Politics
Winslow (Un)Paves the Way
A major makeover transforms Bainbridge Island's town center - in a really cool way.
Mark Hinshaw
Mark Hinshaw, FAIA, is an architect and urban planner. He was an architecture critic for The Seattle Times and is the author of many articles and books, including Citistate Seattle (1999).
Latest work
Politics
Activating Streets: The makeover of Pioneer Square
The ISI has been studying streets and alleys in Seattle’s “first neighborhood” and suggesting ways to make them safer, more usable and appealing.
Politics
Seattle's Stramp: a swirling confection could finally link the Market and the waterfront
A rich, multi-party plan proposes a new “front porch” for Seattle. Sloping ramps, rooftop gardens, broad terraces, new stalls, cafes and housing -- and some killer views of Elliott Bay.
Politics
Best of 2012: Time to stop snubbing the suburbs?
The notion of a "suburb" is history. Diversity, greater density, more shopping and transportation choices are all part of the new identities of the communities around Seattle.
Culture
Seattle: the city of never-ending change
Four decades living in Seattle have made this city home that, even though I was born elsewhere, I can surely