Call to Action: Support 133 Homes in Magnolia at Upcoming Design Review
The all-volunteer West Design Review Board will hear about a project at 2550 32nd Ave W that would house new neighbors and bring an...
Sunday Video: Life Between Buildings
Tobias Lau, of Social Action, described how prior to learning about the innovative research about social life and experiences in cities led by Danish architect Jan...
Totem Lake Shoulders Kirkland’s Transformation and Growth
Yet designing for cars continues to be a problem in the city's fastest growing neighborhood.
When cataloging development in Kirkland, it's evident where the City...
Curiosity-Themed 2023 Seattle Design Festival Is Underway
Spread out across Lake Union Park from August 19 to 24, exhibits and activities for all ages connect Seattleites with urban design concepts and...
How to Crush a Housing Project The Seattle Way
One saga demonstrates the difficulties developers face in getting infill projects permitted, even after reforms meant to encourage them.
The City of Seattle permitting process...
East Design Review Board Delays Capitol Hill Station Development
Last week the East Design Review Board threw a wrench in plans to begin construction on the complex planned around Capitol Hill Station when...
Nifty Examples of Mixed Use Buildings! Plus The Urbanist’s Scavenger Hunt #3: Alleys
A few years ago, I was shocked when a friend disclosed to me that he did not like mixed-use buildings and dreaded the fact...
Missing Large Housing and Berkeley’s Push to End Apartment Bans
Historically, Berkeley has been a hotbed of resistance to new housing and an innovator in excluding people of color. In fact, Berkeley was the...