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CommUNITY, SAF’s 26th Annual Architectural Model Exhibit, invits us to reflect on architecture as a catalyst for interaction, connections, and community, and as the carving of space where diverse communities converge and thrive. By decentering hyper-individuality and highlighting collective and collaborative narratives of the built environment, CommUNITY honors Seattle's diverse population through a design-focused lens. Read More

The Seattle Design Festival (SDF) was founded in 2011 to celebrate all the ways that design makes life better for Seattle, and to nurture relationships among designers, citizens, city leaders, and future-thinking business innovators. Held annually each year in August, it is Read More

You are invited to a public reception celebrating a gallery installation of City of Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development’s Call for Ideas: Office-to-Residential Conversion Visions for Downtown Seattle. Read More

You are invited to a public reception celebrating a gallery installation of City of Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development’s Call for Ideas: Office-to-Residential Conversion Visions for Downtown Seattle. Read More

Junctions are most commonly a place to come together, marking a convergent place where two becomes one. When each party comes together to contribute to a greater whole, these unions can generate synergy. By building new connections between previously disparate objects, ideas, people, and disciplines, junctions present opportunities to celebrate how harmony can emerge from collaboration.  Read More

This year’s Seattle Design Festival, was August 20-26, and kicked-off with the SDF Block Party at Lake Union Park and featured in-person and virtual experiences throughout the week. Read More

Diversity by Design: Equity in Architecture showcases seven Northwest Regional projects submitted to Diversity Roundtable’s open call to celebrate the work of underrepresented designers. Despite people of color making up a majority of early career unlicensed designers, o Read More

Join us for Character Matters – a virtual exploration of three sites that set the historic tone of Seattle’s Central District: Douglass-Truth Branch Library, Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute, and Washington Hall. As new development rises to the challenge of design reviews and community expectations, we will highlight the need to address and create spaces that will enhance our neighborhoods. Read More

Come celebrate the Diversity by Design exhibit at the Center for Architecture and Design highlighting the works of BIPOC designers, designers of all genders, LGBTQI + designer, designers with disabilities, immigrant designers and more. Connect with our local co Read More

2021 was a year of aspiration. Emerging from COVID lockdown, we were ready to take a deep breath and consider our future. Aspiration means ambition and the act of breathing in. SAF’s 24th Annual Architectural Model Exhibit theme Breathe was meant to inspire submissions th Read More

Every year, the Seattle Design Festival brings together designers, community members, experts, city officials, and business leaders to celebrate and explore how design improves the quality of our lives and our community. 2021 was the year of EMERGE. Our community gathere Read More

When Seattle Shakes explores how to align the goals of historic preservation and resilient design by understanding the most effective ways of protecting a city’s historic building stock against earthquakes. Read More

Unlike many regions in the country, the Seattle area is constantly reminded of its geologic past, present, and future. Whether it is our landslides, our glacier-carved topography, or our three major earthquake zones, this area's geologic history is young, dynamic, and acces Read More

Join us for an evening talk with our exhibition researcher and curator, Mary Waelder. In this exhibit, Mary explores how to align the goals of historic preservation and resilient design by understanding the most effective ways of protecting a city’s historic building s Read More

Join us for an evening talk with our exhibition researcher and curator, Mary Waelder. In this exhibit, Mary explores how to align the goals of historic preservation and resilient design by understanding the most effective ways of protecting a city’s historic building s Read More

Join Seattle Architecture Foundation and the curator of AIA Seattle's When Seattle Shakes, Mary Waelder, for a conversation that touches on the personal, cultural, and structural consequences of living in a seismic zone. How does living in an earthquake zone impact you? Read More

The Seattle Architecture Foundation 23rd Annual Model exhibit, Iterations, celebrates the germination of a design idea and how it's nurtured over time through the exploration of writing, drawing, modeling and material studies. These studies serve a myriad of functions, Read More

2020 has been a big year in many ways – and the Seattle Design Festival also turned 10! Our anniversary comes at a pivotal moment in time. This year’s theme, About Time, originally sought to ponder past, present and future at a unique moment of transition for the city, Read More

When we think of buildings we think of permanent structures built to the ground, but what if we could create architecture without this limitation? A building offshore can face any direction, be relocated to beautiful places, have interesting and fun features all while meeti Read More

Houses are places to live and so much more. Ghosts and monsters need homes too! Get in the Halloween mood with SAF and design your creepiest, crawliest haunted houses, accursed apartments, creepy condos, sinister skyscrapers, disturbing duplexes, weird warehouses, or e Read More

Baptism by Fire: How a flurry of construction in the wake of Seattle’s 1889 conflagration left us with an architectural time capsule in Pioneer Square like no other. Read More

A detached accessory dwelling unit (DADU) is a separate living space on the same property as an existing house. For example, tiny houses are considered DADUs. This summer, the City of Seattle is preparing to launch a gallery of pre-approved DADU designs. Selected plans will Read More

We've invited three architects featured in Seattle Architecture Foundation’s 23rd Annual Model Exhibit: Iterations to discuss their models and ideate on how current events will shape future iterations of Seattle. Read More

In a time when the look of your classroom is changing, let’s re-imagine your school space. Ask yourself: what would make my classroom “perfect?” Does class happen in my living room? Outside? In a cool building? How can my school fit me better?  Designed with y Read More

Join the Seattle Architecture Foundation and local author and naturalist, David B. Williams for a virtual tour. More so than most cities, Seattle has shaped itself to suit its needs. Seattle has removed hills, filled tide flats, and created a completely new downtow Read More

Proactive Practice examines how architects self-initiate projects to nurture vibrant and adaptive communities. As speculative development and fast-paced growth transform urban space, architects must not be complacent in service to the market economy. How can we practice architecture as caretakers for our communities and reclaim an active role in the production of space? Read More

Via Zoom Webinar What if we could build a new Seattle neighborhood from scratch? Students at the University of Washington College of Built Environments addressed this question in their group Studio as they imagined innovative concepts for the future of the Interbay neigh Read More

This exhibit explores the notion of balance by posing a series of questions about how we can focus emerging technologies towards the human experience and develop best urban practices to make our cities more livable, equitable, and sustainable. Read More

Seattle Architecture Foundation invites you to a curator’s talk for a behind-the-scenes look at Balancing Act: Urbanism & Emerging Technologies. Designed and curated by the exhibition team from Boston-based design firm CBT, Balancing Act examines the current conditio Read More

Mobile augmented reality is a rapidly emerging technology that has the power to change how we understand and interact with our urban environment. In this design jam style workshop you will learn basic AR principals, examine current and future use cases, and ideate with fel Read More

Reception from 5:00-5:30 PM           Program from 5:30-7:00 PM How do we focus emerging technologies to create livable, equitable and sustainable cities? How are designers, technologists, and urban planners re-imagini Read More

The Seattle Architecture Foundation’s Annual Architectural Model Exhibit brings the work of local architects and designers to the public, forging a deeper understanding of the design process and the built environment of Seattle. The 22nd Annual Architectural Model Exh Read More

From August 16–25, 2019, the Seattle Design Festival will feature citywide tours, exhibits, outdoor installations, activities, interactive workshops and more. Read More

Join us for an interactive discussion on how public open space can promote balance and equity in the City of Seattle. Read More

Join TEALEAVES and Microsoft Design for a documentary screening followed by an inclusive design workshop that discusses how the principles of inclusive design, and what we know about language can deepen our understanding of this forgotten sense. Read More

Symbiosis presents the work of many architects, each of whom express the notion of a symbiotic relationship through the long-standing tradition of model making. The exhibition examines architecture's reciprocal relationship with community, and investigates a city's dis Read More

In ​DISCOVER + DISRUPT, a renewed call to balance in the way art functions in a city. Through the art-forward exploration of their own bodies of work, the artists envision a world where humanity’s desire for beauty, and exploration are met, balancing functional city systems with unexpected moments of whimsy and delight. Read More

Join us for the Opening Night Reception for DISCOVER + DISRUPT, the latest exhibit @ the Center for Architecture & Design. City systems operate similarly to people. Much of the day is concerned with utilitarian and functional needs. The blueprint for the average city Read More

Join us @ the Center for an Exhibit Tour of "DISCOVER + DISRUPT" with exhibit creators, Electric Coffin. Read More

Seattle is the fastest growing American city of the decade. This is reflected by our continuously evolving skyline, as old buildings are demolished and new ones erected. As our built environment rapidly changes it is crucial that we maintain the identity of our city. Embedd Read More

From August 16–25, 2019, the Seattle Design Festival will feature citywide tours, exhibits, outdoor installations, activities, interactive workshops and more. Read More

Join us for an interactive discussion on how public open space can promote balance and equity in the City of Seattle. Read More

Recipient of AIA Seattle’s 2018 Emerging Professionals Travel Scholarship, Laura Bartunek Assoc. AIA explored the concept of rain as a creative catalyst within design. Rain, so often approached as a universal foe to be deflected away from buildings, became the focus a Read More

Join us for the Opening Night Reception for "Because it Rains," the latest exhibit @ the Center for Architecture & Design. Recipient of AIA Seattle’s 2018 Emerging Professionals Travel Scholarship, Laura Bartunek Assoc. AIA explored the concept of rain as a creativ Read More

Meet us at the Center for an Exhibit Tour of "Because it Rains" with 2018 Travel Scholarship Recipient Laura Bartunek Assoc. AIA. Schedule: 5pm – 7pm Exhibit open 5:30pm – 6pm Exhibit Tour with Bartunek RSVP Here Read More

The words “Rain” and “Seattle” are nearly synonymous with each other. For those that live in this city, each individual has experienced the beauty, chaos, and monotony that is Seattle’s rain. The characteristics of rain, whether it be smell, sound, touch, or the e Read More

Learn about rain gardens and other forms of green infrastructure that you can incorporate in your yard and neighborhood. The 12,000 Rain Garden campaign for Puget Sound has been elevating green infrastructure strategies since 2011 and provides tons of resources and suppor Read More

Presented by AIA Seattle’s Committee on the Environment Seattle is well known for its beautiful, sprawling parks. Several thousand acres provide softscapes that allow rainwater to slow down and infiltrate before reaching our waterways. But what about the rest of the Read More

As part of our May 21st workshop, Embrace the Rain: Rain Gardens and Green Infrastructure, we’ve invited local landscape architects to display their work though SAF’s first pop-up exhibit! Their work demonstrates how design can improve water quality and livability while Read More

"Sanctuary: Design for Belonging" presents design ideas from "Displaced: Design for Inclusive Cities," a competition seeking game-changing design solutions addressing the global refugee and immigrant crisis in an urban context. Read More

Meet us at the Center for a curatorial tour of Sanctuary: Design for Belonging by our Graphic Art Curator, Cleo Barnett. During this hour-long tour, Cleo will discuss the overall theme of the exhibit, explaining the competition winners' projects and how they make cities more Read More

Meet us at the Center for a curatorial tour of Sanctuary: Design for Belonging by our Research Curator, Mayumi Tsutakawa. During this hour-long tour, Mayumi will discuss the overall theme of the exhibit, explaining the competition winners' projects and how they make cities m Read More

Join us at this free architecture and poetry workshop for youth ages 10-14 who have been recently displaced and/or settled in the United States. Together we will remember, imagine, and create our homes with words, textures, and colorful illustrations. We’ll tell the story Read More

Join AIA Seattle's Women In Design and Diversity Roundtable committees for a series of monthly discussions about the culture and climate of the architecture community in Seattle and beyond, and how to build a stronger pipeline and retention practices for equity in the field. February's discussion centers on intercultural competence. Read More

Celebrate the opening night reception for the 21th Annual Model Exhibit, Transparency and get a sneak peek before it opens to the public. Mingle with industry leadership and meet the designers and architects behind the models featured in the show. Tickets Read More

The 2018 Seattle Design Festival will be Saturday, September 8 – Friday, September 21, bringing together designers, community members, experts, and city officials to celebrate and explore how design improves the quality of our lives. Read More

When we buy a product, service, or, admission into an experience we trust that it will work for us. We often assume ease of access and equity. But what happens when experiences don’t work the way we need them to? Where are the breakdowns in the design process? What can beh Read More

Join Architects Without Borders – Seattle project leaders for a discussion of diverse topics on navigating​ relationships​ between an AWB volunteer project lead and a community, including language barriers, managing expectations, and developing a program and project th Read More

The initial rollout of autonomous vehicles (AV) is predicted to begin around 2025, gaining public acceptance by 2030 & largely replacing non-autonomous vehicles by 2040-2045. Many tout the AV as a silver bullet, allowing drastic reductions in car ownership and parking Read More

Exactly how authentic do we want our outdoor experience to be, and how far do we have to go to find it? How can we protect our natural treasures in the midst of explosive regional population growth? Can we mitigate that human pressure on these environments by leveraging urba Read More

Join the Seattle Architecture Foundation for a special Family Day celebrating the opening of Wild Tensions: How Design Impacts the Outdoor Experience! Create your own delicious snacks at our trail mix bar, build your own wilderness shelter, learn about the wild lives of anim Read More

Please join us for an hour-long presentation with Richard Forbes of REI as we explore how gear developments and best practices can help us both keep ourselves comfortable and protect our wilderness for future generations. Humans have voyaged into the backcountry for t Read More

Public interest design is re-positioning the architectural profession to address the social, political, and environmental issues of the 21st century through community-engaged design. This shift in practice advances the notion that architecture is not only a built product... Read More

Seattle International Architecture Forum (SIAF) and Diversity Roundtable (DRT) are teaming up for a series of Happy Hour events throughout 2018. Our March event will feature a lively conversation with Dr. Sharon E. Sutton FAIA as she discusses her book, “When Ivory Towers Read More

This talk will bring together stories and insights from the masterminds behind some of Seattle’s most iconic places of worship and explores how designers can innovate within an ancient building typology. Speakers: Jake LaBarre, AIA, Miller Hull Partnership LLP Lar Read More

Save the date for Urban Design Forum’s presentation on the Urban Design Plan: Downtown. More information coming soon! Read More

Design that Heals is a short (23 minute) documentary that follows the conception and construction of the GHESKIO Cholera Treatment Center by MASS Design Group. This medical facility was built in the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti in 2011 and is an exemp Read More

As Seattle’s population increases, school and business accommodations are becoming increasingly creative. This lecture focuses on the impact of design on where we learn and work and explore creative pursuits. Tickets Here Read More

On June 20, Human Flow will be re-screened @ the Center. Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei spent a full year traveling through 23 countries, following the journeys of some of the 65 million people forced from their homes to escape famine, climate change, and protracte Read More

It may not be a roof over your head or a hearty meal but many argue that art is essential for healthy communities. At this talk movers and shapers of the Seattle arts & cultural community will share their tactics for inspiring change and engaging with the built environment. Read More

A discussion with stakeholders on the often understated and misunderstood influences on the affordable housing that gets built in our city. Panelists: Jon Grant / Housing for All Coalition Joe Ferguson / Lake Union Partners Sharon Lee / Low Income Housing Institute Ni Read More

How Emerging Processes Are Encouraging Social Change The role of the architect—and architecture itself—in society is changing. A lack of involvement in critical social issues from a profession that holds such high responsibility within the community should no longer be Read More

The AIA Seattle Urban Design Forum is hosting an event on the issue of equity and how it relates to Seattle’s growth. We plan to have a moderated panel to discuss the city’s experience with inequity over the past decade and to share and react to ideas for how to grow our Read More

Futurama Redux – Urban Mobility After Cars And Oil considers how a transition to postcarbon urban mobility might foster sustainability, resilience, and security while improving quality of life. Developed by future urban mobility think tank Smarter Than Car, the exhibit Read More

Join curator Florian Lorenz (Smarter Than Car) for a guided tour of Futurama Redux: Urban Mobility After Cars and Oil. Please RSVP for a tour below: Friday, December 8 @ 11:00 AM Friday, December 8 @ 1:00 PM Saturday, December 9 @ 11:00 AM Saturday, December 9 Read More

The future might not be motorized: Over the coming decades the challenges of Postcarbon Transition and Climate Change Adaptation will demand a paradigm shift for the organisation of human settlements. This symposium questions the position of the city of Seattle in the global Read More

As a closing activity to the exhibit Futurama Redux: Urban Mobility After Cars And Oil exhibition, AIA Seattle will host a second public symposium, Imagineering a Postcarbon Seattle - Part 2, to explore the challenges and opportunities that decision makers, creatives, and Read More

For two decades the Seattle Architecture Foundation has hosted the Architectural Model Exhibit, an opportunity for local architects and designers to connect and share their work with the Seattle community. In a time of intense cultural and social change, Resurgence chall Read More

Every September, the Seattle Design Festival brings together designers, community members, experts, and city officials to celebrate and explore how design improves the quality of our lives and our community. Every year the Festival grows, and it is now the largest design-rel Read More

Join AIA Seattle Women in Design, WASLA, and the APA Women & Planning Division for an event about the women shaping our city! Enjoy an opportunity for casual networking with women working hard to shape our community. Special guests for the evening include mayoral cand Read More

Today, we stand at the precipice of large-scale social change in our country. Convoluted and vulgar, our political climate has been wrought with ignorance and hatred, and in the middle of it all are refugees who were forced to relocate and have experienced continuous trauma. Read More

As our city and region grow our public spaces and infrastructure are increasingly tasked to provide expanded benefits and be places people love. This challenge demands collaborative tools and compelling vision. Panelists will discuss lessons learned and how they apply to our Read More

This discussion and interactive workshop will look at how designers bring human-centered design thinking to foster empathy and provide solutions to people experiencing homelessness, architecture for refugees and poverty alleviation. Panelists with expertise or experience in Read More

Architects and designers are uniquely positioned to advocate for vital urban spaces and design elements that contribute to healthy, livable communities. They are also well-suited to work towards community consensus on controversial issues: they are good listeners, they work Read More

Too often the voices of students are excluded in the design process, despite their status as the leading experts of what it’s actually like to spend all day in school! In this workshop, which is part of the Seattle Design Festival, students will work with local architects Read More

As a member of the global 100 Resilient Cities grant funded by the Rockefeller Center, Seattle is committed to becoming more resilient to the social, economic and physical challenges of our century. Individuals, business, communities & systems within a city designed with Read More

Join The Urbanist and AIA Seattle’s Urban Design Forum for a visit to the changing structural landscape of Seattle’s historically African-American community, the Central Area. We’ll be guided by Donald King, FAIA, Principal Architect at Mimar Studio, who is deeply fa Read More

Extraordinary Playscapes examines the art, history, science, and importance of play, while telling the story behind some of the most incredible play spaces in the world. Read More

*These programs are currently on hold due to COVID-19* The CFAD Playlab is a free drop-in Saturday program for youth and families at the Center for Architecture and Design from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Held the last two Saturdays of the month, children and their chaperones are i Read More

Community by Design: Main Streets in a Changing America showcases the success stories of the Main Street America program and other revitalization models that positively impacted communities across the country. The Main Street America program empowers community members to be Read More

Design in Depth is a series of dynamic architecture + design talks delivered in two-part sequences. Join us for these engaging panel discussions that delve deeper into architecture and design. What draws you to a neighborhood and what keeps you there? Lively downtown main Read More

The Main Streets America program helps to empower grassroots efforts to take on major placemaking efforts, building vibrant downtowns that reflect and serve local communities. As our urban spaces change ever more quickly, we find it easy to talk about the changes we do or do Read More

The AIA Seattle Urban Design Forum will host a panel discussion about Seattle’s revitalizing “main streets” from the eyes of small business. Read More

This program is part of Design in Depth, a series of engaging panel discussions that delve deeper into architecture and design on the third Tuesday of each month from 6:30 – 8:00 pm at the Center for Architecture and Design. What draws you to a neighborhood and what kee Read More

Join local leaders in a panel discussion to learn more about the Main Streets of America Program and the local case studies featured in the Community by Design: Main Streets in a Changing America exhibit. Learn how communities with different assets can be successful in their Read More

Smarter Buildings explores advancements in the field of building technology through case studies of the world’s smartest buildings. Read More

Materiality, a part of our living environment that has been influencing our experience since the beginning of time. Just as the look and feel of a cave wall providing shelter shaped how a cave person may have felt in their living space, the materials used in built structures Read More

Two x Two is a series of dynamic architecture + design talks delivered in two-part sequences. We’ve come to know Seattle as an innovation hub in the digital information age, but where does Seattle rank as an innovator of building construction & material technology a Read More

A woman pulls a rolling suitcase up a curb ramp in a city sidewalk.  A box-laden customer opens a shop's power door with the touch of a hip. Young people around their cell phones, texting. Our environment is full of innovations - curb cuts, power doors, texting -- t Read More

This youth workshop designed for ages 12-17 will focus on the design of public spaces such as parks, streets and roads, and how designers and architects can improve the accessibility in these spaces. Students will learn about ADA/Wheelchair accessibility standards, the imple Read More

Equitable access to sidewalks is crucial for a barrier-free city, where people with different devices and abilities can independently access streets and services using customized, relevant, and up-to-date routing information. Read More

The Northwest Universal Design Council and community partners invite you to attend a special presentation by Marthalee Galeota, access and disability program manager for the Starbucks Coffee Company, in conjunction with the “Open to All: Designing for the Full Range of Hum Read More

In conjunction with the Open to All Exhibit at the Center for Architecture and Design we are offering our Greatest Hits tour in sign language, free of cost on February 18. Please join us as one of our guides accompanied by an ASL interpreter shows off some of Seattle's archi Read More

(un)Restricted, SAF’s 19th Annual Architectural Model Exhibit, will highlight the ways local designers use creativity to navigate environmental, material, social, and economic challenges. (un)Restricted is part of the 2016 Seattle Design Festival, an annual celebration Read More

Every September, the Seattle Design Festival brings together designers, community members, experts, and city officials to celebrate and explore how design improves the quality of our lives and our community. Since 2011, the Seattle Design Festival has been presented by Desig Read More

The City of Seattle is in the process of updating its Comprehensive Plan. What’s missing? A clear direction for physical development in our downtown. A policy framework is insufficient to achieve the urban outcomes we all desire; we also need specific, physical recommenda Read More

Join us for this interactive panel discussion that will offer practical tips and share case studies for planning and executing a design project in your neighborhood. Read More

In this workshop for youth ages 6-11, students will look at the innovative designs of parks and other public spaces all over the world, and design their own park. Will it feature a giant swirling slide? Will it be designed as one big maze? The sky is the limit. More Informat Read More

Join the Committee on Architects for Education for their first event and hear from Jeanne Narum about her national research on learning environments of the 21st century! With a team of academic agents of change, Jeanne Narum produced an Learning Spaces Collaboratory (LSC) g Read More

BOOM: Changing Seattle is a tribute to places lost, preserved and desired during moments of rapid development and growth in Seattle.  This multidisciplinary exhibition incorporates archival and recent photos, documents, and contemporary art to position history and memory as Read More

For youth entering grades 5th – 8th, this hands-on summer camp experience will introduce participants to the ways architecture and design impact everything in our environment! Students will tour the Center, as well as buildings old and new at the Waterfront. Read More

Initiative 123, on the Seattle ballot in August 2016, would create a new mile-long elevated public park on Alaskan Way. AIA Seattle vigorously opposes I-123. Read More

Hosted By Ghosts of Seattle Past With Seattle City Council Member Lisa Herbold held @ the Center Seattle residents, artists, and community organizers will testify about the places they want preserved. Meanwhile city officials, landlords, real estate developers, poli Read More

As Seattle grows, how can housing  design keep pace with the evolving ways we are living in cities? Is small housing a viable option? Can smaller spaces make for better  living? This exhibit, by AIA Seattle 2015 Emerging Professionals Travel Scholarship Recipient Garrett Read More

At Saturday Family Events, children (ages 6-11) and their family members explore architecture through hands-on activities that highlight a new design topic every month! In honor of Earth Day, join us to create a metropolis out of recycled materials! Participants will take in Read More

AIA Seattle's Urban Housing Forum will examine how housing design and policy can serve as catalysts for livability and quality of place in an increasingly dense city. Read More

The City of Seattle is building a modern streetcar system that will provide new urban mobility options, support economic growth and strengthen connections among the places where people live, work and socialize. Read More

Through new advancements in technology and software, local designers can become increasingly engaged in global exchanges of ideas. How do these advances affect how local design professionals further their missions and brands in multi-national locales? Read More

As our community struggles with breakneck growth and questions of social equity, is it possible to create housing that’s affordable, beautiful, and green? What would it take? Join Forterra for a conversation among architects, leaders in affordable housing and sustainability. Read More

Long known as the center of Seattle’s counterculture, this urban neighborhood is in the midst of a building boom, and some fear Pike/Pine’s unique character is under threat. From its beginnings as a quiet residential district to its time as Seattle’s first 'Auto Row' a Read More

For every successfully completed project in Seattle, there are countless more that never come to fruition. Join us for a look back at several grand, unrealized projects and a consideration of what our city may have looked like if they came to be. Read More

Architecture and design are valuable tools for addressing some of today’s most critical public health challenges. Experience FitNation at the Center to explore design approaches and simple improvements that contribute to healthier lifestyles. Read More

Co-presented with the Architecture for Health Panel, this year’s Medical Design Forum covers a broad array of topics in healthcare design and explore their impact on communities, especially through the urban lens. Through panel discussions and presentations, leading expert Read More

Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood is a dense urban community. Rising land values and development pressures have made acquiring traditional space for a new park difficult, so the First Hill Improvement Association is exploring a concept sweeping the country: repurposing l Read More