March 2006 Architect Edition


County's permit process is a winner

Two years into his term as Snohomish County executive, Aaron Reardon has done something that eluded all of his predecessors.

He has received praise from a builder for how he changed the county's system of handling development permits.

Read the Full Story in the Herald (03/06)



Shared Spaces

Some days, you look across the hedge and wish you could pick your neighbors. If that's a familiar feeling, a Lake Stevens woman is offering people a chance to act on that wish.

Read the Full Story in the Herald (03/11)



Taller skyscrapers on the horizon

Seattle's downtown skyline could soon soar hundreds of feet above limits that voters, fearing a wave of soul-robbing corporate towers, approved by a landslide in 1989.

Read the Full Story in the Times (03/23)



Chicago Builders Ride Next 'Supertall' Wave

By the end of the decade, Chicago’s bustling commercial high-rise building market will reach a pinnacle with two “supertall” towers springing up along the city’s riverfront.

Read the Full Story at McGraw Hill Construction (03/27)



Quote of the Month

"Never say famous last words, because they could be."
-Billy Crystal (Actor)


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