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Thank You, Seattle City Council+

BUILD expresses its gratitude for Council Bill 120587

Read More+ 7 months ago
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Scandinavian Modernism: A Conversation with Gert Wingårdh / PART TWO+

BUILD and Gert Wingårdh discuss design, clients' happiness, and what it means to be a maximalist. We hope you enjoy...

Read More+ 9 months ago
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Outsmarting BIM+

Three Strategies BUILD Employees Use to Avoid the BIM Trap

Read More+ 1 year ago
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The Life and Death of Architecture in the Media+

BUILD calls attention to the shrinking coverage of architecture in newspapers and magazines.

Read More+ 2 years ago

A Design Student’s Guide to the Pandemic+

BUILD expands on ten ideas to turn pandemic lemons into lemonade

Read More+ 4 years ago

The Future is Community+

BUILD concludes that creating, fostering, and maintaining community will be a dominant design focus in the next decade.

Read More+ 4 years ago
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City vs. State+

BUILD calls out a resource wasting overlap of our governing bodies

Read More+ 4 years ago
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Seattle’s Housing Crisis: Getting the Facts Straight+

BUILD rounds up the facts on some critical issues in Seattle.

Read More+ 6 years ago
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A Decade of the BUILD Blog+

A look back at the past decade of the BUILD Blog, and the toward the future ahead.

Read More+ 7 years ago
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The Bill Buxton Primer+

BUILD gears up to interview renaissance man, Bill Buxton.

Read More+ 7 years ago
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Representing the Real, A New Year’s Resolution+

BUILD resolves to represent the unsung design heroes in 2017.


Read More+ 7 years ago

Design Values Roundup+

BUILD reflects on the importance of design values.

Read More+ 7 years ago

Running the Numbers of a Design Monoculture+

BUILD looks into the statistics of small, medium and large firms in the architecture and engineering industry.

Read More+ 7 years ago
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Working At Cross Purposes; Seattle’s Affordability Crisis+

BUILD takes a serious look at Seattle's housing crisis and makes a bold proposal.

Read More+ 8 years ago
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Design Observations From the UK+

3 design takeaways from BUILD’s recent trip through England.

Read More+ 8 years ago
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Lessons From London+

Design observations from BUILD's visit to London.

Read More+ 8 years ago

Last Call (Evolutions in Social Media)+

BUILD says farewell to comments and gives readers the last word.

Read More+ 8 years ago

Lagom, in Life and in Architecture+

BUILD delves into the concept of lagom, which (in the U.S.) is easier done than said.

Read More+ 8 years ago

The New Era of Architectural Embellishment+

BUILD offers a distinction between building and ornament in response to a new era of architecture.

Read More+ 8 years ago

The Great Bandwidth Recession+

BUILD shares their tools for battle against lack of time, patience, and thoughtfulness.

Read More+ 8 years ago

5 Reasons for Multigenerational Living+

BUILD brings the family back together.

Read More+ 8 years ago

Original vs. Copy, A Case for Knock-offs+

BUILD reviews furniture examples where the knock-off might be more authentic than the original.

Read More+ 8 years ago

Contextual Doesn’t Mean Copying+

BUILD takes a look at projects that honor the past by paying respect to context.

Read More+ 8 years ago

The Myth of the Gourmet Kitchen+

BUILD discusses why you don't need a gourmet kitchen to cook great food.

Read More+ 8 years ago

The Importance of Interpretation+

BUILD cracks the code on cracking the building code.

Read More+ 8 years ago

Scalable Modernism+

BUILD shares the top five modern strategies that work at all scales.

Read More+ 8 years ago
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Affordability and Livability is in Our Hands+

BUILD discusses affordability, livability, density, and the real solution.

Read More+ 8 years ago
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Urban Development Strategies: Design & Permitting+

BUILD unpacks the lessons learned from developing, designing, building, and occupying their very own project. (Part 2)

Read More+ 9 years ago
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Urban Development Strategies: Planning & Programming+

BUILD unpacks the lessons learned from developing, designing, building, and occupying their very own project. (Part 1)

Read More+ 9 years ago