Architecture

Futurism: Did They Get It Right?

We're all familiar with vintage cartoons like The Jetsons (Orbit City) and Batman (Gotham City) that depict an urban futurism that seems, now, all too unlikely — at...

Woonerf in Northgate?

A new mixed-use project in the Northgate area may include a new “woonerf” as part of the site design. The imagery from the design documents...

Seattle City Light’s Denny Substation

It wasn't all that long ago that public works projects were both functional and beautiful. Take a walk around many areas of Seattle and...

Much DADU About Nothing

Since the release of the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) Committee recommendations, there has been much speculation on what diversifying the single-family zones...

Pike Place Expansion is Underway

Construction has begun on the Pike Place Market expansion project, the first addition to the Market in 40 years. Crews broke ground on June...
Downtown Seattle Development

Improvements to Seattle’s Design Review Program

The Department of Planning and Development (DPD) is engaging with stakeholders and residents to develop improvements for the City's Design Review Program. In 1994,...

N 45th St Apartments

Wallingford is a hotbed for new development with more than a dozen large-scale development projects in the planning and construction phases. Most of this activity...

Sunday Video: Our Disposable Architecture

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OLsIvyF-i8?list=PLsRNoUx8w3rNRSzbPthIfXujQDamkHt3Z] Our Disposable Architecture by TEDx Talks on YouTube. A look at how our modern architecture has turned into throw away architecture, which lacks durability...