announcements

Planning and Design for a Great City: A Dialogue with Mayor McGinn
The Department of Landscape Architecture welcomes Mayor Mike McGinn to outline his vision for Seattle in the coming years and beyond.
Monday, February 8, 6:30pm
Architecture Hall, Room 147

In Search of Sustainable Urbanism: Systems and Territories
Mark Johnson, FASLA, Founder of Civitas
Lecture co-sponsored by Great City
Wednesday, February 17, 6:30pm
Architecture Hall, Room 147

New Certificate Program -- Urban Green Infrastructure A new online, distance-learning program for professionals and citizens interested in strengthening a city's green infrastructure network to increase community health and ecological resilience. Program begins in Spring 2010. Register by March 15. Learn more about the program: On-demand information meeting

BLA information meetings
Look at portfolio samples and talk to BLA coordinator Professor Julie Johnson and program coordinator JoAnne Edwards

  • Thursday, January 21, 2010, 1:00-2:00 pm, Gould 110
  • Friday, March 12, 2010, 11:00-12:00, Gould 110

New website! Can‘t find something that used to be on the old website? Look here

in the news

The University of Washington's BLA program is ranked third nationally in the Dean's Survey of DesignIntelligence in the 2010 edition of America's Best Architecture and Design Schools. Our program is cited for its design-build program, strong urban focus, and excellent faculty. http://www.di.net/archschools/schools.html

The LARCH 332 construction materials class was featured in University Week for their bench installations. See more photos and a map of locations here

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