Opinion
What a park in the ID tells us about urban life
The expanded Hing Hay Park in the Chinatown International District (CID) is now open to the public. Not in the
Mark Hinshaw
Mark Hinshaw, FAIA, is an architect and urban planner. He was an architecture critic for The Seattle Times and is the author of many articles and books, including Citistate Seattle (1999).
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Politics
How to make urban alleys work
An imaginative design competition focuses on one alley in Pioneer Square, coming up with ideas we should apply around the city.
Politics
Weyerhaeuser's new house
Forty years ago, the timber giant's Federal Way headquarters defined the suburban corporate campus. Its new Pioneer Square building promises to set the standard for urban sustainability.
Culture
The Pioneer Square renaissance is through with fits & starts
There are new bars and restaurants, yes, but also the new housing, retail and amenities that drive real city living.