Architecture

Retired Seahawk Michael Bennett has a new career as a designer. Bennett says his goal as an artist is to "dismantle systemic injustices." He talked with KNKX Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick for our series "Going Deep."

Seattle Unity has been in Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood since 1960. It’s seen the neighborhood change drastically, from a warehouse district to the headquarters of Amazon. Designed by architect Tom Kundig, the non-denominational spiritual community's new building is much smaller than the high-rises around it, but it stands out.

When you think of high-rise buildings, you probably don’t imagine wood as the weight-bearing material. But Washington recently approved a change in its…

Seattle City Light wants to transform its historic Georgetown steam plant building into a museum and cultural center – with a twist. The search is on for…

Rex Hohlbein had been designing luxurious homes for more than two decades when his life began to shift.He began inviting homeless people into the office…

A prototype of a self-sustaining portable classroom has arrived at a parking lot in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood.The classroom is meant to set…

Seattle is leading the way in environmentally-sound building design. Sweden’s international construction firm Skanska has broken ground on a building in…

Getting lost in an airport or giant hospital can be like getting lost in a giant maze. So, there's a risk when a hospital remodels and abandons its…

You already know what recycling is. Soon you will start hearing more about upcycling. No, it doesn’t involve going up a steep hill on a bike. Upcycling is…

Seattle’s greenest building – on paper, since it is still under construction – jumps back into the news with this headline from MSNBC:“Could this $30…