FRI 3/13 LA 474 – Design/Build Studio: 11th Ave NW Street End Park (Winterbottom) Noon – 1:30pm Gould 110 LA 302 – Urban Sites Studio: City Repair at Battery and Bell (Smith+Winterbottom) 2:00 – 5:30pm Gould 100 + Gould Court MON 3/16 LA 402 – Urban Tilling: Projects for South Park (Parrett) 9am – Noon Gould 114 + Gould Court LA 502 – Surging Seas // Future City (Yocom) 9am – Noon McKinley Futures Studio Classroom LA 702 – Capstone Studio: Capitol Hill Eco-District (Rottle) 1:30 – 5:30pm Gould 110 + Gould Court TUES…
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Join us Monday — Celebrating the Lunar New Year with a guest speaker from Hong Kong.
Mon Feb. 23 | 12-1pm | Gould 100 Details Here
RE-ENVISIONING COMMUNITY SPACE IN HONG KONG with Hendrik Tieben
RE-ENVISIONING COMMUNITY SPACE IN HONG KONG Monday, Feb. 23, 2015 12-1pm, Gould 100 Hendrik Tieben Associate Professor & Director M.Sc. in Urban Design Program School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong KongHendrik TIEBEN is Associate Professor and Director of the M.Sc. in Urban Design program at the School of Architecture of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Prof. Tieben holds a doctoral degree of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), and since 2006 teaches architecture and urban design in Hong Kong. His research focuses…
The Landscape Architecture of Richard Haag From Modern Space to Urban Ecological Design (UW Press, Spring 2015)
UPCOMING BOOK LAUNCH EVENTS Friday May 1 — An Evening with Richard Haag. Come celebrate the life, work, humor, and remarkable influence of Richard Haag, and the new monograph on his work, written by Thaisa Way. Peter Miller Books, 2326 Second Avenue. 6-8pm. Wednesday June 10 — Modern Impacts of Pacific Northwest Landscape Design. Thaisa Way and Rich Haag will sit down and offer a visual tour of the work he does, exploring the far-reaching influences of his work with ecologists, soil scientists, and how he…
Detroit Future City: Design for Rapid Change
We had a great time at the sold out Detroit Future City: Design for Rapid Change a few weeks ago. The evening kicked off with Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Eric Becker’s experiences in telling the stories of Detroit. AIA fellow, President of Hamilton Anderson Associates, and Detroit native, Rainy Hamilton laid out his vision for the future of Detroit, and the collaborative planning process used to get there. Rainy reminded us that “good design is good business”, and “if you haven’t invested in Detroit it’s too…
BLA Information Meeting
BLA Information Meeting, Thursday, February 12th, 2015, 3:30-4:20, Gould 142. Come hear about the BLA Program, application process and view portfolio samples. BLA applications are due March 30, 2015, for the following Autumn program.
Campus Landscape Framework Symposium is Now Available for Viewing!
Part 1: Welcome Part 2: Laurie Olin Part 3: Shannon Nichol Part 4: Mauricio Villarreal Part 5: panel discussion Part 6: Ken Greenberg
Brown Bag: Dan Pitera Syncopating the Urban Landscape, Jan 23rd 2015 12-1pm
Dan Pitera is a political and social activist masquerading as an architect. He is presently the Executive Director of the Detroit Collaborative Design Center at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Architecture. Mr. Pitera co-led the Civic Engagement process for the Detroit Works Long Term Planning initiated by Mayor Bing in 2010. On January 9, 2013, Long Term Planning team released its decision- making framework titled: Detroit Future City. Under his di- rection since 2000, the Detroit Collaborative Design…
Detroit Future City Panel
Detroit Future City: Design for Rapid Change Please join the University of Washington’s Department of Landscape Architecture and Professional Advisory Committee, ARCADE, the UW Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies, and UW Department of Urban Design and Planning at the Frye Art Museum for a panel discussion on Detroit with thought leaders who are at the heart of the city’s transformation and revival. Detroit provides a means to study fundamental urban transformation and innovation that comes from both the top down and…
Tea Talk: Richard Hartlage, The Work of Land Morphology, Nov 5th at 4:30
Richard Hartlage will present the work of Land Morphology a design-based practice specializing in residential, commercial, and public projects on both coasts. They are interested in the intersection between built form, great planting design, and artful landforms and objects. Projects presented will include Chihuly Gardens and Glass, In Situ Estate, and the Seattle Opera floral installations. The TeaTalk will take place at 4:30PM on Wednesday, November 5th in Gould 322. Bring your tea mugs!