Washington state’s housing market was strong in the first quarter of 2015, with both sales and new building permits up compared with a year ago and the market remaining largely affordable, according to a new report from the Washington Center …
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Runstad Affiliate Fellow authors new book
The Runstad Center congratulates Thaisa Way, whose new book, “The Landscape Architecture of Richard Haag: From Modern Space to Urban Ecological Design” was recently published by University of Washington Press. UW Today picked up the story and …
Public vs. private landscapes in Santiago
We continue our series of blog posts from our Runstad Center Affiliate Fellows class of 2015, who recently traveled to Santiago, Chile, and Rio de Janeiro and Curitiba, Brazil. Recently, Thaisa Way explored the important role of public spaces in …
Social Housing and the Public Realm
We continue our series of blog posts from our Runstad Center Affiliate Fellows class of 2015, who recently traveled to Santiago, Chile, and Rio de Janeiro and Curitiba, Brazil. Here, Thaisa Way explores the important role of public spaces in …
Dining out in a new city
We continue our series of blog posts from our Runstad Center Affiliate Fellows class of 2015, who recently traveled to Santiago, Chile, and Rio de Janeiro and Curitiba, Brazil. Here, Maiko Winkler-Chin shares her love of good food – and …
AP Hurd to address Carbon Accountability at CoreNet luncheon
A Runstad Center faculty member and Affiliate Fellow, AP Hurd, is speaking at the monthly CoreNet luncheon. AP is President and Chief Development Officer of Touchstone as well as the author of The Carbon Efficient City, which shows …
RE Club hosts Argus training session
One of the perks of being a Runstad Center MSRE student is the support we enjoy from the University of Washington Real Estate Club. The Real Estate Club provides opportunities for networking, career development, and property tours for students …
UW team advances to finals in low-income housing competition!
A team of MSRE, M. Arch, MUP and MPA students from the University of Washington has been advanced to the final round in the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Low Income Housing Challenge 2015. Their proposal was for an affordable, …
Runstad program among top 5 on the west coast!
Bisnow has named the MSRE program at the UW’s Runstad Center as one of the top 5 graduate real estate programs on the west coast! We’re pleased and proud to receive this recognition. Read the full article here — and …
Valparaiso Wires and Walls
We continue our series of blog posts from our Runstad Center Affiliate Fellows class of 2015, who have just returned from their travels to Santiago, Chile, and Rio de Janeiro and Curitiba, Brazil.
Valparaiso, a UNESCO heritage site and former …