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The Architectural Pilgrimage+

BUILD explains the importance of the architectural pilgrimage and covers a recent trip to the Mount Angel Abbey

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The Hidden Gems of Washington Architecture+

After a summer of adventure, BUILD reveals a dozen out-of-the way design destinations

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Ten Design Lessons from Paul Kirk and the Puget Sound School+

BUILD discusses ten important lessons learned from Pacific Northwest Mid-Century Modern Masters

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The Key to the Educational Kingdom: Personalization; A Conversation with Lorne McConachie+

BUILD recently sat down with master architect Lorne McConachie to discuss educational design, growing critical thinkers, and the importance of...

Read More+ 3 years ago
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Making the Ordinary Extraordinary; An Interview with Will Bruder+

BUILD sits down with Master Architect, Will Bruder, to discuss pragmatism, the poetics of design, and learning to love the...

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The Business of the Building Code+

BUILD analyzes and presents 50 years of building code metrics.

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The Importance of a Feasibility Study—Single-Family Residence Edition+

BUILD explains how the feasibility study can navigate the complexities of searching for and buying property.

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Resuscitating the Built Environment Post-COVID-19+

Important people weigh-in about the best ways the City and building department can support the design and construction industries as...

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Frogs in Slowly Boiling Water: Building Permitting in Seattle+

BUILD compares permitting in Seattle with significant events

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Neighborhoods that Fire on all Cylinders+

BUILD interviews superhero developer and urbanist, Liz Dunn

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On the Radar – 2021!+

Team BUILD gives the scoop on the books, shows, resources, and other good stuff that has been providing design inspiration...

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Modular Construction + Senior Housing+

BUILD interviews master architect Gordon Walker on the nature of senior housing.

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A Responsive Architecture+

BUILD photographs and discusses the components of Pacific Northwest regionalism

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Reading the Architectural Photo+

BUILD covers five types of architectural photos and what makes them distinct

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Case Study House 2016, Phase 2+

BUILD reviews the hardscapes of the CSH2016 project

Read More+ 4 years ago
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Architecture Against All Odds+

The heroic efforts and achievements of master architect, Paul Revere Williams

Read More+ 4 years ago
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The Building Blocks of A Forward Thinking City+

BUILD documents a handful of projects that are saving the urban fabric

Read More+ 4 years ago
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An Architect, A Book, and an Opportunity+

BUILD promotes a new book on the work of Paul Kirk

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Black Lives Matter: Complicity and Accountability+

BUILD calls out its own complicity and accountability with a commitment to course correction

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A Design Student’s Guide to the Pandemic+

BUILD expands on ten ideas to turn pandemic lemons into lemonade

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Two Critical Questions for Important People+

BUILD reaches out to their heroes for insight on our changing society

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Design Guide for the Home Office+

BUILD covers design ideas for the work-from-home lifestyle

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The Sweet Spot of Development+

BUILD discusses the optimal permitting path for small developments

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The Future is Community+

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

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City vs. State+

BUILD calls out a resource wasting overlap of our governing bodies

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Paring Down to the Essence+

BUILD documents the specifications and finishes for a strikingly minimal residence

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