College of Built Environments

College of Built Environments
Atrium of Gould Hall
Former names
Department of Architecture (1914–1957)
College of Architecture and Urban Planning (1957–2009)
TypePublic
Established1957[1]
Parent institution
University of Washington
DeanRenée Cheng
Location, ,
U.S.

47°39′18″N 122°18′46″W / 47.65500°N 122.31278°W / 47.65500; -122.31278
Websitebe.uw.edu

The College of Built Environments is the architecture and urban planning school of the University of Washington, a public research university in Seattle, Washington.[2]

The College offers programs in architecture, construction management, landscape architecture, real estate, and urban planning.[3] From 1957 to 2009, the College was known as the College of Architecture and Urban Planning. Today, the College of Built Environments is made up of five core units: Architecture/Architectural Design, Construction Management, Landscape Architecture, Real Estate, and Urban Design & Planning. It also houses two interdisciplinary Ph.D. degrees, as well as several other interdisciplinary centers and institutes. The 2009 name change reflects an integrated approach to planning, design, and construction that will be necessary to take on the 21st-century global challenges of urbanization and climate change.

  1. ^ Wills, Antoinette; Bolcer, John D. (August 4, 2014). University of Washington. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-467-13182-7. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  2. ^ "Colleges and schools – About the UW". University of Washington. Archived from the original on 2023-01-23. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  3. ^ "College of Built Environments". University of Washington. Archived from the original on 2022-10-10. Retrieved 2023-02-01.