Capitol Hill’s Design Guidelines to Get an Update

Earlier this month, the Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD) in conjunction with the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI) held an...
A four story building includes simple small balconies and a yellow and gray exterior.

Harrell Considering Easing Micro Housing Restrictions

Despite skyrocketing housing prices across Washington State, the state legislature has failed to pass any bills easing statewide housing restrictions and promoting missing middle...

Shoreline To Hold Spring-Summer Green Building Speaker Series

The City of Shoreline is kicking off a speaker series next month that will focus on green building. Topics that speakers will hit on...

Seattle Design Festival 2019 Takes to the Streets

With neighborhood crawls in Capitol Hill and Georgetown included in a packed schedule of events, the Seattle Design Festival is breaking out of the...

Melbourne: A Case Study in the Revitalization of City Laneways, Part 1

Article Note: This is the first installment of a two-part series on laneways, see Part 2. “We need an approach that will see our cities...

Sunday Video: Could Breaking The Rules Create Better Apartments?

Uytae Lee of About Here dives into some highly creative apartment designs that we don’t normally see. Could bending the rules a bit deliver...

A New Skyline for a New Seattle

“Beyond a certain critical mass each structure becomes a monument, or at least raises that expectation through its size alone, even if the sum...

City Council Fails in First Attempt to Pass Emergency Bill Setting Up Digital Design...

Onlooker and Seattle City Councilmember alike seemed to wonder what just happened yesterday after the city council rejected an emergency ordinance intended to continue...