On June 6th, 2024, Kline Galland community members and staff gathered with our 2024 UWLA Design Build students and families to dedicate the Quint Family Sensory Garden.
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Announcing our 2024 WASLA Award Winners
At long last, 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!
Spring End-of-Quarter Reviews
All are welcome to check out our end-of-quarter reviews beginning Wednesday, May 29th!
UWLA Students and Faculty Attend CELA 2024 in St. Louis
Students Nat Gregorius and Natalie Weiss (both MLA ‘24) had a great time attending the Conference of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) 2024 in St. Louis over Spring Break! They both presented our ongoing research with Associate Professor Catherine De Almeida, and listened to other sessions, panels, and speeches by professors of landscape architecture…
Furniture For Keeps: A New Approach to Sustainable Furniture Fabrication
Rather than the traditional approach of having students purchase virgin lumber, our department chose to source lumber from the UW Salvage Wood Program for this year’s Furniture Studio cohort. To learn more about our furniture studio course and this unprecedented practice of utilizing salvaged wood, check out our StoryMap created by MLA student Joanna Chen!
Winter 2024 MLA Capstone Reviews
MLA Capstone Reviews are happening this week. Check out some of our student projects! February 27, 2024 Schedule February 29, 2024 Schedule
Winter 2024 End-of-Quarter Reviews
All are welcome to check out our end-of-quarter reviews this week and next!
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 property owners and managers, services stakeholders, and community stakeholders. The 2030 Challenge was established by the non-profit organization Architecture 2030 and aims to achieve a 50% reduction in energy use, water consumption, and transportation emissions by the year 2030. Four graduate…
Drawing in Design Lecture: Raven Juarez – Friday 2/9
INVITING YOUR INNER CHILD OUT TO PLAY: CREATIVE INVITATIONS Have you ever wondered why it’s so easy for a child to pick up a paintbrush or a crayon and simply start to create without any fear or anxiety about the blank page ahead of them? How is it so easy for them to tap into their creative energy and begin to work, experiment, and create not only quickly but also joyfully? It is because drawing is one of a child’s…
Spring Quarter Registration begins Friday 2/9
SpringQuarter Registration begins Friday 2/9 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. Explore topics related to plant identification, history of cities, and more! For electives offered this quarter, check out our Spring 2024 BLA Directed Electives which you can find here