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homeless encampment, seattle
Speed is the Key

Seattle invests heavily in supportive housing for the chronically homeless

Photo of Portland, Oregon, skyline
RIP

Portland, Oregon, passes sweeping infill housing measure for low-density neighborhoods

rei campus in bellevue, wash
Don't Bother Coming In

REI will sell its new NBBJ-designed headquarters before even moving in

west seattle bridge
Troubled Bridge Over Troubled Waters

Seattle will have to borrow nine-figures to fund West Seattle Bridge mitigation

blockbuster video in bend, oregon
There Are Probably Still Late Fees

The last Blockbuster video store is now a one-off Airbnb rental

rendering of revamped Ovation Hollywod
Goodbye, White Elephants

Los Angeles’s Hollywood & Highland complex to get new name, shift focus away from retail

Photo of Allegiant Stadium
Yarrr!

Work is complete on the Las Vegas Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium

freeway park, seattle
Desperately Seeking Input

Seattleites invited to help prioritize improvements at Freeway Park

Photo of a building under construction
Crane Drain

New building permits drop by almost half as COVID-19 wallops the construction industry in Los Angeles

dodger stadium, los angeles
Just Add Fans

$100 million renovation of Dodger Stadium is complete

Hollywood center, a massive mixed-use development with two towers surrounding a round office building
It's a New Millennium

Handel Architects’ Hollywood Center could be endangered by seismic faults

A white, double-height office space designed by Montalba
Mindful Spaces

Montalba Architects transforms industrial offices into a luminous tech startup campus

West Seattle Bridge, spanning a big ravine with cars going over
Crack Crisis

West Seattle Bridge closure declared civil emergency

Wooden stacks on Pier 70 as a building is being raised
So Much Pier News This Week

To restore this historic San Francisco pier building, first it needs to be lifted

construction photo of Mukilteo Ferry Terminal
A Terminal for the 21st Century

With input from local tribes, LMN’s Washington ferry terminal is optimized for minimal environmental impact

Panel from a mural on the UCSF campus
A New Deal For The New Deal

Federal government reaches out to UCSF over endangered WPA murals

benny benson, designer of the alaska state flag
A Preservation Battle on the Last Frontier

Officials in Seward, Alaska, OK demolition of birthplace of the state flag

Boomerang house, a white blocky structure with a red addition
Boomerang Effect

ORA’s single-family L.A. home and art studio adapts to the needs of its inhabitants