Architecture

West Design Review Board Withholds Approval for 323 Homes Atop Queen Anne Safeway

Facing gripes about brick color and other minutia, 323 homes will need to wait. In 1994, Councilmember Jim Street proudly predicted Queen Anne would be...

Denny Triangle’s Crescent Heights

The Denny Triangle is a hotbed for highrise construction with over a dozen different projects are either already planned or under construction. A new...

From Surface Parking to Belltown Mixed-Use

Another Belltown surface parking lot will soon meet its doom. In its place, The Natasha (aka 2134 Western Avenue) will rise up as a modern, eight-story mixed-use...

Sunday Video: Design For Inclusive Public Life

https://youtu.be/h5u7GuMRw_Q How do we design for inclusive urban public spaces and life? Jeff Risom from Gehl explains this paradigm.

Gerding Edlen Finalizes Design for Capitol Hill Station TOD

Light rail has revolutionized the way many people get to and from Capitol Hill since its station opened in 2016. But the station will...

Out of Scale in Pioneer Square?

A lot of drama has been brewing over the past few months in Pioneer Square. That's because one developer has proposed a new 11-story...

Sunday Video: Heather Tallis Discusses Nature-Based Climate Solutions

Nature-centered urban design makes us smarter, healthier and more resilient. On October 25th Seattle Town Hall and the University of Washington College of the Environment...

CLT: What’s All The Excitement About?

Over the last decade, excitement about a new strong, green, and beautiful building material has been growing. Developed in Central Europe in the mid-1990’s, Cross...