Architecture

How a Forgotten Plaza Can Become Tacoma’s Connected Heart

Tollefson Plaza in downtown Tacoma confounds me. It’s an attractive space next to a bustling university campus and an art museum. It is adjacent...

Hot Off The Presses: New Tacoma Link Renderings

New renderings of stations along the Tacoma Link extension have been released. Sound Transit plans to construct a 2.4-mile, $175 million extension of the...

Shoreline To Hold Spring-Summer Green Building Speaker Series

The City of Shoreline is kicking off a speaker series next month that will focus on green building. Topics that speakers will hit on...

A New Skyline for a New Seattle

“Beyond a certain critical mass each structure becomes a monument, or at least raises that expectation through its size alone, even if the sum...

The Urbanist Podcast: Talking with Alexandra Lange about Her Book “Meet Me by the Fountain”

Given this podcast is dropping on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, there is a solid chance that you or a loved one will spend some...

Sunday Video: The Best Kindergarten You’ve Ever Seen

Architect Takaharu Tezuka showcases his design for a kindergarten where kids are encouraged to be kids. His approach and thinking expands the possibilities of...

MidTown Project Back Before Design Review Board Tonight

The corner of 23rd and Union in the Central District has undergone dramatic changes in the last few years. It's seen familiar businesses and...

Microhousing Under New Code, Greenwood Project in Design Review

Seattle's Design Review Program has a lot of upcoming meetings for new projects in the New Year, but one in particular has caught our attention....