Explainer: Why Doesn’t Seattle Have Skyscraper Signs?
The code provision that prevents the city from looking like Blade Runner.
In most American cities, the tenants of downtown skyscrapers have their names written...
How to Make an Attractive City
Only a few cities in the world are truly beautiful—and none of them were built in recent history. At least, that’s what folks at...
First Hill McDonald’s To Make Way For Tower
For nearly six decades, McDonald's has called the northwest corner of Madison Street and Minor Avenue home. But all that is soon to change. Development...
Midweek Video: How The Craftsman Was Popularized in America
Vox looks at the story of the Craftsman home and how it became a staple across America in the 20th Century.
57-Story Proposal for Civic Square Gets Second Design Review Tomorrow
The saga of Civic Square will take a step closer to a conclusion at a second Early Design Guidance meeting with the Downtown Design...
Women Shaping Seattle: An Interview With Marisa Hagney
Marisa Hagney works with communities around the world as part of her role as Living Community Challenge Manager at the International Living Future Institute. She...
An architect’s perspective: The details of microhousing projects
Editor's note: This is a cross-post by David Neiman, founder of Neiman Taber Architects, a local architecture firm that designs microhousing projects.
We recently designed...
The Urbanist’s Year in Pictures 2022
An we come upon the last day of the year, a perfect opportunity to look through The Urbanist's media archive for a retrospective of...