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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.

Master’s of Landscape Architecture Info Session

For those of you in your senior year and considering graduate school, we have a few Master’s of Landscape Architecture Info Sessions this quarter for you to engage with. Join us for an Information Session in November, or December. The Info Sessions include an MLA Program and Admissions Overview, a panel with current students and a tour of our facilities. The November and December sessions will be virtual.   MLA Info Sessions (virtual) Thurs. 11/16, 3:30 – 5:30 pm PST…

Bachelor’s of Landscape Architecture Info Session

Our only BLA/UED info session for this quarter is scheduled for November 15, which will be in-person in Gould Hall (and if you can’t make it, there is a link to a pre-recorded session online – see below). This information session will include a brief overview of the program by the adviser, a current student sharing their experience, and ample time for questions followed by a tour of the Landscape Architecture studio and CBE facilities. Info session will also offer…

Winter Quarter Registration begins Friday 11/3

Winter Quarter Registration begins Friday 11/3 If you are looking for courses to take for this upcoming quarter, be sure to check out some of the courses offered by our department here. Some of the courses we offer this semester range from Introduction to Landscape Architecture to Human Experiences of Place and many more! For electives offered this semester, check out our Winter 2024 BLA Directed Electives which you can find here

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,…

UWLA Students Awarded Top Pacific Horticulture Design Futurist Prize

by Chris Copeland (MLA 2025) In the summer of 2023, Pacific Horticulture held a design competition to support new planting ideas for Pioneer Park in San Francisco, CA. Working with an historic site like Coit Tower, which can attract up to one hundred and fifty thousand visitors per year, our team wanted to use this opportunity to draw attention to the historic ecosystems of California. These communities of plants and animals are iconic and beloved. However, in a changing and increasingly…