Join us for our Spring Drawing in Design Lecture with Chip Sullivan and Elizabeth Boults entitled “Wisdom of Place: Recovering the Sacred Origins of Landscape”. See you on Friday April 5 at 5pm in Gould 322.
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Exhibit at UW Explores the Intersection of Art, Health, and Environment in the Peruvian Amazon
“TRES COMUNIDADES” is a bilingual showcase that can be found on UW Seattle’s campus at the College of Built Environments gallery in Gould Hall until December 15th, 2023. Its time at UW marks the second stop on its international tour, with plans to open again at Pennsylvania State University in 2024.
Autumn 2023 End-of-Quarter Reviews
All are welcome to come see student work at our end of quarter reviews in the upcoming weeks!
Drawing in Design Lecture: Amitabh Verma Friday 11/17
Much more than an imitative, representational act, drawing is a versatile, organic skill which encourages creativity and exploration, and also underlies many other modes of visual expression. This pre-workshop lecture will highlight drawing’s identity as a rich, meaningful communication device which provides the foundation for a specialized artistic technique.
Lid I-5 North to Host U District Community Vision Workshop
On Thursday, November 9th, the U District Partnership, the Lid I-5 campaign, and the UW Scan Design Master Studio will be hosting a community vision workshop focused on lidding Interstate 5 between NE 45th and NE 50th Streets. People of all walks of life are encouraged to come out and share their ideas for how they would like to see the area transformed by a freeway lid.
City Nature and the Nature of Cities with Rasmus Astrup
Please join us for an engaging and timely lecture by Rasmus Astrup of the Copenhagen-based design studio SLA on Monday November 13, 6-7:30pm. This lecture will cover the firm’s innovative approach to climate mitigation and how adaptation centered around the multifaceted capabilities of city nature.
Book Launch: Nature-Based Allied Health Practice with Affiliate Amy Wagenfeld and Shannon Marder
“Amy Wagenfeld & Shannon Marder are excited to launch their book: Nature-Based Allied Health Practice: Creative and Evidence-Based Strategies. The benefits of interacting with nature for our social, cognitive, and physical wellbeing are well documented. But how practical is it to take therapy into nature, or bring nature into therapy? This evidence-based and accessible guide demonstrates easily workable, creative, tried-and-tested strategies for bringing nature into therapy. It includes simple and fun ready-to-go activity ideas. Using the life-course as a framework,…
Out in Front 2023: Call for Submissions
OUT in FRONT is a showcase for local firms to share innovative and exciting design work with students and the larger professional design community. This year’s event encourages professionals to share work that highlights JEDI principles, practices, or inquiries. Join us for light snacks and beverages to kick off the showcase.
WIN 23 End of Quarter Review Schedule
End of Quarter Reviews WIN2023.pdf
Opening Reception: Sketching as Witness with Daniel Winterbottom
This exhibit features the sketches and watercolor works of Daniel Winterbottom from his neighborhood wanderings and observations of pandemic life: “deserted streets, businesses closing overnight, and a dramatic increase of homeless encampments.” Register and join us on February 24.