers students a unique service learning opportunity to study in one of the world’s most interesting countries, Guatemala.  Rich in Mayan history and culture, Guatemala is an ecologically important with great swaths of forested land …

2007 White Center Open Space

White Center is an unincorporated area in the King County, surrounded by the cities of Seattle and Burien. The neighborhood is one of the most culturally diverse in the region with growing immigrant populations from Africa, Latin America and Southeast …