We would like to thank everyone who submitted their work to the WASLA Awards this year. We appreciate your participation during such a busy year and spring quarter!
CONGRATULATIONS to our National ASLA Student Award winners:
- Yixuan Eve Wang,
Category: Newsletter
UW Earthlab Announces 2024-25 Innovation Grants Projects: JC3 and Collaborators Chosen for Feasibility Report in South Park for Biodigester
EarthLab has announced that five community-centered teams have been selected for the 2024-25 Innovation Grants program. The UWLA department’s own Catherine De Almeida (Associate Professor) will be the Principal Investigator on one of the chosen teams, along with Graduate …
Professor Jeff Hou Retires from the Department of Landscape Architecture
Professor Jeff Hou, former Chair and long-time Professor of Landscape Architecture, is retiring from the University of Washington after more than 23 years of teaching, research and service in support of our community. We are excited to see him …
Welcome to Spring 2024!
Dear alumni and friends,
Welcome to Spring 2024! We’re enjoying some sunshine after our long PNW winter, and have lots to report in the stories listed below.
Husky Giving Day is coming up on Thursday April 4th and …
Drawing in Design Lecture: Chip Sullivan + Elizabeth Boults – Friday 4/5
WISDOM OF PLACE: RECOVERING THE SACRED ORIGINS OF LANDSCAPE
Have you ever been alone in the woods and felt an eerie presence? Throughout human history, nature was long thought to be animated by unseen forces. The landscape was alive with …
Furniture For Keeps: A New Approach to Sustainable Furniture Fabrication
During Autumn 2023, the Furniture Studio took a new approach to furniture fabrication. Rather than the traditional approach of having students purchase virgin lumber, UW Landscape Architecture chose to source lumber from the UW Salvage Wood Program for this year’s …
Alumni Spotlight: Carol Whipple (BLA ’83, FASLA)
This month we are spotlighting landscape architect Carol Whipple (BLA ’83, FASLA). She currently lives in Bellevue and is enjoying retired life.
UWLA: Could you share a little bit about yourself?
CW: I was born and raised in the …
Just Circular Communities
Just Circular Communities (JCC) is an interdisciplinary collaborative that seeks to envision and implement localized, regenerative, and community-driven circular systems for a Just Transition – by, with, and for Frontline communities. At the University of Washington, College of Built Environments, …
Visiting Georgetown’s Innovative Wet Weather Treatment Facilities
On Wednesday, January 24th, the Seattle 2030 District, which is part of the larger 2030 Districts Network, hosted a tour of the Georgetown Wet Weather Treatment Station (WWTS). The Seattle network of districts is a private-public partnership composed of …
Exhibit at UW Explores the Intersection of Art, Health, and Environment in the Peruvian Amazon
Since time immemorial, people in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest have been living on or near the river floodplains, creating symbiotic cultures echoing the rhythms of the rich biodiversity that are found in this rainforest. However, recent centuries have brought resource …