Parks and Public Space

The University of Washington's Department of Architecture Lecture Series is recommencing for spring, with a line up of high caliber speakers, as outlined below. As part...

To architect Ole Scheeren, "we should think of architecture and buildings as a space for stories — stories of the people that live there,...

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...

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA), King County highlights how this legislation was instrumental in guiding careful planning to...

“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...

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

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...

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...