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The UW College of Built Environments is the only college in the nation with the disciplinary departments of Architecture, Construction Management, Landscape Architecture, Real Estate, and Urban Design and Planning under one roof – allowing us to offer unparalleled opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration. Together, we are guided by three core pillars: collaboration and impact, bold thought leadership, and equitable and just practices.

 

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Our internationally recognized faculty integrate teaching, research, and practice in community-engaged design, high-performance building, embodied carbon, mass timber, materials and fabrication, as well as history and theory. Additionally, we are proud of our long-standing partnership with Seattle’s professional community, which is among the most innovative and highly recognized in the country. Through these diverse yet collective efforts, we strive to build a more just and beautiful world.

CITY ERASED connects Seattle’s past to its future

Recently featured in The Seattle Times’ Pacific NW Magazine, the exhibition CITY ERASED: Mapping Seattle’s Highway Cut reconstructs the neighborhoods and communities displaced by the construction of I-5 through archival research, mapping and digital storytelling.

Created by architecture students at the UW, the exhibition explores the lasting impacts of urban renewal and infrastructure on Seattle’s built environment while uncovering the personal stories embedded within the city’s erased landscape.

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In memoriam: a tribute to six built environments leaders

The College of Built Environments honors the legacy of several CBE community members who have unfortunately passed recently: Leon Bridges Sr., Grant Hildebrand, Phillip Jacobson, John Edward Mahlum, Anne Vernez Moudon, and Betty L. Wagner. Through their dedication to practice, education, research, advocacy and mentorship, each of them have helped shape our college, the University of Washington and beyond.

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Three Architecture Students Named to 2026 Husky 100

Ebubechi Abonyi, Davien Graham and Johann Castro-Salgado from the UW Department of Architecture have been named to the 2026 Husky 100. Recognized for their leadership, mentorship and commitment to equity, they have made a lasting impact across the College of Built Environments and beyond.

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Learning to Look: Graycie Viscon Studies Architecture in Rome

Every Autumn Quarter, students from our department head to the UW Rome Center, based in the historic Palazzo Pio, to experience in depth the richness of Rome’s architecture and urban design. Read one student’s story here.

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