The City of Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board accepted a nominated proposal by Sarah Mills, MUP ’26, to designate the McKinney Center for Community and Economic Development (MCCED), as a Seattle Landmark.
Category: Bold Thought Leadership
Book release | Cities for a Shared Planet: The Emergence of Multispecies Cooperation
Through imaginative scenarios and real-world case studies, Cities for a Shared Planet: The Emergence of Multispecies Cooperation shows how multispecies interactions are transforming infrastructure, reshaping urban space, and redefining how urban environments are inhabited and evolve.
Book release | Resilient Shores: Adapting to Climate Change Through Storytelling
Bob Freitag releases Resilient Shores: Adapting to Climate Change Through Storytelling, a new book that uses a fictional but realistic story of a coastal community relocating in the face of climate risk to illustrate how to make climate conversations happen, what those conversations can look like, and how to move from discussion to action.
Bob Freitag, Urban Design & Planning, shares how a changing wildfire season affects local communities
UW Urban Design & Planning Lecturer Bob Freitag provides insight into how climate change is impacting wildfire season and local communities.
Q&A: Professor Marina Alberti gives insight into how evolution influences nature-based infrastructure
A new Science article by Marina Alberti examines how evolution affects the long-term performance of nature-based solutions, highlighting why planners must design climate-resilient infrastructure as dynamic, living systems.
UW PhD Symposium Explores Moudon’s Impact on Urban Design
UW’s Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Urban Design & Planning hosted a symposium highlighting Anne Vernez Moudon’s impact, with research presentations spanning urban morphology, mobility and active living.
Dr. Pineo Wins Best Research Paper as Awards Highlight Global Innovations
The inaugural Healthy City Design Awards celebrated urban projects advancing health and sustainability. Dr. Helen Pineo, Research Associate Professor in the Department of Urban Design and Planning, won Best Research Paper for Storytelling Methodologies for Urban Health Research and Practice. | Healthy City Design
Professor Qing Shen Awarded 2024 PacTrans Outstanding Educator
Professor Qing Shen, Director of UW’s PhD Program in Urban Design and Planning, has received the 2024 PacTrans Outstanding Educator Award for his excellence in teaching, mentoring, and advancing urban transportation research.