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Architecture

Fridaygram: Urban Design The Whistler Way

“The trust of a city street is formed over time from many, many little public sidewalk contacts” ―Jane Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great...
Drawing of the west elevation for the new Burke Museum. (City of Seattle/Olson Kundig Architects)

New Burke Museum Will Break Ground In Spring 2016, Open Fall 2019

The University of Washington (UW) will soon be embarking a major makeover of the Burke Museum, an institution highly respected for its collection of...

Upcoming Event: Friends of Pier 86

Seattle may join other the examples of international cities with large public art on working silos and grain terminals. For the past year, the committee...

Topical Vacations: Amazon’s Block 21

Last Monday, one of the first items that our brand new City Council voted on was a holdover matter from the previous council. This was...

New Pedestrian Bridge Coming To Everett

A bridge with a view. That's what Everett plans to build later this year. The project is an outgrowth from various utility needs and...

The Metro Neighborhood: A Renewed Vision for Downtown Seattle

The University of Washington (UW) is one of Downtown Seattle's largest landowners, but you wouldn't know it just by being there. The university controls...

The Dravus @ Interbay

Another large scale residential project is in the works for Interbay, this time led by national builder Lennar. The "Dravus", as it's known, could...

The Development of Frelingford

It's easiest to document the changes taking place outside your own window, which for me looks out on Woodland Park Avenue and Stone Way....