A good design requires consciousness of the city's realities, the real spatial, temporal, social, and ecological contexts. Speaking of temporal, has anyone noticed it's November, with everything that means for being outdoors along the water in Seattle?
Across the country, cities and their neighboring suburbs face challenges fueling their prosperity under a system in which they are creatures of their states.
Seattle leads the way to a rooming-house renaissance. But what about the parking?
Hard numbers reveal a confusing economy that's exporting more, hiring less, and still quavering before Europe's debt and America's political gridlock.
Good luck trying to buy local in Southeast Seattle. With so many people and so much money, why is it a retail desert?
