Two Seattle QFC Redevelopments Run Into Concerns Around Height and Parking
Two housing projects -- one in Wedgwood and one in Capitol Hill -- are running into similar issues around tree retention, parking, and scale.
Ten Years Later, the Bullitt Center Still Sets the Standard for Green Office Buildings
"Those who assume that a net-zero building like the Bullitt Center is either too expensive to be profitable or requires cutting edge technology are...
SDOT Lays Out Six Options for West Seattle Bridge, Cost-Benefit Analysis Process in October
In a recent blog post, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has outlined the framework it will use to evaluate options to replace or...
Sunday Video: A Green Duwamish
https://vimeo.com/103524522
Green/Duwamish Watershed Strategy by King County on Vimeo.
An In-City Growth Cap Is Climate Arson
This summer saw two published pieces that are at the center of the struggle over housing in the United States--entrenched, well-off homeowners averse to...
Open Letter: Seattle’s Climate Note Legislation Is a Misguided Distraction
Dear Councilmembers,
My name is Andrew Grant Houston and I am a queer architect of color, urban designer, housing activist, and serve as a board...
Urbanizing the Economy
In a previous article, I wrote about vertical farming and the technology’s ability to urbanize agriculture. Vertical farming facilitates the urbanization of agriculture with...
Baugruppen: Innovative Constructs
Editor’s Note: This is Part 4 of a series on Baugruppen, private owners collaboratively building affordable multifamily projects. Read Part 1 or check out the series.
Baugruppen provide a vehicle...