BUILD recently sat down with master architect Lorne McConachie to discuss educational design, growing critical thinkers, and the importance of...
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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...
The Business of the Building Code+
BUILD analyzes and presents 50 years of building code metrics.
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.
A Conversation with Nathan Torgelson, Director of the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections+
BUILD interviews the Commander in Chief of Seattle's Building Department
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...
Frogs in Slowly Boiling Water: Building Permitting in Seattle+
BUILD compares permitting in Seattle with significant events
Believing in Architecture+
BUILD sits down with Master Architect Billie Tsien to discuss the American Folk Art Museum and the Barnes Foundation in...
City Building Departments: Inequality, Segregation, and the Homeless Crisis—Culpability and Accountability+
BUILD calls out building departments on their culpability
Neighborhoods that Fire on all Cylinders+
BUILD interviews superhero developer and urbanist, Liz Dunn
Modular Construction + Senior Housing+
BUILD interviews master architect Gordon Walker on the nature of senior housing.
A Responsive Architecture+
BUILD photographs and discusses the components of Pacific Northwest regionalism
People, Nature, and the Balance of Poiesis: An Interview with Stein Halvorsen+
BUILD heads to Norway to speak with master architect, Stein Halvorsen.
The Perfect Pitch. Pleasure in Proportion and the Big Picture: An Interview with Rick Sundberg+
BUILD catches up with master architect and hero Rick Sundberg
A Design Student’s Guide to the Pandemic+
BUILD expands on ten ideas to turn pandemic lemons into lemonade
Design Guide for the Home Office+
BUILD covers design ideas for the work-from-home lifestyle
The Sweet Spot of Development+
BUILD discusses the optimal permitting path for small developments
Paring Down to the Essence+
BUILD documents the specifications and finishes for a strikingly minimal residence
Limitations as Design Opportunities+
BUILD illustrates how thoughtful architecture can turn challenging land-use codes into a harmonious building
The Ted Smith Primer, 5 Important Works+
BUILD heads to San Diego to hunt the projects of Ted Smith
Why Seattle’s Small Multi-Family Buildings and the Firms That Create Them are on the Endangered Species List+
BUILD explains the expensive and time-consuming process of entitling and permitting multifamily projects in Seattle
The Design, Construction, and Lifestyle of Papali Wailea; an Interview with Ed Weinstein, Part 2+
BUILD talks with Ed Weinstein about what made the Papali Wailea project a success despite all the challenges.
Defining a Construction Budget; The 2019 Cheat Sheet+
BUILD breaks down the construction and project costs for an uncertain economy with an update to the Construction Budget...
The DNA of Planned Communities+
BUILD studies 3 planned communities and gets to their essential DNA.
Architecture as Urban Puzzle Piece+
BUILD reviews their latest multi-family project and the complexities of getting it realized.
Why Seattle’s New Early Community Outreach Requirement Will Actually Damage the City+
BUILD explains why Seattle's new Early Community Outreach Requirement is a terrible layer of bureaucracy for a city in...
Sensibilities and Intuitions of the Master Designer; an Interview with Cecil Balmond, part 2+
BUILD interviews Cecil Balmond for ARCADE Magazine.