Tech
How to revive Pioneer Square
Lessons in urbanism from New Orleans, Paris, and Boston. Plus, signs of how the recession is winnowing an oversupply or shops and letting the good ones flourish.
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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Seattle & King County
Four powerhouse teams named finalists in central waterfront design
Only one local firm heads a design team, though the others are studded with local firms and artists. Here's a brief appraisal of the four teams (out of 30) that made the cut.
Politics
Should Seattle allow big corporate signage on its skyscrapers?
A change to the city's sign ordinance would allow large, lighted signs on the sides of tall buildings.
Tech
Seattle's $30,000 skybridge: Here's a compromise
Seattle's hardly threatened by an invasion of skybridges. So set aside the exorbitant fee and make a more reasonable deal to benefit the city.
Culture
Seattle: the city of never-ending change
Four decades living in Seattle have made this city home that, even though I was born elsewhere, I can surely