Innovating student housing with mass timber and rain gardens
Intentional design and conscientious engineering that respects student involvement and community building can produce impressive tangible impacts.

By CORY HITZEMANN AND KEITH KRUGER
Coughlin Porter Lundeen

Designing for urban student living
Access to amenities and common areas are shifting from all-exclusive to more connected to the greater community and its resources.

By SKYE BREDBERG
Weber Thompson

Community colleges provide essential student support with affordable on-campus housing
Amidst skyrocketing rents, prohibitive commutes, and resource scarcity, community college housing gives a more diverse and potentially at-risk group of students access to a bed they can afford, closer to campus services and jobs.

By KATE MCLEAN AND SAIF VAGH
NAC

Coming together to build a catalyst project for WSU's new engineering and architecture district
The progressive design-build team got off on the right foot with StrengthsFinder assessments, joint consultant selection and a project governance structure.

By JOSHUA THOMSON and SARA HOWELL
Special to the Journal

Enhancing the student experience
through Living Design
Two new Washington projects aim to establish healthier learning environments that improve student performance and morale, and foster feelings of belonging and well-being.

By DEVIN KLEINER and MYER HARRELL
Perkins&Will

Finding the balance in housing density
and student well-being
Evidence-based design strategies like access to natural light, exposure to nature, and increased social connections counteract negative impacts that can be associated with high-density living.

By BRYAN CROENI, RENAE MANTOOTH andAGUSTIN MAURO
HKS

Creating inclusive restrooms through design
When designed with intentionality, these spaces can have a great impact on care and belonging on campus.

By KANDIS LARSEN and TINA CAMPANELLA
Integrus

Innovation Hall breaks new ground
in partnerships and processes
A new shared STEM facility for Cascadia College and the University of Washington Bothell uses a progressive design-build approach and transparency to achieve their community and environmental vision.

By WALTER SCHACHT, LANA LISITSA AND BRIAN ASKE
Special to the Journal

Going up: Seattle's towering new vision for student housing
City leaders, UW and other neighborhood stakeholders work to balance growth in high-rise student living with neighborhood character and small business affordability in the U District.

By SCOTT SURDYKE
Special to the Journal