History

Seattle's Smith Tower was once the tallest building west of the Mississippi and among the tallest buildings in the world. Built after Seattle's Great Fire, it is the oldest...

At the BOOM: Changing Seattle exhibition Seattleites interested in shaping Seattle's future began by looking backward. Rapid change is nothing new to our city. The...

Vancouver, British Columbia is well known for its (almost) lack of highways in the center of its city. Vancouver is also well known for...

It's been a long haul since the November kick-off, but wait until you see what over a hundred volunteers mapped over 1,000+ hours and what...

The recent gas explosion ripped a hole in Greenwood’s heart just as it was entering a new era of economic vibrancy. Greenwood’s many vacant...

In April 1961, the construction on the Space Needle began and quickly came to completion in December of that year. Built for the 1962...

How did the unique landscape of the Puget Sound region come to be? Nick Zentner of Central Washington University has the answers in this...

Tobias Lau, of Social Action, described how prior to learning about the innovative research about social life and experiences in cities led by Danish architect Jan...