Architecture

Sunday Video: Why So Many New Buildings Are Covered in Rectangles

https://youtu.be/Ml-ZP-_e_o4 Vox explores why so many new buildings seem to prominently feature rectangular panels as exterior cladding.

Sunday Video: How To Design A Great Street

https://youtu.be/xov7Ao_fPwQ Europe is awash in great streets. But what makes them so great? And what can other cities learn from these streets?

Sunday Video: Seoullo 7017

https://youtu.be/u0YWJpG1sy8 In Seoul, they’ve built an elevated park out of former highway ramps and overpasses.

Call to Action: Support Rezoning Uptown and Reforming Design Review on Monday

The Seattle City Council is hosting a double feature at SIFF Cinema Uptown Auditorium 3 on Monday September 11. The first public hearing for the...

Microhousing Under New Code, Greenwood Project in Design Review

Seattle's Design Review Program has a lot of upcoming meetings for new projects in the New Year, but one in particular has caught our attention....

Eastlake Project Delivers New Public Plaza, Pedestrian Street

A new public plaza space in Eastlake has gotten its blessing from the Seattle City Council. Constructed by a private developer, the 4,573-square foot plaza...

Portage Bay Park Moves Ahead To Final Design

A vision for a new park on the shores of Portage Bay has finally come into view. In August, Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) received approval...

How a Forgotten Plaza Can Become Tacoma’s Connected Heart

Tollefson Plaza in downtown Tacoma confounds me. It’s an attractive space next to a bustling university campus and an art museum. It is adjacent...