Meghan Obernberger (BLA ‘22) and Yijun Zhang (MLA ‘23) will each be speaking at the Landscape Architecture Bash (LABash) this spring at Ohio State University! LABash is an annual landscape architecture conference organized by students and is a great opportunity to meet students alike from across the U.S., as well as a chance to hear inspiring lectures from professionals across the industry. The student conference is taking place from Wednesday, March 11th through Friday, March 13th, 2026 at Ohio State…
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Scan Design Foundation Interdisciplinary Design Studio: Students Reimagine Ballard Waterfront
UW students presented planning and design proposals for the Ballard waterfront following a study abroad in Copenhagen and a quarter-long interdisciplinary studio.
The Burke Meadow Team & Student Volunteers Plant 1,500 Native Bulbs, Plugs & Bare Roots
The Burke Meadow team, including CBE graduate students Eric Alipio and Marina Figueroa-Rowen, and undergraduates Jazzmyn Witrell (CBE), Kaydance Levesque (SEFS), and Kennedy Stone (Biology) recently planted over 1,500 native bulbs, plugs, and bare roots with help from student volunteers in the College of the Built Environment, the School of Environmental and Forestry Sciences, as well as volunteers from Oxbow Farm. A huge thank you to the team from Oxbow for showing up to fulfill the journey of these plants, many of which were sourced from their farm.
Congratulations to UW 2025 ASLA Award Winners
Congratulations to the Design Build Class of 2024 and Professor Daniel Winterbottom for receiving the 2025 ASLA Student Award of Excellence in Community Design. Their project, Stimulating the Senses: A Calming Retreat in a Skilled Nursing Setting, transformed the outdoor environment at Kline Galland Skilled Nursing Facility. Over two quarters, students engaged with staff and residents to design and build the Quint Family Sensory Garden- a restorative space centered on comfort, accessibility, and dignity.
MLA & MLA/MARCH Autumn ’25 Capstone Presentations
Join us Thursday, November 6th, between 11:30AM & 2:00PM, in Gould Court & Gould 100 for the first capstone project presentation for the MLA and dual major (MLA/MARCH) students. Guest reviewers will be providing feedback and engaging students in conversation around the strength of the proposed project, future project plans, and more!
Growing Food + Community: Youth Agriculture as Resilience
This Landscape Architecture Advanced Studio addressed design of urban agriculture that centers youth learning and agency to advance food justice and resilience in a changing climate.
Landscape Architecture Alumnus Becomes Seattle’s First Indigenous Planner
Tim Lehman (’06, ’16) became Seattle’s first Indigenous planning strategist. Read about how his UW journey led to a career in community-rooted design.
Healing Through Design: Daniel Winterbottom at the Venice Biennale
Professor Daniel Winterbottom’s installation at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale invites reflection on exclusion, trauma, and healing.
Green Futures Lab hosts Peking University group
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…
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.