PORTLAND, Ore. — Two Portland city councilors are pushing a resolution to reform the city’s design review process and perhaps provide a temporary exemption for housing proposals. The effort represents ...

Last Monday, Gov. Jay Inslee signed House Bill 1293 into law. The law imposes new restrictions on cities and counties engaging in design review, such as Seattle. It will significantly reduce design ...

Seattle’s design review process could get a major overhaul if Mayor Bruce Harrell gets his way. On Tuesday, Harrell proposed a swath of reforms to the city’s design review process that could cut the ...

Developers, architects, city officials and neighborhood activists all see ways to improve Seattle's design review process, although they disagree on just how flawed it is now. In a report released ...

As more building project teams look for ways to collaborate better, technology continues to provide solutions. Yet, as I learned from the experience of one of my customers, choosing the wrong ...