Autumn 2023 End-of-Quarter Reviews
November 30, 2023
All our welcome to come see student work at our end of quarter reviews in the upcoming weeks!
Drawing in Design Lecture: Amitabh Verma Friday 11/17
November 15, 2023
Much more than an imitative, representational act, drawing is a versatile, organic skill which encourages creativity and exploration, and also underlies many other modes of visual expression. This pre-workshop lecture will highlight drawing’s identity as a rich, meaningful communication device which provides the foundation for a specialized artistic technique.
Lid I-5 North to Host U District Community Vision Workshop
November 9, 2023
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…
Master’s of Landscape Architecture Info Session
November 6, 2023
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…
Bachelor’s of Landscape Architecture Info Session
November 6, 2023
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…
Winter Quarter Registration begins Friday 11/3
November 3, 2023
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…
City Nature and the Nature of Cities with Rasmus Astrup
November 1, 2023
Please join us for an engaging and timely lecture by Rasmus Astrup of the Copenhagen-based design studio SLA on Monday November 13, 6-7:30pm. This lecture will cover the firm's innovative approach to climate mitigation and how adaptation centered around the multifaceted capabilities of city nature.
Book Launch: Nature-Based Allied Health Practice with Affiliate Amy Wagenfeld and Shannon Marder
November 1, 2023
"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…
UW Research Features Celina Balderas Guzmán in New Faculty Spotlight
October 30, 2023
Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture Celina Balderas Guzmán featured in New Faculty Spotlight highlighting her research that spans environmental planning, design, science and climate change adaptation. | UW Research
UWLA Students Awarded Top Pacific Horticulture Design Futurist Prize
October 25, 2023
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…
Kove Janeseki featured in UW Farm Weekly Newsletter (10.11.23)
October 25, 2023
Kove Janeski (UW Farm Operations Lead) writes: The UW Farm has been experimenting with cereal cultivation this growing season: we have grown and are processing multiple wheat varieties at the Center for Urban Horiculture Farm site and are also testing out a small planting of quinoa within Mercer Court's Chenopodiaceae plot. Alongside the Farm's other…
Exploring the Greenland Ice Sheet with the University of Washington
October 20, 2023
This Early Fall, seven of our CBE graduate students from UWLA and Urban Design and Planning joined the UW College of Environment group in Ilulissat, Greenland. Bringing students and researchers to Greenland gives them a real-time view from the forefront of the climate crisis. Check out this great post from the September 2023 Scan Design…
Announcement: LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Designated as a STEM DISCIPLINE
July 15, 2023
Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has designated landscape architecture a STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) degree program. The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) advocated for the designation.
Jeffrey Hou of the UW Department of Landscape Architecture Elected to Prestigious American Society of Landscape Architects Council of Fellows
June 29, 2023
The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) announced the election of Jeffrey Hou, Ph.D. of the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Washington, Seattle as one of 48 ASLA Fellows.
Camas ‘Baskets’ Installed in Burke Meadow
June 23, 2023
Urban environments pose a series of challenges to native habitat projects, such as heat from nearby hardscapes, trash and pollution, and disturbance from people visiting the site. The Burke Meadow project is no exception. One of the greatest challenges to the success of the meadow’s camas is grazing by feral urban rabbits, who often eat…
InterAction Nepal | Spring 2023 | Bhangal Community Hall
June 22, 2023
During the spring quarter of 2023, the UW Department of Landscape Architecture sponsored the InterAction Nepal program in collaboration with the Kathmandu University Department of Development Studies. UW and Nepali students from multiple disciplines worked with community members from Bhangal, Budhanilkantha, an informal urban settlement in the Kathmandu Valley destroyed during Nepal’s 2015 earthquakes.
UW//LA JEDI Newsletter SPR '23
June 1, 2023
With the 2022-23 academic year coming to a close, this Spring newsletter highlights a bevy of department-wide Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) events that have taken place during this past quarter, as well as updates on activities taken on by the UW//LA JEDI Committee and the CBE Diversity Council. Opportunities to actively engage with…
Alumni Spotlight: Craig Skipton '03
May 25, 2023
This month we are highlighting Craig Skipton! He graduated from the MLA program in 2003 and currently works as the director of landscape architecture for Western Washington at AHBL. Craig is committed to diversifying what landscape architects do by engaging with people’s passions, finding new ways to bridge the gap between science and landscape architecture…
SPR 23 End of Quarter Review Schedule
May 24, 2023
Check out the work of our spring studios and courses, and good luck on that final push towards SUMMER!
ANNOUNCING: Vincent Javet as Assistant Teaching Professor
May 23, 2023
We are delighted to announce that Vincent Javet will join our department as an Assistant Teaching Professor beginning in summer 2023. Vincent has previous experience in both teaching and professional practice. Trained as a landscape architect and urban planner, Vincent is currently an Assistant Teaching Professor in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning at Rutgers University where he…