On October 13th The Runstad Center held its 3rd Annual Leadership Dinner where we introduced our newest video describing “Why the Runstad Center matters!” It’s a great overview of the Center’s people and programs and definitely a must …
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An alternative to tent city: manufactured steel modules
Last week Runstad Center Affiliate Faculty member Al Levine was featured in the Seattle Times discussing his work with Compass Housing Alliance and OneBuild, designing manufactured steel modular units. Read the full story here: http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/a-new-approach-build-steel-modular-housing-units-for-the-homeless/
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What if the focus was making a place we all love?
What if our elected officials talked about ‘loving’ your city as the most important criteria? What if we focused on making a place we all love?
Tomorrow, September 27th, the Runstad Center Affiliate Fellows present:
A CITY TO LOVE
VISIONS …
What if?
What if we stopped griping about the Seattle process, empowered our leaders, moved forward with a powerful vision focused on the community of the future, implementation, education for a shared language, evaluation and feedback loops and course adjustments – we …
Imagine a city that empowers its leaders…
On September 27th the Fellows will be presenting their research from their trip to Auckland, New Zealand last spring, and what they discovered about how this innovative city manages public right of way.
Imagine a city that empowers its leaders, …
New Corporate Real Estate Course for Professionals
We are offering a new course this fall, RE 530: Corporate Real Estate. This course is eligible for 25 CEUs towards CoreNet Global MCR Professional Designation renewal credits. Professionals can register for the course as non-matriculated students through non-degree enrollment: …
Simon Stevenson, new director of the Runstad Center
UW Today issued a press release today announcing our new director for the Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies, Simon Stevenson. Simon joins the Runstad Center from the Henley Business School, University of Reading in the UK where he had …
Part-time lecture search
The University of Washington’s Department of Urban Design and Planning and the Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies are seeking applicants for a part-time Lecturer position for the MS in Real Estate commencing January 1, 2017. The position is a …
How do we plan for growth in our cities?
Are we planning realistically for growth in our cities? Shannon Affholter, executive director of the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties, Russ Hokanson, chief executive officer of the Seattle King County Association of REALTORS®, and our own Peter …
Washington State Condominium Report released today
The Runstad Center’s Washington State Condominium Report was released today. MSRE student, Center researcher, and author of the report David Leon shares his thoughts…
The City of Seattle has been experiencing unprecedented population and economic growth over the last five …