Architecture

The Grand Street Commons in Mount Baker was among the projects hoping to secure design review approval this year. (Credit: Lake Union Partners)

Council Passes Emergency Design Review Ordinance Easing Backlog

Last week, the Seattle City Council couldn't muster the votes to pass an emergency ordinance to keep design review moving during the pandemic era,...
A photo of West Seattle near the bridge and Harbor Island with a rendering of an apartment building superimposed on top.

Housing Notes: 16-Story Tower Proposed in Kirkland and 114 Middle-Income Homes in West Seattle

The Puget Sound Regional Council adopted a Regional Housing Strategy which could have a big impact on housing growth -- if cities and counties...

AIA Seattle’s Density Done Right Forum Imagines a Better Blueprint

How can a city increase its density gracefully? What would such a transformation look and feel like for residents? These questions guided the series of...

Updates to the Pike/Pine Conservation Overlay District

John Feit, President of PPUNC, provided a brief overview of the Pike/Pine Conservation Overlay District. The overlay district deploys an incentive program to encourage building character...

Midweek Video: Metro’s New Eastlake Bus Layover Facility

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iqMgUoNKkU King County Metro will construct a new bus layover facility on Eastlake Ave E and is still in the bidding phase for construction. The...

The Paramount’s Apartments: 1bd/1ba, Showstopping Location

One would be excused for missing the door to 911 Pine Street. It is a classic alcove doorway, deserving of little attention even if...

Urban Hubs Need A CLT Boost

This is the second in a two-part series on cross-laminated timber; read the first here. I've proposed creating a cross-laminated timber (CLT) bonus by adding 35...

Who Designed It Best? The 2018 AIA Honor Awards

On November 5th nearly a thousand architects, real estate professionals, and aficionados will be at Beneroya Hall to learn who are the winners of...