Architecture

4201 Stone Way Design Awaits Second EDG

Caron Architecture, a local design firm, will present their 4201 Stone Way proposal to the Northeast Design Review Board tonight (September 12th) for the second round of...

Sunday Video: Freiburg Is A Lesson In City Building

Freiburg im Breisgau is famous in planning spheres for its high rates of biking, walkable suburbs, and green ways of building. Mike Eliason has...
SLI's 47+7 building in the U District. (Photo by Shaun Kuo)

The Potential and Pitfalls of Prefabricated Buildings

The City issued permits on January 17th for another new tower in Belltown, but this one was a little different. The developer, Sustainable Living...

City Council Saves The Showbox, Vacates ROW, and Sets Move Seattle Levy Process

On Monday, the Seattle City Council temporarily expanded the Pike Place Market Historic District, effectively saving the Showbox for now. The reprieve doesn't guarantee...
Downtown Bellevue's skyline

Rapid Buildup Fuels Downtown Bellevue Skyline

Since 2018, a deluge of construction projects in Downtown Bellevue has been completed and begun to form Bellevue's adolescent skyline. This spree has been...

New High School Headed To Seattle Center, Master Plan May Be Revamped

Seattle Center, the city's central playground of culture and engagement in Uptown, could be headed for an update to its governing master plan. Future redevelopment...

Natural Light In Buildings: NIMBY Rhetoric Or Livability Staple

Cities face a complex web of interconnected problems today — affordability, transportation, safety, livability and many others. Often these problems appear to be in...

City’s Plan for Pre-approved Backyard Cottages Shouldn’t Require Uncompensated Labor

It has been nearly two years since Mayor Jenny Durkan directed the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections to fast-track pre-approved designs of backyard...