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Architecture

Recharge The Battery Advocates Back with New Promenade Vision

In late March, the Seattle City Council voted to turn the Battery Street Tunnel into a modern-day urban landfill. Many local community groups and...

City Council Creates New Central Area Design Review Board and Guidelines, Adopts New Energy...

On Monday, the Seattle City Council commissioned design guidelines and a new design review board specifically for the Central Area. The design program will...

First Post-Rezone U District Highrise Proposal Has Received Design Review Recommendation

In February of last year, the Seattle City Council passed a major upzone of the University District, which allowed highrises in parts of the...

Ankrom Moisan Designs 28-Story Tower for Denny Park Site

A 28-story tower planned for site adjacent to Denny Park would bring 268 apartments to South Lake Union, and the project could clear a...

This Small Wallingford Apartment Building Is Fine-Grained Urbanism at Its Finest

Alchemy's proposal for 40 small efficiency apartments in Wallingford could get the green light at its Design Review Recommendation meeting on Monday. As tenants...

Sunday Video: The Rise of New York’s Super Skinny Towers

https://youtu.be/md8fJEShpZM Supertall skyscrapers are on the rise, particularly in New York City. This video covers some of them on the horizon and the structural feats...

Sprucing Up Alleys in South Downtown

Progress on active alleys continues in Pioneer Square. The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) has recently wrapped up work on the next upgrade phase...

City Releases Draft Design Guidelines Changes for South Lake Union

Last week, the Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development released draft changes for the South Lake Union design guidelines. That guidelines have been...