West Design Review Board Withholds Approval for 323 Homes Atop Queen Anne Safeway
Facing gripes about brick color and other minutia, 323 homes will need to wait.
In 1994, Councilmember Jim Street proudly predicted Queen Anne would be...
Seattle Adopts Three New Landmarks And Housing Levy Funding Policies
Seattle is poised to get three new city landmarks. At a meeting of the Seattle City Council yesterday, councilmembers approved the landmarks as part...
City Council Extends ALUV Moratorium, Designates Rainier Opportunity Zone, and Greenlights Arena
On Monday, the Seattle City Council waded through a very lengthy agenda. Councilmembers voted to extend a heavy industrial moratorium in Aurora-Licton Urban Village...
Save the Trees, Build Urban Housing!
My journey to urbanism took a twisted path. I grew up in rural Kitsap County, studied forest ecology, and worked in the woods of...
A Unique Downtown Street Corner Could Be Future Home To ‘121 Stewart’
A half block of Second Avenue could soon be home to a new mixed-use high-rise skyscraper called 121 Stewart. This new tower proposal is nestled...
CLT: What’s All The Excitement About?
Over the last decade, excitement about a new strong, green, and beautiful building material has been growing. Developed in Central Europe in the mid-1990’s, Cross...
Inside The Green Headquarters of Brooks: Stone 34
"We have to show there is profit potential in projects like these…” - Lisa Picard, Executive Vice President and Regional Manager, Skanska USA, Seattle.
The...
Seattle’s New Center for Architecture and Design
Significant growth in Seattle over the past few years has prompted a great deal of attention, and now there is a dedicated place in...