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  • Kate Simonen Elected to the National Academy of Construction

    December 15, 2025

    Man doing construction

    University of Washington Professor of Architecture Kate Simonen, founder of the Carbon Leadership Forum and leader of the Life Cycle Lab, was elected to the National Academy of Construction for advancing decarbonization.


  • Rooted in Community: The Lasting Impact of Steve Badanes

    December 12, 2025

    Steve Badanes teaching children

    Steve Badanes transforms architectural education at UW by connecting hands-on design, community partnership, and public purpose.


  • Learning from Women Who Shape Space

    December 3, 2025

    The ARCH 200 end-of-quarter exhibition highlighted student growth in drawing, model-making, and architectural analysis, with case studies featuring women architects whose projects spanned more than 30 global sites.


  • NOMAS Named National Chapter of the Year

    November 25, 2025

    Nomas Students

    The University of Washington’s NOMAS chapter has been recognized as the 2025 Chapter of the Year, a national honor celebrating student leadership and advocacy in architecture. This award highlights the group’s commitment to advancing equity, inclusion, and community engagement within the design professions.


  • Robert Hutchison Appointed Gensler Visiting Critic at Cornell University

    September 2, 2025

    Cenotaph to Pay Tribute to Victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake, Unosumai, Japan. drawing / Robert Hutchison Architecture The Department of Architecture congratulates Robert Hutchison, Affiliate Associate Professor and Principal of Robert Hutchison Architecture, on his appointment as the Fall 2025 Gensler Visiting Critic at Cornell University’s Department of Architecture.   Aerial view of…


  • Venice Biennale 2025 | atelierjones

    July 10, 2025

    Roundhouse by atelierjones The public call for entries to represent the US Pavilion PORCH: An Architecture of Generosity at the Venice Biennale 2025 went out in December 2024. Affiliate Associate Professor, Susan Jones, FAIA submitted the 2,000 SF project her firm, atelierjones, designed for the Maidu Greenville Rancheria, The Roundhouse Council.     "It was…