YOUTH PROGRAMS

Join local author and naturalist David B. Williams on this 1.5 mile virtual walk through Seattle’s central business district to see dozens of carved and molded animals gazing out from Seattle buildings. Buy your tickets for July 15th!

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Look at this fascinating article about the use of 3-D printing to build houses!

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Construction technology company Icon and housing non-profit New Story have teamed up to create the ‘world’s first 3D-printed neighbourhood’ in Mexico.

Check out this article about the late architect Paul Revere Williams! Williams became the first Black architect to join the American Institute of Architects (1923) and to become a member of its College of Fellows (1957).

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The University of Southern California (USC) School of Architecture and the Getty Research Institute (GRI) have together acquired the archive of late Black American architect Paul Revere Williams, who died in 1980 at age 85. The collection—which has been maintained by his granddaughter Karen Elyse ... ... See more

"Beautiful sculptures and buildings provide a wonderful experience when finished. Yet arguably, they can be just as fascinating during construction." Check out this event hosted by @ArupGroup

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Beautiful sculptures and buildings provide a wonderful experience. Can they be equally fascinating during construction?

Now offering a limited number of ​discounted, mini-tours on pre-selected dates. Friends & Family Tours are private tours for groups of no more than 5 people that you know and trust. Masks required for guests and guides. See website for details.

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Happy 4th of July weekend!

Washington's architecture is truly remarkable! Take a look at these 25 must-see buildings in Washington.

This photo is from the Seattle Central Library by Alice Hammond.

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Sharing this fun architecture post from Capitol Hill Historical Society

As part of our morning walk series, we are going to be highlighting little known places that you can see for yourself, walking around historic capitol hill.
If you find yourself walking along Lakeview Blvd, on your way to the Howe Street Steps, you will come across this very interesting house hidden away in the hillside.
“Remarkable for its unusual, non-conforming modernist design, the Egan House, designed by architect Robert Reichert in 1958, was acquired by Historic Seattle in 1998 in partnership with the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department.” Egan House-Historic Seattle
Not much is known about the house or the first owner. It was built specifically for retired Navy Admiral, Willard Egan. It has been used as an event space, as well as a home rental. It was more recently updated, and is rented out to any Seattle resident who seeks to stay in an interesting home.
The architect, Robert Reichert was a colorful character in Seattle. He was a professor of Architecture at UW, and was known for wearing his motorcycle leathers, and riding around the U district on his vintage orange Harley.
“Reichert opened his own architectural firm in Seattle in 1951 with the intent of practicing what he termed philosophical architecture and romanticism in the arts. He embarked on creating his distinctive style of architecture by designing bold, expressive, and controversial buildings. Among his more notable works are the Egan House (1958)” DAHP
I highly recommend going out to see the house. It is such an oddity, and so unique to the rest of Seattle architecture.
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Check out this article about 18 of America's best historic homes to visit! There is so much beauty and history found within these homes.

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From Thomas Jefferson's Monticello estate in Virginia to artist Frederic Edwin Church's home in the Hudson River Valley, these structures are as beautiful as they are significant in U.S. history

Did you know the Hoge Building is deemed a Seattle Landmark? The Hoge Building was the city's second skyscraper and the second building thus to employ steel cage construction. It was the tallest building in the Northwest until it was surpassed in 1914 by the Smith Tower.

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