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EVENTSCAPE [WINTER
2007] Applications are invited for two or three full-time, nine-month, tenure-track positions in the Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Washington to commence 16 September 2007. Applicants at the Assistant and Associate Professor rank will be considered and those with PhD’s are encouraged to apply. Applications must be received by February 15, 2007. Click here for more information. UPCOMING EVENTS
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Triangle Competition Winners Announced Three winners of the University of Washington Triangle design competition, taught by Associate Professor Daniel Winterbottom were announced at a reception at Gould hall. First place was awarded to graduate student Garrett A. Devier, second place Elizabeth Umbanhowar and third place to Paul Chasen. The jury included environmental artist Elizabeth Conner, Cath Brunner Director of 4culture, head of public art for sound transit Barbara Luecke and landscape architect Gareth Loveridge with GGN Landscape architects. Focusing on the "triangle" at the south end of UW campus, the project considered a probable scenario for a light rail station to be built near Husky Stadium, making the site a prominent gateway for the campus. The entire class projects are on display at Gould hall till January 19th. |
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FACULTY NEWS Assistant Professor Jeff Hou is leading his studio this winter to working with community partners in White Center, an unincorporated area of the King County, to develop an open space strategic plan to address the neighborhood’s needs for public safety, economic development, and physical improvements. Jeff presented a paper titled “Hyper Architecture and Lost Traditions? Dwelling Transformations on Pongso-no-Ta’u” at the 10th Conference of the International Association for the Study of Traditional Environment (IASTE) in Bangkok, Thailand in December. In February, he is invited to speak at the Remodeling Design Activism Roundtable at University of California, Berkeley. This winter and spring Associate Professor Iain
Robertson will work with staff at Washington Park Arboretum
on a renovation plan for WPA's Camellias an interesting collection
of early hybrids much in need of clearing and reorganization to
bring more light into the collection. He will work with the
city of Seattle to develop a replanting plan for the Pigott Corridor
portion of Freeway Park and with horticulture staff at Edmonds
Community College to develop a master plan for teaching gardens
on the college grounds. In early spring he will lead the
MLA accreditation team visit to the University of Arizona. His article on
the planting design for the new Olympic Sculpture Park appeared
in the Seattle Post Intelligencer in December. Department Chair and Professor Fritz Wagner has recently had his 5th book published. Titled "The International Faces of Urban Sprawl: Lessons Learned from North America," it was a co-edited work published by the University of Waterloo, Canada. He also has secured two applied research grants with the city of Shoreline through the Northwest Center for Livable Communities. The landscape architecture department is presently looking into the possibility of a new degree program and a certificate program. A focus group of professionals was held on January 10th to discuss the possibilities. Results will be reported in the near term. ALUMNI NEWS Designed by Zach Heupel (BLA 2006) with help of Carolyne Orazi (BLA 2006), the plaza supporting the tallest flag pole in the country was completed last fall in Toppenish. Functioning as a community gathering place, the project was a result of the collaboration between University of Washington and the Toppenish community. According to Heupel, “Like any city, Toppenish is a fusion of place and who lives there.” “It was this cultural juxtaposition that drew me to the idea of the ‘Wagon Wheel’.” However, more important than any symbolism, he wanted this to be “a meeting place, a place of community and a place of pride.” Click here for the full story on the UW website. |
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