All (40) Adaptive Reuse (11)Community Engagement (21)Graduate (22)High Performance Building (13)Housing (12)International Programs (3)Material & Fabrication (5)Research (6)Undergraduate (13) Undergraduate (13) Concealed Connections: Columbia City Adaptive Reuse This project reimagines Columbia City’s former substation as a vibrant hub for artists and neighbors. With galleries, maker spaces, and pathways through the site, it sparks creativity and connection. Learn how Columbia City adaptive reuse bridges history, art, and community in this landmark district. Read More Layered Design for Art and Community This project transforms the abandoned Magnolia City Light Substation into a vibrant hub for artists and neighbors. With studios at its core and community spaces above, the design layers creativity and connection. Learn how this vision turns industrial history into a new neighborhood gathering place. Read More Dwelling & Dining: Living with History Dwelling & Dining reimagines how we live and engage with our environment and community. Instead of offering solutions, the project invites deeper awareness of history and time, challenging “time illiteracy” in our daily lives. Discover how evocative design fosters reflection and connection. Read More Biotic Continuity in Magnolia Biotic Continuity reimagines a 1940s substation in Seattle’s Magnolia neighborhood as a hub for creativity and community. By blending adaptive reuse with spaces for artists and stewards, the design sparks innovation while honoring the site’s history. Learn how this project redefines power for a new generation. Read More Columbia City Substation Reimagined This project transforms the Columbia City Substation into a vibrant community art center. Inspired by the flow of water and electrical currents, the design celebrates the link between nature and creativity. Discover how an industrial relic becomes a new hub for artistic energy. Read More Reimagining Magnuson Park Fire Station This project transforms Magnuson Park’s historic fire and gas stations into a grocery store, welcome center, and community business space. Salvaged wood structures echo the site’s iconic arches, while redesigned gardens reveal the park’s layered history. Discover how the design reshapes relationships between visitors, buildings, and landscape. Read More Transforming a Substation into Community Space Students reimagined a former Seattle City Light substation as a vibrant artist collective and café. Inspired by Magnolia’s topography and neighborhood flow, the design includes galleries, housing, courtyards, and pathways that invite community connection. Learn how adaptive reuse turns an industrial site into a creative hub. Read More Designing Space with Interior Landscapes Students reimagined the Community Design Building with custom furniture that adds order, comfort, and flexibility. Using simple lumber, the Interior Landscape team created seating, storage, and new work areas that transform an underused building into a hub of activity. See how design brings life to overlooked space. Read More Community Spark: Greening Columbia City Community Spark transforms Columbia City’s historic core by introducing green space where it’s needed most. With a garden, nursery, and nature-inspired gathering areas, it bridges commercial streets and residential neighborhoods. Learn how this project reconnects community and environment through reuse and renewal. Read More Alums Daniel Simons, FAIA and Erin Feeny featured in ARCHITECT magazine Photo Credit: Bruce Damonte Congratulations to Daniel Simons, FAIA (M Arch 1997) and Erin Feeny (M Arch 2012) Principal and Associate respectively at David Baker Architects (DBA) in Oakland, CA on their recent coverage in ARCHITECT magazine. The article, “Africatown Plaza: A Living Monument to Culture, Community, and Permanence in Seattle’s Central District” describes the community-led, mixed-use affordable housing project completed in collaboration with Seattle-based GGLO. Read More Student Recap: AIA Large Firm Roundtable Deans’ Forum AIA Large Firm Roundtable Deans’ Forum October 16th, 2024 AIA New York | Center for Architecture This past October, I was invited to the AIA Large Firm Roundtable Deans’ Forum in New York City as the student representative of UW’s Department of Architecture. This event was attended by CEOs and leaders of the top 60 firms in the nation, Deans of architecture programs from universities across the country, and their chosen student representatives. It was an amazing dialogue between the... Read More Professor Ann Huppert Receives NEH Fellowship for Research Ann C. Huppert, Associate Professor of Architectural History, has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) fellowship to support her ongoing project, The Culture of Construction in Sixteenth-Century Rome. Read More AIA Seattle Honor Awards 2024 We are thrilled to recognize our alums and faculty who were recipients of the AIA Seattle Honor Awards! The Shop by LMN Architects Scott Crawford (MArch ‘08, MSDC ‘10) Bryant Callahan (MArch ‘22, MSDT ‘23) Heartwood by atelierjones Susan Jones (Affiliate Associate Professor) Olga Amigud (BA Arch ‘12, MArch ‘15) Connection + Craft by Weber Thompson Kristen Scott (MArch ‘89) Cody Lodi (MArch ‘07) Todd Mayne (MArch ‘03 Myer Harrell (MArch’05, Part-Time Lecturer) Jiao Mei (MArch ‘19) Betula by Hybrid Bill Nicholson (MArch... Read More
