Design
Back to News Center After years of work, the Bellevue City Council officially adopted land use code changes and rezoned the Wilburton transit-oriented development area to implement the Wilburton Vision, which seeks to transform Wilburton as a vibrant, mixed-use neighborhood with strong transit connections. The rezone establishes four new mixed-use…
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Back to News Center Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell signed an executive order in late June to create an interdepartmental team that is tasked with streamlining the process to build homes and start a business. Titled PACT, or “Permitting and Customer Trust,” the measure represents “the most significant concerted effort in…
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Back to News Center The State of Housing Design 2023, published on January 2, 2024, examines how architects of residential dwellings are addressing issues of affordability, the warming climate, changing demographics, and increasing regulations and construction costs. The 184-page book, edited by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard…
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Back to News Center “Peach Fuzz” (Pantone 13-1023) is color of the year for 2024. The hue is described as “nestled between pink and orange,” as a “cozy and comforting hue nurturing compassion and heartfelt kindness” and “a velvety gentle peach tone whose all-embracing spirit enriches mind, body, and soul.”…
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