Freedom By Design: The Danny Woo Housing Project Booklet
September 8, 2026
The UW AIAS Freedom By Design (FBD) team has released a new project booklet documenting the design and build process for the Danny Woo Community Garden Pig Roast Pavilion. The booklet showcases how student designers and builders worked alongside the Chinatown-International District community to rebuild a beloved gathering space, learning valuable lessons in collaborative…
UW Architecture faculty win national prize for climate-resilient housing studio
September 1, 2026
Rob Corser and Julie Kriegh received a 2026 ACSA Housing Design Education Prize for MOVING House, a collaborative design-build studio exploring culturally responsive, climate-resilient housing.
DARA Named Finalist for 2026 METROPOLIS Planet Positive Award
August 17, 2026
DARA Recognized as a 2026 Planet Positive Award Finalist DARA, a collaboration between the University of Washington College of Built Environments and Olson Kundig, has been named a Finalist for a 2026 METROPOLIS Planet Positive Award in the Research and Development category. The honor highlights the impact of interdisciplinary, research-driven design in addressing today’s most…
Seahaus wins in Townhouse Design Competition
July 28, 2026
Seven floor plans have been selected as winners in the Washington Starter Home Plan’s Townhouse Design Competition. The goal of the competition is to create compact and liveable townhouses for Washington households. Winning designs were chosen from 30 submittals from 19 individuals and firms across the state. Each winning plan now moves into the next…
In memoriam: remembering six built environment leaders
June 26, 2026
The College of Built Environments remembers Leon Bridges Sr., Grant Hildebrand, Phillip Jacobson, John Mahlum, Anne Vernez Moudon and Betty Wagner and their lasting impact on CBE, the University of Washington and the built environment.
CITY ERASED connects Seattle’s past to its future
May 21, 2026
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. The exhibition was recently featured in The Seattle Times’ Pacific NW Magazine.
