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Architecture

A Bright Light: Residence Inn at the Denny Triangle

A new hotel project could soon be breaking ground in what used to be a no-mans-land on the edge of Downtown Seattle. The Stonebridge...

Sunday Video: Train Stations Are Making A Comeback, But Why?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-YGVytC-7s In this video, Dave from City Beautiful talks about how historic train stations are experiencing a renaissance in America and how they're leading to...

Bring on the Clusterwohnungen

A few years ago, Seattle ran an interesting experiment on radically densifying low rise neighborhoods with microhousing--a typology of small, minimal units that provide...

How Cities Can Adapt to a Hotter Planet

Research has identified strategies that can effectively combat the urban heat island effect. As the current heat dome traps Seattle within its sweltering...
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The Case for Converting Vacant Offices to Congregate Housing

A new study found co-living congregate housing could spur conversions of vacant offices, which are much costlier to convert to conventional housing. It could also return Seattle to its affordable single-room occupancy roots.

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...

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...

Sound Transit Brings Two Lynnwood Link Stations To 60% Design

Sound Transit recently released details on its 60% design plans for two new stations and select corridor improvements as part of its Lynnwood Link...