For E. David Blum, there’s one reason for the current state of the market: supply. Blum is a teaching associate with the Department of Urban Design and Planning at the University of Washington’s College of Built Environments.
He said the …
Chuck Weinstock – UW Department of Urban Design and Planning Lecture Series
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
Global Collaboration Studying Untold Narratives About Sustainable and Equitable Urban Change
A new international research partnership aims to spark dialogue and learning through storytelling about sustainable and equitable urban development. Collaborators from five global cities have partnered to shift common practices of how stories of successful urban change are told and …
Creating eco-friendly infrastructure design: Meet Jan Whittington
“I’m exactly where I want to be.”
For associate professor of Urban Design and Planning Jan Whittington, this statement sums up her feelings about being on the faculty of a large public university, doing what she loves, with good opportunities …
From vacant storefronts to vibrant hubs: Revisiting ‘third places’ for urban resilience
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In Seattle, city government and the Downtown Seattle Association continue to build on the “Amazon Great Return” through a variety of strategies to reactivate downtown. While attempts to maintain safety and deter drug trafficking remain forefront in …
Lecture Recap: Planning a Resilient and Equitable Food System
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 …
Q&A: UDP welcomes new faculty member Dylan Stevenson
How did you get into your field of study?
My interest in studying the built environment as a distinct subject first came out of my community outreach work during the third year of my undergraduate degree. During these outreach trips, …
Seattle Urban Eco-Evo Research Collaboration Network Workshop
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 …
Analysis: Amazon’s ‘Great Return’ to the office is just one aspect of a downtown Seattle comeback
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Schizophrenic Perspectives and the Built Environment: The Story of Jacques Besse
In response to the “insipient musicality” of the built environment of a busy intersection in Paris, French composer Jacques Besse stepped out into oncoming traffic. Learn more about the relationship between schizophrenic perspectives and the complexity of urban environments in …