AIA Seattle’s Density Done Right Forum Imagines a Better Blueprint
How can a city increase its density gracefully? What would such a transformation look and feel like for residents? These questions guided the series of...
Sunday Video: Chicago Launches First Architecture Biennial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heOuwXh0mAQ
The inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial launched yesterday, with three months of events, including lectures, workshops, tours, exhibitions, performances, film screenings and social activities. Titled...
Sunday Video: Design For Good
AIGA Seattle is hosting their housing for homelessness installation in Occidental Park today as part of the Seattle Design Festival. In this video, they...
Seattle Council Streamlines Development Downtown with 3-Year Design Review Bypass
New housing, hotel, and research science developments in Seattle's downtown core will be exempt from the onerous design review process for three years. Only Councilmember Cathy Moore voted against the proposal.
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...
Sunday Video: How To Design Streets For Everyone
https://youtu.be/8mh-GTlvf0w
Dave Amos talks about how the principle of universal design as applied to street design can make streets better for all users.
Saint Petersburg Metro Offers Architectural Lessons for American Transit
Transit conveys culture as its conveys passengers. The former Russian capital provides some lessons on how the Seattle region could do better.
Seattle has begun...
Green Roofs Provide Many Benefits as Cities Densify
As U.S. cities grow in population, increasing their density provides opportunities for more housing, jobs, recreation, and infrastructural efficiency. When developed thoughtfully, urban density...