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  • In Memory of L. Jane Hastings

    April 19, 2024

    A black and white image of L. Jane Hastings

    In her long career as an architect, Jane Hastings was involved in the design of more than 500 projects. Equally important were her many contributions to the architectural profession, to education, and to the city and region. She is loved and remembered by an extraordinary number of friends and colleagues. Even those who never met…


  • design exCHANGE 2024

    April 16, 2024

      The 2024 design exCHANGE exhibit is an annual exhibition of unbuilt projects by local Seattle architecture firms. The projects showcased are located in the Pacific Northwest region and all around the world. This exhibit is free and open to the public. Exhibition April 26 – May 9, 2024 Gould Court   Opening Reception: Friday,…


  • 2024 AIA Seattle Awards

    January 20, 2024

      We are proud to announce that four members of the UW Architecture community have been recognized with an AIA Seattle Award this year! “Each year, AIA Seattle celebrates leadership and achievement in design and the built environment through its member awards program, which recognizes individual leadership and achievement in design and the built environment…


  • Faculty Led Exhibits Abroad and in the United States

    January 20, 2024

    Mood-Vironment | South RenderingMood-Vironment | Birds Eye RenderingMood-Vironment | North Interior RenderingThe Wright Imperial Hotel at 100: Frank Lloyd Wright and the WorldThe Wright Imperial Hotel at 100: Frank Lloyd Wright and the WorldThe Wright Imperial Hotel at 100: Frank Lloyd Wright and the WorldPrevious imageNext image Overseas, the exhibition “The Wright Imperial Hotel at…


  • UW M Arch students selected as finalists for the GRAY Awards

    January 15, 2024

      Furniture pieces designed and built by Master of Architecture students Morocco Branting and Jeremy Salesin in our 2023 Scan Design Furniture Studio have been selected as finalists in the GRAY Awards Student Design category. The GRAY Awards is an international competition recognizing creative excellence & outstanding work happening around the world. Read more about…


  • Modern Architecture Activism: The Life and Work of Benjamin F. McAdoo, Jr.

    January 15, 2024

    University of Washington Ethnic Cultural Center Rendering, 1970, Courtesy Seattle TimesMcAdoo House, 1958, Bothell, WA, Courtesy Puget Sound Regional ArchivesWedgwood Bank, 1972, Seattle, WA, Courtesy Tyler SpraguePrevious imageNext image This exhibit showcases the modern architectural designs and social activism of Benjamin F. McAdoo Jr. (1920-1981) - a graduate of the University of Washington, Department of…