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Architects on Downtown: Shaping the Place and Skyline

Join the BDA for an exclusive panel discussion with architects shaping Downtown Bellevue’s skyline through projects like SOMA Towers, Bellevue… Read More

New LEGO skyscraper exhibit at Seattle’s MOHAI shows off some impressive building blocks

The most impressive skyline view in Seattle is coming to the inside of the city’s Museum of History and Industry.… Read More

Fire resistant, quake safe, climate friendly: Mass timber is on the rise as a construction alternative

When Seattle’s eight-story Heartwood Apartments opens to residents this fall, it will be Washington’s tallest timber building and the first… Read More

Go inside the $2 billion Seattle Convention Center expansion, viewed as a big boost to downtown

The sparkling new addition to the Seattle Convention Center is a $2 billion statement piece in the downtown Seattle landscape. Now state… Read More

How acoustics experts turned down the volume on the Space Needle’s makeover

Back in 2017, architects laid out their dream design for the Space Needle’s $100 million renovation project, featuring a sleek,… Read More

Photos: Go inside the University of Washington’s new Hans Rosling Center for Population Health

A lot can change in the landscape during a year in which social isolation is the norm. At the University… Read More

Amazon unveils design plans for Virginia HQ2, with dramatic spiral ‘Helix’ building as centerpiece

Amazon’s proposed design plans for its second headquarters campus in Arlington, Va., will have a familiar look for anyone who… Read More

‘Next decade’s answer to the Space Needle’: Seattle 2030 is a post-pandemic skyscraper concept

Once the pandemic passes and everyone can stop thinking about relocating to Butte, perhaps we can reconnect with the imaginative… Read More

Source raises $2.5 million to expand its platform for commercial design nationwide

A Portland, Ore., startup that develops online tools for architects and designers just closed a $2.5 million fundraising round to… Read More

‘The heart of the building’: AI pumps life into architecture at Microsoft through interactive ‘Ada’

Art and architecture already speaks to us on a multitude of levels. A new installation on Microsoft’s campus in Redmond,… Read More

In rapidly changing South Lake Union, architecture tour sets sights on what works in Seattle tech hub

Joseph Kaynor has lived and worked in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood for years. On a walk this week through… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Mother’s Day tech events; celebrating Seattle’s creativity; and more

– The dilemma of raising kids as a working mother arose when women entered the workforce en masse in the… Read More

Geek of the Week: Simon Chavez uses VR and AR to offer a better look at architectural designs

In his job as a visualization designer with the global architecture and design firm Perkins+Will, Simon Chavez uses virtual and… Read More

Welcome to Amazon’s jungle: Inside the Spheres, where 40,000 plants create a stunning urban oasis

Five years after first proposing the construction of three glass domes on its downtown Seattle campus, Amazon is set to… Read More

Dramatic new 3D images show how ongoing boom could further alter Seattle’s skyline

Taking in the Seattle skyline is a favorite pastime for many residents and visitors to the city, thanks in large… Read More

As Amazon’s Spheres near opening day, website launches to showcase unique Seattle structures

Five years after they were first proposed as an indoor space filled with plants and tall trees, The Spheres at… Read More

Geek of the Week: Architect Marty Brennan can light up a room — and we’ll feel better because of it

Marty Brennan wants us all to have a desk by the window. At the very least, our latest Geek of… Read More

Amazon’s ‘urban treehouse’ revealed in new images of future Seattle office building

Seattle’s once-barren Denny Triangle neighborhood has transformed into a forest of high-rises in recent years, thanks in part to Amazon’s… Read More

Portland architecture firm aims (really) high with proposal for tower to be tallest on the West Coast

A proposed redevelopment project in Portland would reshape that city’s skyline, with plans that include, among other things, towering skyscrapers… Read More

Zillow threatens architecture critic who runs ‘McMansion Hell’ website over her use of images

Update: Follow this link for the latest developments on this story. The creator of the popular architecture criticism website “McMansion… Read More

Grammazon! 97-year-old woman who has seen it all in Seattle gets a look inside Amazon’s Spheres

Joyce Irish has seen a lot of things get built in her lifetime in Seattle. She’s also outlived a good… Read More

Working Geek: Arlan Collins’ architecture firm uses VR and ‘modular building’

Arlan Collins has been in architecture for more than 40 years. For the past 30, he’s owned his own firm,… Read More

Is tech squeezing out Seattle artists? Not this sculptor, whose work fits into new urban landscape

There’s plenty of talk about what Seattle’s seemingly all-enveloping technology industry is doing to affordability, diversity and the culture of… Read More

Apple stores set for global makeover, addition of new educational programming

As Apple builds out a new store in Seattle’s University Village Mall, the company is gearing up to revamp its… Read More

The secret science of your office space: How architects are using neuroscience to make workers healthier and more productive

The ceiling height of an office can influence whether a team is better at figuring out big picture problems or hashing… Read More

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