The UW Department of Urban Design & Planning recognizes Marty Curry, Bob Freitag, William M. Harris, Sr., Karen Wolf and Joseph W. Tovar for their teaching, mentorship, public service and leadership. Their work has strengthened the department and helped prepare future planners.
Category: Urban Design and Planning
Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning Marina Alberti key contributor in climate assessment roadmap
Marina Alberti, urban design and planning professor and recently appointed Director of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Urban Design and Planning Program, served as a key contributor in a new climate assessment roadmap as the leader of the urban team and the section on urban regions.
Sarah Mills, MUP ‘26, recognized by the Landmarks Preservation Board for proposal
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.
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.
CEP Senior Farah Tung named to the 2026 Husky 100
Farrah Tung, a student in Community, Environment and Planning at the University of Washington, has been named to the 2026 Husky 100. Recognized for her work in sustainability and public health, she connects research and community impact through her interdisciplinary studies.
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.
Urban Design Alumnus Become’s Seattle’s First Indigenous Planner
Tim Lehman (Northern Arapaho) began his journey in masonry and became Seattle’s first Indigenous planning strategist, weaving together design, equity, and community—read more about his story and impact.