urban design

December 7, 2020

Building a future

After holding down a job at Mod Pizza, Amanda Henritze sees bigger things in her future in architecture.


June 1, 2016

Urban evolution

The UW's Urban Ecology Research Lab studies how species change in response to cities.


December 1, 2011

360-degree view

Over the past decade and a half, UW Tacoma has been at the core of the revitalization of downtown Tacoma. Today, with 3,600 students, it still holds the key to the city’s continued economic development.


March 1, 2008

Shade crusade

It's time to abandon the hard-edged urban landscape, says Kathleen Wolf. Trees, shrubs and plants not only help the environment, they also make us feel — and behave — better.