DIGItal FABulous
Written by Associate Professor Kimo Griggs Five years ago we installed three new laser cutters, a large format CNC router and plasma cutter, a 3D Printer and a variety of other small tools and new...
View ArticleProve It: Measuring the Performance of the Bullitt Center
truth noun \ˈtrüth\ the truth : the real facts about something : the things that are true (Merriam-Webster, m-w.com) proof noun \ˈprüf\ proof : an act or process of showing that something is true...
View ArticleArchitecture and War
Written by Associate Professor Brian L. McLaren While in Rome this past fall, when I was not teaching or preparing for lectures, field trips or studio, I spent my time on my current research project,...
View ArticleWaters of Florence
Written by Assistant Professor, Ann C. Huppert Despite hosting 8 million visitors a year, one vital element – ready sources of public water – has long been lacking for tourists to Florence. The...
View ArticleMore than Just Old: Why Vintage Makes All the Difference
Written by Associate Professor Kimo Griggs My 1973 BMW 2002 tii. It is a truism that my generation grew up in the car. Flying was exotic and expensive. Driving seemed almost free, and it is how we made...
View ArticleIdentity + Architecture
Written by Kate Simonen, Assistant Professor A couple of weeks ago, I attended our college’s BE Connected: a Symposium on Integration & the Built Environment. This symposium was organized by the...
View ArticleOperation Breakthrough: Promise and Failure in US Factory Built Housing
Written by Associate Professor and Associate Chair Alex Anderson Promise and failure. These two words seem to sum up the long project of developing a commercially viable, architecturally significant,...
View ArticleSpaghetti and String
Written by Assistant Professor Tyler Sprague As we wind down the quarter in ARCH324, students once again took part in the (now) annual tradition of building small-scale prototype structures, out of...
View ArticleShaping Seattle Architecture Second Edition
Written by Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Jeffrey Ochsner When Shaping Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects sold out about 2006, I wondered if the book would...
View ArticleBuilding and Remembering
Written by Assistant Professor Elizabeth M. Golden Bob Hull, one of Seattle’s most well-known and respected architects passed away on April 7th, 2014, at the age of 68. He left behind an impressive...
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