Seismic events. When disaster strikes, architects and engineers see their best laid plans put to the test. When the Nisqually Earthquake struck in 2001, home repair expert Roger Faris was at the Phinney Neighborhood Center celebrating the retrofit of the former school lunchroom. Steve Scher recently met with Faris and engineer Dan Say to point out the work that was done to reinforce the old school building. They say there are still hundreds of un-reinforced masonry buildings at risk if and when the next earthquake hits. Listen to the interview here!
Construction begins on The Southard / / 06.28.22
Homestead Community Land Trust broke ground last week on 18 homes in Tukwila.
SAF event on adaptive reuse / / 04.06.16
Seattle Architecture Foundation will hold a program titled “Recycled Cities|Adaptive Reuse” at 6:30 p.m. April 19 at Impact Hub Seattle, … read more +
Seattle building is the first to get new cement-free concrete / / 04.17.25
The first batch of a new concrete that doesn't use cement was recently poured as part of a seismic retrofit to a 120-year-old brick building in the Green Lake neighborhood. That two-story building at 7200 Woodlawn Ave. N.E. is owned by Donald Davies and will be the future home to Atlantic Crossing Pub, which is moving from the Roosevelt neighborhood.