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LA501C Open House Review for Schmitz Creek on December 6th+7th

University of Washington Master of Landscape Architecture Students Partner with Schmitz Park Creek Restore to Reconnect Urban Wilds with Puget Sound By Paul Peters on November 10, 2024 Seattle, WA (November 11, 2024) – The University of Washington’s Master of Landscape Architecture advanced studio has embarked on a visionary partnership with Schmitz Park Creek Restore, a grassroots initiative dedicated to reconnecting Schmitz Park’s ancient forest with the waters of Puget Sound. This partnership challenges students to explore the unique identity…

UW Farm and Landscape Architecture Autumn Roundup

Two MLA students–one current and one recent grad–were featured in the UW Farm’s Weekly Newsletter this fall! Check out their newsletter articles below: Around The Farm | 10.23.24 Camas Taking Root at the UW Farm by Kove Janeski, UW Farm Seasonal Staff, UW MLA ’24 The UW Farm manages three sites across the UW Seattle campus, all of which lie on unceded and heavily altered landscapes. While the UW Farm team strives to share urban agriculture practices with the broader…

UW Faculty Spotlight: Celina Balderas Guzmán

Assistant Professor Celina Balderas Guzmán was recently featured in the UW Office of Research New Faculty Spotlight. Celina was able to give insight into her research, her time at UW thus far, and what she is looking forward to in the future.   College of the Built Environment students will have the opportunity to learn about and participate in Celina’s research in the Winter 2025 BE 405/505 Studio: Designing Positive Ecological Futures For The Lowlands Of The Shoalwater Bay Indian…

Landscape Furniture Studio: Building student connections with salvage wood

Landscape Furniture Studio Tours the UW Lumber Yard and UW Furniture Facilities In early October, the LA501B Landscape Furniture Studio, led by UW LA/Arch faculty Steve Withycombe and Marcus Crider, toured the UW Lumber Yard. UWF Carpenter Morgan Holz walked the students through the lifecycle of a tree processed on the UW campus, beginning with the raw logs, to cut boards, to the sometimes years-long drying process outside or in the UW solar kiln. The UW Salvage Wood Program was…

UWLA Affiliate Amy Wagenfeld launches the Learning Network of the Nature and Health Alliance

  Affiliate Landscape Architecture Faculty Amy Wagenfeld along with Co-Director Wesley Tate, MD, and Program Director, Amelia Dupuis, are thrilled to announce the launch of The Learning Network of the Nature and Health Alliance. Funded by the REI Cooperative Action Fund REI Cooperative Action Fund, The Learning Network of the Nature and Health Alliance is an open source digital archive of case studies that demonstrate successful strategies for implementing designs and programs that increase access to high quality nature and…

Congratulations to UW 2024 ASLA Award winner

Congratulations to Lily Daniels (UWLA ’24) on receiving the 2024 ASLA Award of Excellence in Communications, for their project “Where the Street Ends.” This project was advised by UWLA department chair Ken Yocom. Project Statement: “Seattle’s abundant waterways and shorelines create unique spaces where human experience and nature thrive together. This project delves into the Seattle Street End project, highlighting its potential to enhance community access to the water. With 142 street end parks scattered around Seattle, this guide provides…

Design Build Update: Quint Family Sensory Garden

  The Quint Family Sensory Garden was UW Landscape Architecture’s most recent design-build project, led by professor Daniel Winterbottom. The Kline Galland Home provides skilled nursing and rehabilitation services. Over the course of two quarters, UWLA students worked to design and realize the sensory garden. The garden was opened in June 2024, and  provides space to rest, explore through various senses, and even stimulate memory and reduce stress. For a more in-depth look at the Sensory Garden, and an insight into the…

Landscape Architecture Students Design and Build Microhome

Population Tiny Home UW BLA students, Hanbeom Lee, Vasilisa Karp, and Jessica Liao, participated in the MICROHOME Tiny House Design Competition. During their research on the chosen topic of housing for individuals experiencing homelessness, they discovered the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) and decided to build a tiny house themselves in order to better understand how these houses are constructed in order to improve upon them. The trio of students were able to realize their thorough plans and create a…