Politics
Finally, a renaissance on UW's Gothic campus
Paccar Hall could be just what the University of Washington and the Foster School of Business's students needed.
Lawrence Cheek
Latest work
Bellingham gets a new museum with a stunning centerpiece
The tight budget creates some disappointments at the new Whatcom Museum, but Jim Olson's bold curved glass wall is an inspired "lightcatcher."
Culture
The Bravern fits right into Bellevue's architectural style
The elaborately designed new Bravern complex is a pastiche of ideas drawn from European public spaces. As architecture, it's all very tasteful, but it lacks whimsy, unpredictability, and Northwest context.