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.
In Memoriam: Leon Bridges Sr., FAIA, NOMAC
We are saddened to announce the passing of 2025 Architecture Distinguished Alumnus Leon Bridges Sr., FAIA, NOMAC, on April 13, 2026. He was 93.
Leon Bridges received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Washington in 1960 and an MBA from Loyola University Maryland in 1984. He founded the firm Leon Bridges, AIA, in Seattle in 1963 and partnered with Edward Burke in 1966 to form Bridges/Burke. In 1972, he relocated the firm to Baltimore, where he became principal of The Leon Bridges Company and the first registered African American architect in the state of Maryland.
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.
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.