Seattle’s Lead on Single Stair Buildings
Seattle doesn’t lead on a lot of things when it comes to building codes, land use codes, or even energy codes -- though given...
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...
A Follow-Up on the Living Building Challenge
It is impossible to ignore the construction that is happening throughout the Puget Sound region. Cranes and scaffolding are everywhere. In Q1 2023 alone,...
Housing Now’s Open Letter on Design Review
Before most new buildings in Seattle can be constructed, their plans must first go through a process known as “Design Review.” Design Review Boards...
The Best Architecture Seattle Has to Offer Part II: The Winners
"The quality and breadth of the submissions was truly impressive and demonstrated the level of commitment of architects in Washington state to address contemporary...
Mountlake Terrace Station Reaches 60% Design
Sound Transit has released updated designs for Mountlake Terrace Station, the penultimate station on the Lynnwood Link extension slated to open in 2023, marking...
The Urbanist Podcast: Wet Architecture with Weston Wright
In the song "Five Feet High and Rising," Johnny Cash sings "Well, the rails are washed out north of town/ We got to head...
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...