Urban Design Capstones

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    A New Kind Of Urban Campus - Urban Design Capstone
    (2024-06-07) Njoroge, Brian
    Rejuvenating a Historic University Campus: A Masterplan for UW Tacoma Brian Njoroge This thesis explores the potential of urban design and masterplanning to revitalize UW Tacoma, a university nestled within a historic industrial district undergoing rapid transformation. The campus itself boasts a unique character, with repurposed warehouses and factories housing modern academic functions. However, challenges abound. The site's topography presents significant elevation changes, and a polluted plume necessitates creative solutions. Furthermore, the university grapples with balancing growth and maintaining its distinct identity while integrating with the surrounding burgeoning convention center, hospital, brewery district, and residential areas. Through a multi-week engagement process involving surveys, workshops, and stakeholder interviews, this thesis proposes a masterplan rooted in six key principles: Climate Action, ADA Accessibility, Hub Creation, Pedestrian-Friendly Design,Green Infrastructure, and Community Equity. This framework aims to achieve integrated land uses, vibrant green spaces and improved accessibility, fostering a welcoming environment for all. The findings highlight the crucial role of thoughtful development in preserving the campus's historic character while contributing to the broader revitalization of downtown Tacoma. This study offers valuable insights for other urban universities facing similar challenges of balancing growth with preservation in a rapidly changing environment.
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    2024 Urban Design Capstone Report: Students' vision for UW Tacoma campus
    (University of Washington Tacoma, School of Urban Studies, 2025) Chastain, Matthew; Akinshev, Angelina; Gomez-Lopez, Miguel; Hap, Mason; Jones, Aaliya; Manjarrez-Hurtado, Miryan; Njoroge, Brian; Williams, Patrick; Yusuf, Mohamed; Zhai, Peijie; Šafářová, Bára
    This report is a collection of works produced during the two-quarter long (22 weeks) undergraduate Urban Design Capstone course at the University of Washington Tacoma during the winter and spring quarters of 2024. Only works of students who successfuly completed the capstone course were included in the report. The full list of students is in the Our Team section. The advising faculty was Bára Šafářová. The 2024 Urban Design Capstone Report was collated from individual students’ reports and edited by Matthew Chastain under the supervision of Bára Šafářová. The report was made possible with the financial support of a Research Assistantship by the School of Urban Studies. Except for the accompanying text (in gray boxes) that introduces each section and was written by the advising faculty, all text and works were produced, collated and edited by students. Selected works presented in the report were produced either in group: - Analyses of the site, - Community engagement campaign - Capstone Manifesto or individually: - Urban Design Proposals Names of students who contributed are listed where possible.