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Populus Seattle Rewrites the Rules for Historic Reuse

The new hotel updates a historic building in Seattle’s Pioneer Square, setting it up for a green future.

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Seattle’s Vertical Convention Center Breaks the Mold

The LMN Architects–designed Summit Building reinvents the convention hall as a light-filled urban connector—and is one of few worldwide to achieve LEED Platinum certification.

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Behind This Seattle Office’s Pursuit of LBC 4.0 Certification

Mithun's renovation of its own waterfront headquarters is on track to make it one of the first buildings certified under the new Living Building Challenge standards.

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Transforming a Gas Station into a Community Asset

Mini Mart City Park in Seattle, Washington, transforms an icon of the fossil fuel age into a community center for a new, greener generation.

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In Seattle, a 1960s Roadside Motel Gets a 21st-Century Update

At the Civic Hotel, architecture firm Wittman Estes adapts jet-age lodgings for a new generation of traveller, while holding on to some mid-century aesthetics.

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HopeWorks Station Offers a Sustainable Slant on Transitional Housing in the Pacific Northwest

The LEED Platinum mixed-use complex designed by GGLO combines housing with social services for a net-positive community hub.

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Seattle’s SAAS Middle School Connects Students and Their Surroundings

LMN Architects worked with SAAS’s educators and middle schoolers to create a sustainable and inclusive educational facility.

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In Seattle, the Sitka Is Raising the Bar for Environmental Design

The LEED Platinum multifamily housing complex designed by Runberg Architecture Group comprises three cabin-like buildings.

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citizenM’s Newest Location in Seattle Offers a Glimpse of the Post-COVID Hotel Experience

The hotel chain was always known for a tech-filled experience, but the pandemic is streamlining check-ins while accelerating hygiene protocol.

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Pacific Rim Calling: Seattle’s Asian Art Museum Gets a Revamp

The renovation, undertaken by local firm LMN Architects, had to reconcile contemporary requirements with the museum’s landmarked features.

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Olson Kundig’s Downtown Seattle Residential Tower is a Coy Addition to the Cityscape

Under the right conditions, the new West Edge high-rise seems to disappear into the sky.

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NBBJ Reimagines a Piece of Seattle Infrastructure as a Sustainable Civic Landmark

The recently-completed Denny Substation includes an elevated path, dog park, open plazas, meeting rooms, and an art gallery.

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The Restaurant That Brings Whimsical Design to the Amazon Spheres

Willmott’s Ghost, designed by Price Erickson and Heliotrope Architects, creates a space of lightness and ease that belies the technical challenges of building within The Spheres.

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Bohlin Cywinski Jackson’s Soma Towers Add to Greater Seattle’s Skyline

The two-tower scheme, located in Bellevue, Washington, seeks to draw locals in with a public podium and a spectrum of amenities.

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The Miller Hull Partnership Proposes Turning a Defunct Seattle Tunnel Into a Landscaped Canyon

The tunnel's transformation is part of a wider proposal to create a new greenbelt for the city's downtown that would connect its parks and waterfront.

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Seattle Space Needle Reopens After Dizzying Redesign by Olson Kundig

The upgrades include over 176 tons of new glass that give visitors unparalleled panoramas of Seattle and its surroundings.