Seattle’s New Center for Architecture and Design
Significant growth in Seattle over the past few years has prompted a great deal of attention, and now there is a dedicated place in...
Land Use Smorgasbord at Final Seattle City Council Meeting of 2022
Highway Lids, Design Review Waivers for Affordable Housing, Continuing Streateries, and Easing Food Truck Restrictions
In its final full meeting of 2022, the Seattle City...
2&U: Like Floating on Stilts
Seattle could soon be seeing another tree-like tower dot the skyline. Skanska USA, a large national development firm, has partnered up with the architects of Pickard...
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...
Sunday Video: Why So Many New Buildings Are Covered in Rectangles
https://youtu.be/Ml-ZP-_e_o4
Vox explores why so many new buildings seem to prominently feature rectangular panels as exterior cladding.
Midweek Video: Lid I-5
Late last month, our own Scott Bonjukian participated in Capitol Hill Housing's annual community forum, called Gearshift 2016, to present the concept of freeway lids...
New Design in Public Exhibit Brings the Global Migration Crisis Close to Home
"Sanctuary: Design for Belonging" runs from December 6th to February 23rd at The Center for Architecture & Design, 1010 Western Ave.
The floor to ceiling collage...
Seattle Must Stop Giving A/C the Cold Shoulder
Air Conditioning and Summer Insulation are Necessities, Not Amenities.
After moving to Seattle in 2020 from Southern California, I was surprised to find that the...