Culture The new Seattle, where everything looks the same The generic design of many "5 over 1" buildings presents blank walls at street level and seem divorced from their surroundings - like this one on Queen Anne near Thomas. by Mark Hinshaw / April 19, 2015
Culture A welcome break from Seattle's architectural horror show Glass at the main entrance of the new Weyerhaeuser headquarters reflects trees in the adjacent Occidental Square Park. by Mark Hinshaw / November 17, 2016
Environment No room for trees in Seattle's new parks Ellen Sollod's "Cloud Veil" at 12th Avenue Square Park. Credit: Seattle Parks & Recreation by Mark Hinshaw / April 26, 2016
A park over Interstate 5? Not a new idea Freeway Park over I-5 in Seattle by Mark Hinshaw / January 18, 2016
Politics Best of 2011: Sick suburbs, expiring exurbs Suburban tract housing outside Cincinnati, near Union, Kentucky by Mark Hinshaw / December 26, 2011
Culture Waterfront planning: keys for making it Seattle's plan The original grand scheme, with conceptual "folds" at the Ferry terminal and south. by Mark Hinshaw / November 22, 2011
Equity Time to stop snubbing the suburbs? The mixed-use Bravern development includes Microsoft office towers, linked courtyards, and high-end retail. by Mark Hinshaw / February 27, 2012
Tech Seattle is killing retail by requiring too much of it Looking east on Yesler in Pioneer Square by Mark Hinshaw / September 18, 2011
Politics Architecture done with mirrors The mirrored effect on Seventh Ave. by Mark Hinshaw / July 11, 2011
Remaking urban waterfronts: not just in Seattle An architect's rendering of the preliminary design for the Bellingham waterfront. by Mark Hinshaw / June 5, 2011