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Demolition of writer's former home has Los Angeles re-examining its history

By JOHN ROGERS

The destruction of Ray Bradbury's home surprised some people because the guy who knocked it down was one of the city's most prominent architects, Thom Mayne.

Fight over $32B plan delays NYC subways

By MEGHAN BARR

The transit agency could be forced to refund money to contractors for expansion projects if the budget debate isn't resolved 18 months from now.


DSA says 65,000 people now live in downtown Seattle, more coming

By JON SILVER

A Commute Seattle survey showed the number of people commuting downtown by transit and other alternative modes has increased to 69 percent.


LA rolls out new online database of historic sites

By JOHN ROGERS

Officials say this will help the city keep track of its historic resources, help tourists find them and possibly prevent people from tearing them down.


Clean-up of Oregon's Coos Head nearly finished

By CARLY MAYBERRY

A confederation of tribes may redevelop the land with interpretive trails and community and conference gathering spaces.


Smith Cove Park on Elliott Bay will expand and add amenities

By LYNN PORTER

The Friends of Smith Cove Park is looking for a landscape architect to create a conceptual plan.


Hanford cleanup needs $110B more

The Energy Department estimates it will cost $110 billion to finish environmental cleanup work at the Hanford nuclear reservation.


Conn. town wants to open Maurice Sendak museum

By MICHAEL MELIA

Officials have set their sights on a vacant modernist building in Ridgefield designed by acclaimed architect Philip Johnson.


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SeattleScape:
NYC to get first micro-apartment complex
Studios should rent for $2,000 to $3,000.


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Green Building Blog:
Here’s a tool to help green roofs grow
Engineers and architects who design green roofs are using a new modeling tool to calculate the amount of stormwater a roof will retain.

Nuts and Bolts Blog:
See what’s trendy at the Seattle Home Show
Millennials are starting to enter the market and are looking for earth-friendly, smaller homes with more amenities.

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February 25, 2015
Developers: Seattle pricey but worth it
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SAF explores music, buildings
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Killian Pacific starts a building in Vancouver's historic district
Astoria council hopes to save historic Waldorf hotel
WSU will preserve Spokane warehouse
Shell apologizes for refinery odor
State bills would push nuclear power
FBI looking into National Guard contracting in Oregon
Natural gas blast injures 15 in N.J.
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Terry and Jones on UW honor roll
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Weber Thompson
IA Interior Architects
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GeoEngineers
Parametrix sets up shop in Bend
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February 24, 2015
Mack Urban starting Portland apartments
Home sales plunge 4.9% in January
Seahawks adding 1,000 seats and ‘fan deck' at CenturyLink
Home construction slips 2% in January
Natural disasters worry Washington state's National Guard commander
City Light preparing to remove 1921 dam in Pend Oreille County
Apple picks cool spots for $2B data hubs
Alaska's share of federal highway funding steady
Bellingham eyes housing incentives
Firefighter, worker hurt in foundry fire
Transitional homes to open in Wasilla
Hearing examiner: Shell project needs full review
First-phase fix done at D.C. cathedral
Historic canal in Oregon may be preserved

February 23, 2015
Angel of The Winds Casino and Hotel
Arion plans 99 studios in U District
First of 20 giant girders heading to site of $32M Puyallup bridge
City may cap rents for some studios
Building planned for Pioneer Square
Medical center to be rebid March 17
Oregon highway funds face a ‘pretty big cliff'
After some flush years, funds for transpo dried up here, too
Comment on RFQ for WSCC expansion
Meetings on two big Bangor projects

February 20, 2015
2 new schools to share Wilson Pacific site; Lydig Construction seeks subcontractors
Six people named fellows in the AIA
279-room hotel planned in Bellevue
SDOT working on plan for making Rainier Ave. safer
Alaska deep-water port proposed for the Arctic
Vulcan may start 214 U District apartments in the 2nd quarter
Bertha hits the pit; repair will ‘take as long as it's going to take'
Keystone XL backer seeks approval for $600M oil pipeline into Canada
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