
Genuflecting to the high rises
Let's not get too giddy and forget to examine these supposed architectural marvels – before they're built.
David Brewster founded Crosscut. He is now the director of Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum.
Let's not get too giddy and forget to examine these supposed architectural marvels – before they're built.
The bidding war over Frank Russell Investments is a classic illustration of greed overcoming regional planning.
We've followed the have-it-all mode for building the arts rapidly, with many gains and tradeoffs. What will it be like After Donnelly (A.D.)?
It avoids prolonged neighborhood fights and may, long term, shape the new Eastside and attract more riders than the proposed Sound Transit route.
Regionalists are trying to put Humpty Dumpty back together again, after the defeat of Proposition 1, which was a blow to the effort to think regionally, act boldly. One key figure is Pierce County Executive John Ladenburg, who heads the Sound Transit board and other regional committees. In an interv