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WASLA | Call for Design Leads – Empowering BIPOC Youth: Pathways to Sustainable Design Futures

For the next cohort UWASLA Youth Outreach; Empowering BIPOC Youth: Pathways to Sustainable Design Futures, will be working with DRCC Youth Corps on a series of events to redesign Jack Block Park. We are looking for people interested in joining the events to lead the youth in the process of design. Please refer to the flyer for more information regarding the project. A LOOK INSIDE THE PROJECT: In the month of May, Empowering BIPOC Youth: Pathways to Sustainable Design Futures, will…

PAC Transit Oriented Drawing (TOD) on Saturday May 21st

Join the UW//LA PAC on Saturday, May 21st for Transit Oriented Drawing from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Participants will receive a complimentary sketchbook, provided by Pacific Lighting Systems. Event begins at 10:30 AM at the University of Washington station and head off to sketch the surrounding areas near the U District, Roosevelt and Northgate stations. Event concludes with food and beverages at 12:30PM in Gould Court. Please contact Jack Alderman or Shawn Stankewich with any questions. When: May 21st…

APWA (American Public Works Association) UW Chapter Officer Openings

Why join us? Opportunities to develop relationships with local professionals in the field of public works to not only understand future career opportunities but also get direct leads on employment! We also host resume reviews as well as networking sessions and tours to public works sites like the UW Power Plant and SeaTac International Airport. The field of public works is vast and includes all aspects of civil engineering, environmental science and engineering, construction management, and public administration. The Washington…

2022 WASLA National Conference Stipend Application

WASLA National Conference Stipends will be awarded to: ● Two student members of ASLA. Applicants must be enrolled in a university Landscape Architecture program in Washington State. ● Two emerging professionals that are current ASLA Washington Chapter members. Emerging professionals are those who graduated from university in the Class of 2017 or more recently. The stipend is an award of $1,700.00 to attend the 2022 ASLA National Conference in San Francisco, CA on November 11-14, 2022. Recipients will be responsible…

Internship Opportunity with Seattle Public Utilities

Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is seeking two (2) interns for the Drainage and Wastewater (DWW) Line of Business to support the DWW Policy Program.   Policy interns will be responsible for supporting policy development by collaborating with staff across DWW, SPU, and broader City family to facilitate policy development, research policy issues, evaluate potential solutions, prepare briefings, and help to develop recommendations. Policy topics will generally focus on stormwater and wastewater system management and maintenance, and may include green stormwater…

Design & Innovation for Sustainable Cities ☀ Info Session (UC Berkeley Summer Program)

Disc* is an immersive five-week summer program for college students offered by UC Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design. It explores an interdisciplinary and multi-scalar approach to design and analysis in the urban environment. Disc* participants engage in the discourses of urban innovation, and develop creative solutions to tackle the urgent challenges global cities face today. Disc* is open to eligible students from any college or university. No prior experience in design is necessary. Sign up for the Disc* Information session Design &…

Grounding the Green New Deal: A Summit on Design, Policy, and Advocacy

April 9, 12-5pm*  National Building Museum, 401 F St NW, Washington, DC *Doors open at 11am for pre-event exhibit and networking. There will be a post-summit reception until 7pm. More panelists confirmed! Hear from influential leaders working on issues of climate and equity: Bryan Lee Jr, Kate Orff, Colette Pichon Battle, Nikil Saval, Billy Fleming, Dana Bourland, Anne Whiston Spirn, and more. There is an essential role for the built environment disciplines to play in addressing the climate crisis and translating the…

CALL for Applications: Drawing in Design Spring Workshop (due Friday 3/18)

DRAWING IN DESIGN WORKSHOP APRIL 22 – 24, 2022 Drawing offers a practice for thinking and an important mode of communicating ideas in design. Since 2016 the Department of Landscape Architecture, in collaboration with our professional partners, has convened a quarterly series of public lectures and weekend workshops for students that focus on representation in design. This quarter we will be led by Milenko Matanovic (https://www.milenko-art.com) We will draw to keep our minds, eyes, and hands coordinated. We will render the first…

Queer Trans Ecologies and River Justice

*Note: This is a presentation by Landscape Architecture Adjunct Assistant Professor Cleo.   Queer Trans Ecologies and River Justice Cleo Wölfle Hazard with Stephanie Clare https://townhallseattle.org/event/cleo-wolfle-hazard/ Friday, March 11, 2022, 7:30PM The Forum 1119 8th Ave (Entrance off Seneca St.) Seattle, Washington 98101 A livestream of this event will be available. From the grasslands of the Columbia Plateau to the rich valleys west of the Cascade Mountains, There are over 70,000 miles of rivers in Washington state. Rivers are vital to our…

The Forest History Society Presents:

“Frederick Law Olmsted: Bringing Nature to the City” by Laurence Cotton Monday, February 14th from 1:00 to 2:30 pm, Eastern This 90 minute presentation is approved for 1.5 Units of CFE Credits from the Society of American Foresters. April 26, 2022 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted, the master designer of public parks and a founder of the field of landscape architecture. Join historian and filmmaker Laurence Cotton (originator of and consulting producer to the PBS…