Saving Shorty’s: The Regrade’s The Thing
A pretty sizable crowd turned out at City Hall on Wednesday evening to listen to historical minutiae and discussions of structural integrity with a clear goal...
Saving Shorty’s: It’s An Uphill Battle
Today the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board will do what it does on a very regular basis: hear arguments regarding a local building or institution,...
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...
Fridaygram: Observations of Local Urbanism in Portland
Portland is awash in more than just craft beer. It's a mecca of Pacific Northwest urbanism. The look and feel of Portland is very noticeably...
Ballard Walking Tour Recap (In Tweets!)
Saturday turned out to be a great morning for a walking tour in Ballard. The sun was out, our group was engaged, and the streets...
Melbourne: A Case Study in the Revitalization of City Laneways, Part 2
Article Note: This is the second installment of a two-part series on laneways. See Part 1 for background on efforts to enhance Melbourne's laneway network including discussion of...
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...
University of Washington’s New Spaces For Pedestrians and Bicyclists
Editor's Note: Rendering for the featured image is by MIR.
The University of Washington is wrapping up major construction of new student housing in the West...