Today we continue our series of posts from the 2015-16 Runstad Center Affiliate Fellows.
On September 27th the Fellows will be presenting their research from their trip to Auckland, New Zealand last spring, and what they discovered about how this …
Category: Research
Seattle Mass Timber Tower, a new study by Callison RTKL
Peter Orser was asked to write a forward for a recent feasibility study conducted by Callison RTKL. This study, Seattle Mass Timber Tower, focuses on mass timber construction (MTC) and the possibility of using MTC for a high rise. Mass …
Is Seattle becoming the next San Francisco?
Is Seattle becoming the next San Francisco? The Seattle Times breaks it down as Runstad Center Director Peter Orser weighs in on the topic.
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Washington State Condominium Report released today
The Runstad Center’s Washington State Condominium Report was released today. MSRE student, Center researcher, and author of the report David Leon shares his thoughts…
The City of Seattle has been experiencing unprecedented population and economic growth over the last five …
Lessons for Seattle from San Francisco
Several of our MSRE students recently visited San Francisco for the ULI Fall Meeting. David Leon shares his thoughts on the changes and challenges in that city, and how they compare to the ones we are facing here in Seattle. …
Commoning the community in Brazil
We continue our series of blog posts from our Runstad Center Affiliate Fellows class of 2015, who recently traveled to Santiago, Chile, and Rio de Janeiro and Curitiba, Brazil. Recently, Thaisa Way took us for a look at the yards …
Washington housing market remains strong in 1st quarter of 2015
Washington state’s housing market was strong in the first quarter of 2015, with both sales and new building permits up compared with a year ago and the market remaining largely affordable, according to a new report from the Washington Center …
Runstad Affiliate Fellow authors new book
The Runstad Center congratulates Thaisa Way, whose new book, “The Landscape Architecture of Richard Haag: From Modern Space to Urban Ecological Design” was recently published by University of Washington Press. UW Today picked up the story and …
Public vs. private landscapes in Santiago
We continue our series of blog posts from our Runstad Center Affiliate Fellows class of 2015, who recently traveled to Santiago, Chile, and Rio de Janeiro and Curitiba, Brazil. Recently, Thaisa Way explored the important role of public spaces in …
Social Housing and the Public Realm
We continue our series of blog posts from our Runstad Center Affiliate Fellows class of 2015, who recently traveled to Santiago, Chile, and Rio de Janeiro and Curitiba, Brazil. Here, Thaisa Way explores the important role of public spaces in …