Culture
Why does Seattle have so many bleak public spaces?
This city has enough gray in its sky. We don't need more on the ground.
Lawrence Cheek
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Politics
The tyranny of the right, architecturally speaking
The regimentation of the right angle is making Seattle's streetscape tedious. Curves may be more difficult and costly to build, but a little nonlinear thinking by designers can go a long way.
Seattle & King County
Best of 2010: Three new buildings point up 'The Skyscraper Problem'
High-rise architecture is still trying to solve the problem that the tall buildings rarely work when you get close to them and when they meet the street.
Environment
Seattle's live-work spaces: Commuting is such a breeze
The AIA Seattle Honor Awards show innovations in use of cramped city lots and thoughtful combinations of places to live and work. One architect talks about "going back to the natural zoning of cities."
Culture
Lake Union Park, trail: Seattle could have done so much more
Another botched opportunity: Seattle again fails to develop a spectacular park in its urban core. And a lake loop trail comes up short in terms of, well, fun. Bremerton does better on a waterfront park; Tacoma on a waterfront trail.