Furniture pieces designed and built by Master of Architecture students Morocco Branting and Jeremy Salesin in our 2023 Scan Design Furniture Studio have been selected as finalists in the GRAY Awards Student Design category.
The GRAY Awards is an …
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Modern Architecture Activism: The Life and Work of Benjamin F. McAdoo, Jr.
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UW Student Chapter Competes in 2023’s NOMA National Conference
Congratulations to our University of Washington National Organization of Minority Architects student chapter (NOMAS UW) who represented the College of Built Environments and the Department of Architecture at 2023’s NOMA National Conference. They participated in this year’s Barbara G. Laurie …
Students Receive 2023 Planet Positive Award from Metropolis Magazine
In Winter 2023, four interdisciplinary student teams in the Architecture 507 design studio explored development strategies at the Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church in the Central District. One of teams was recognized with the 2023 Planet Positive Award for Student Work…
UW Selected to Host the 2024 AIAS West Quad Conference
We are proud to announce that UW AIAS is hosting the 2024 West Quad Conference, Bloom: Emerging Solutions for Urban Sustainability, in Seattle from April 4-7, 2024. This conference will welcome architecture students from around the western …
Professor Rick Mohler Appointed Chair of the Department of Architecture
Professor Rick Mohler was appointed Chair of the Department of Architecture in June 2023. Throughout his career he has promoted just, policy-driven cities, shaped by principled design, addressing all scales of urban experience through teaching, action research, professional practice, and …
MArch Grad Mike Mora featured in New York Times
Loyal Captain – Heliotrope
Image by Notion Workshop
Mike Mora (MArch 1994), a partner in Seattle-based Heliotrope Architects, had a recently completed remodel and addition to a landmarked Seattle home featured in the New York Times on September …
Tyler Sprague wins 2023 ACSA Timber Education Prize
Associate Professor Tyler Sprague was one of five faculty from throughout North America recognized with a 2023 ACSA Timber Education Prize which honors courses that “seek to recognize effective and innovative curricula that create a stimulating and evidence-based
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UW students win 2023 AIA/ACSA COTE Top Ten for Students Competition
MArch students Andrew Baltimore and Eric Luth were one of ten winning teams in the 2023 AIA/ACSA COTE Top Ten for Students Competition for their submission Watershed, completed in the Spring 2022 ARCH 508 Research studio with faculty Gundula …
In Memory of Norman Pfeiffer, FAIA
Source: Pfeiffer Partners
The Department of Architecture is saddened to learn of the passing of one its most illustrious graduates, Norman Pfeiffer, FAIA. Norman was born in Seattle in 1940. His grandfather was a construction superintendent and Norman was …
Guest Post: Reflections on My Internship
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