The Urban Design & Planning Honor Roll recognized the profound impact of individuals whose contributions have shaped the department and enriched the field of urban design and planning.
The 2024 – 2025 honorees are:
Wendy Freitag
Al Levine
Robin McClelland…
Chuck Weinstock, former director of Capitol Hill Housing (Seattle) and a former VP with Chase Community Development Banking, spoke on November 1, 2023 at the University of Washington campus in Seattle. His presentation was titled “Affordable Housing: If
Tuesday, May 24
Food systems planning is a relatively new discipline; it was not until the first decade of the 21st century that cities and counties began to pilot food systems planning, with a major takeoff and acceleration in …
Dr. Marina Alberti recently led the 2023 Seattle Urban Eco-Evo Research Collaboration Network Workshop, hosting a total of 40 in-person and virtual attendees from 25 universities around the globe. The Urban Eco Evo NET is a NSF funded collaboration research …
Creating great urban neighborhoods and taking action for environmental justice go hand in hand. Through their work, Lauren Hood, Rosa Lopez, and Madeleine Spencer discussed that crucial connection and ways we can envision and attain just and sustainable future cities. …
On November 18th, we celebrated long-time friend of the Department, John Owen. John – artist, urban designer, architect, planner, and storyteller – is Partner Emeritus at MAKERS Architecture and Urban Design. As a keen observer of built and natural environments, …
Gil Kelley is the general manager of Planning, Urban Design, and Sustainability for the City of Vancouver, British Columbia. He is an internationally recognized urban strategist, having served as chief planner for several West Coast cities (including San Francisco, CA …
URBAN PLANNING & DESIGN PROFESSIONALS COUNCIL 2019 – 2020 LECTURE SERIES
Lecture – January 29, 2020 | Architecture Hall, University of Washington Campus (Seattle)
On January …
URBAN PLANNING & DESIGN PROFESSIONALS COUNCIL 2019 – 2020 LECTURE SERIES
Lecture – November 20, 2019 | Architecture Hall, University of Washington Campus (Seattle)
Professor William Riggs joined the Department of Urban …
Reception – May 30, 2019 | Gould Hall, UW Campus (Seattle)
Seminar – May 31, 2019 | Allen Library, the Petersen Room, UW Campus (Seattle)
The Department of Urban …