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Post updated February 16, 2026

Seattle Architecture Designs – chronological list

Seattle Architecture News 2026

February 13, 2026
Tutta Bella REN & Social Fabric Café in Seattle
Design: Graham Baba Architects

photo : Alessandra Brescia

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Seattle Architecture News 2025

Key modern Washington architectural developments, USA. New construction in northwest United States of America.

Washington Architecture News in 2025, chronological:

November 25, 2025
Pier 56, 1201 Alaskan Way
Architects: Mithun

photo : Kevin Scott

November 19, 2025
Chez Shay home remodel, near Lake Washington, Pritchard Island, WA
Architects: Best Practice Architecture

photo : Rafael Soldi Photography

October 4, 2025
Populus Boutique Hotel
Architecture: The Miller Hull Partnership, LLP

photo © The Miller Hull Partnership (Duy Dang)

September 17, 2025
Molly Moons Waterfront – Washington ice cream shop
Architecture: Graham Baba Architects

photo : Alessandra Brescia

September 10, 2025
Seattle floating home on Portage Bay
Architect: Paul Wanzer of Hoshide Wanzar Architects

August 19, 2025
Peach Court House
Architecture and Interiors: Wittman Estes

August 17, 2025
LIKELIHOOD sneaker shop, Seattle, Washington
Architecture: Heliotrope Architects

photo : Kevin Scott

July 25, 2025
University of Washington Anderson Hall Renovations
Design: Hennebery Eddy

image : Hennebery Eddy

July 18, 2025
Discovery Bay House, Port Townsend, Washington, United States of America
Design: Dekleva Gregoric Architects

July 14, 2025
Blatto Boat, Seattle, Washington houseboat
Architecture and Interiors: GO’C

June 17, 2025
Giddens and Lake Washington Girls Middle School
Architecture and Interiors: Anjali Grant design

photo : Lara Swimmer

January 27, 2025
Hilite Mixed-Use Apartments, Seattle, Washington
Architecture: Studio19 Architects

photo : Studio19 Architects
Integrating a harmonious blend of living, working and creating—Hilite Mixed-Use Apartments promotes varied functions that foster social interaction and a stimulating environment. Centered around a common community space, the development spans across an area of 1,89,084 square feet, covering a site expanse of 32,051 square feet.

January 20, 2025
LeBron James Innovation Center, Beaverton, Seattle, WA
Architects: Olson Kundig

photo courtesy of Nike

January 5, 2025
Vitus housing office, Belltown, Washington, USA
Architecture: Graham Baba Architects

photo : Ross Eckert
Vitus, a company focused on acquiring, improving, and preserving affordable housing nationwide, was in need of new office space. As an extension of their ethos of investing in communities, the company bought an overlooked 25,000-square-foot, 1920s-era building in the Belltown neighborhood of downtown Seattle.

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Seattle Architectural News 2024

Washington Architecture Design News in 2024, chronological:

September 9, 2024
The Shop Venue
Design: Graham Baba Architects

photo : Kevin Scott
The Shop seamlessly integrates hospitality with design, event, office, and immersive retail, serving as a gathering place for the creative community at a time when culture and connection have never been more important.

September 6, 2024
Boylston Garage, Seattle, Washington – Auto Row
Architecture: Graham Baba Architects

photo : Lara Swimmer
Originally built in 1921 as part of Seattle’s Auto Row along the Pike-Pine Street corridor, Boylston Garage is an adaptive reuse of a former automotive garage. The design excavates and restores the building’s historic character, while selectively and tastefully upgrading it for a new phase of life.

August 13, 2024
Forest Trailhead, Woodland Park Zoo, WA
Design: LMN Architects

photo Courtesy of LMN Architects

May 20, 2024
The Graystone Residential Building, First Hill
Architecture: LMN Architects

photo : Cory Holland
LMN celebrates the recent completion of the Graystone Residential Building. Located in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood, this architectural project presents a contemporary approach to urban living within a bustling metropolitan environment.

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Seattle Architectural News

Seattle Architecture News in 2023

November 9, 2023
Alaska Airlines Lounge at SeaTac International Airport, WA
Design: Graham Baba Architects

photos © Andrew Pogue and Ross Eckert and Alaska Airlines
Travelers seek lounges as an escape from the anxiety, noise, and commotion of the concourse. Alaska Airlines sought to transform the lounge typology from an exclusive haven for business travelers to a warm, welcoming space where all guests can find refuge—to relax, work, refuel, and connect.

Apr 10, 2023
The Buxton Center for Bainbridge Performing Arts, 200 Madison Ave. North, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110, USA
Design: LMN Architects

photo : Adam Hunter/LMN Architects
The project preserves the building’s original tectonic identity and scale while enhancing the center’s capacity to expand its mission and support greater inclusivity.

Mar 20, 2023
Center Table at North Campus, University of Washington
Design: Graham Baba Architects

photograph : Matthew Millman
This new academic building is part of an ambitious plan to reinvigorate the University of Washington’s North Campus and rebuild their student life infrastructure. The building design was envisioned as a central dining hub for five new and several existing student residence halls.

Feb 14, 2023
Bridge Way Mixed-Use Development
Design: KOArchitecture

images : Notion Workshop and KOArchitecture
The Bridge Way Mixed-Use Development is set on a prominent 4,784-sqft triangular corner in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle, this five-story, 18,573-sqft building will accommodate 19 apartments and 4 commercial units, including a cafe.

Feb 4, 2023
Seattle Convention Center Summit Building, 900 Pine Street, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
Design: LMN Architects

photograph : Adam Hunter/LMN Architects
The Summit building and the original Arch building, one and a half blocks away, create a campus built to usher in the future of meetings and conventions. Designed to serve visitors and the community, the project’s success is as much about how it engages the city as what happens inside.

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Seattle Architecture News 2022

Washington Architecture News in 2022, chronological:

Dec 8, 2022
Seattle Aquarium Ocean Pavilion, Washington
Design: LMN Architects

photo : Adam Hunter/LMN Architects
This major Washington architecture project is the first substantial addition of the Aquarium since 2007. The new constructions includes 50,000 sf of immersive living exhibits, back-of-house elements, theatrical spaces, and views of the surrounding natural landscape and the urban waterfront.

Nov 29, 2022
Hines Seattle Headquarters Building, 801 Second Avenue, Norton Building, Downtown Seattle
Design: LMN Architects

photo © Adam Hunter – LMN Architects
The project sets a new precedent in low carbon design in the United States and reflects the Firm’s commitment to research and sustainability.

Nov 1, 2022
Founders Hall, University of Washington, Foster School of Business, Seattle, Washington
Design: LMN Architects

photo : Tim Griffith
Framing the northeast edge of Denny Yard, the open space at the heart of the original campus plan, the 84,800 sf building creates a new hub for community, entrepreneurship, and innovation. The project is intended to be a complementary, cohesive addition designed to harmonize with the existing academic buildings and embrace its surrounding landscape.

Jun 27, 2022
Leitz Photography Studio, West Seattle, WA
Design: Heliotrope Architects

photo © Aaron Leitz
The 400-sqft Leitz Studio is located behind the Aaron and Kelsi Leitz’s residence in West Seattle and serves as a photography studio and office for Aaron, as well as an exercise space for Kelsi, a Pilates instructor.

May 22, 2022
Seattle-Tacoma Airport International Arrivals

Jan 19, 2022
Kiwanis Methow Park Kiosko, Wenatchee

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Seattle Architecture News 2021

Dec 18, 2021
Alton Wines, Walla Walla, Washington
Design: goCstudio Architects

photo : Kevin Scott
Inhabiting a wavelike landform just outside Walla Walla, the new winery nestles itself into an existing cove that is formed by the surrounding vineyards. A long driveway from county road traces the existing vineyards which are carved into the natural terrain.

October 9, 2021
Des Moines Marina Steps in Seattle, Washington State, USA
Design: Skylab Architects

image courtesy of architects practice
The Des Moines Marina Steps is a catalyst public-private project at the Des Moines Marina designed to create a connection between the Puget Sound waterfront and the uphill central city while celebrating commerce, community, and views. The Marina Steps is the first phase in a masterplan that includes the development of various public amenities in conjunction with adjacent parcels for private development.

October 4, 2021
Colman Dock Water Taxi and Ferry Facility Seattle
Design: SRG Partnership Architects

photo : Ed Sozinho
As part of an interdisciplinary team re-envisioning the Seattle waterfront, SRG completed the 10,000-sqft passenger only ferry terminal at Pier 50 on the south side of Seattle’s Colman Dock. Situated on a floating dock, the facility is an open-air, unconditioned queuing shelter for pedestrian-only commuters of the King County Water Taxi.

October 6, 2021
Sound Transit U District Station Building, 4300 Brooklyn Ave NE, University of Washington’s Seattle campus
Design: LMN Architects

photo : Adam Hunter/LMN Architects
The station joins a network of vibrant stations with public art and sustainable design that connect to a diversity of neighborhoods in the seattle metropolitan area. The light rail system is the first major railway system in the United States to run on 100% carbon-neutral electricity.

September 21, 2021
Founders Hall, Foster School of Business, University of Washington, 4215 E Stevens Way NE
Design: LMN Architects

image courtesy of architects practice
LMN Architects is proud to celebrate the “topping out” of the mass timber structure for Founders Hall at the UW Foster School of Business. Framing the northeast edge of historic Denny Yard, the open space at the heart of the original campus plan, the new 85,000 sf building is expected to be completed in the Summer of 2022.

Feb 17, 2021
Kent Panther Lake Library, Kent, Washington, USA
Architecture: Fivedot

photograph : Cleary O’Farrell
Libraries are key parts of the social infrastructure in our society. One of the few remaining public spaces, libraries are places of sharing, learning and discovery. For the Kent Panther Lake Library project, Fivedot was able to turn a casino, which took from the community, into a library; which gives back to the community.

Jan 7, 2021
Mukilteo Multimodal Ferry Terminal, Mukilteo, Washington
Design: LMN Architects

photograph : Benjamin Benschneider
With input from local tribes, the two-story terminal building, designed in partnership with KPFF Consulting Engineers, replaces the existing terminal built in 1957 and adheres to contemporary environmental and building standards.

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Seattle Architecture News 2020

Dec 2, 2020
Understory at The Spheres

Dec 1, 2020
Lino Tagliapietra Glass Studio

June 13, 2020
WSECU Plaza in Seattle, State of Washington, USA
Architecture and Interior Design: SkB Architects

photography : Nicholas Worley and Hannah Rankin

May 12, 2020
The Klotski Building

Feb 25, 2020
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, University of Washington campus
Architects: Olson Kundig

photograph : Ben Roberts

Feb 4, 2020
Seattle Asian Art Museum Building Reopening, Volunteer Park, 1400 E Prospect St
Design: LMN Architects

photography : Tim Griffith
Harmonizing with the 1933 Bebb and Gould designed Art Deco building, the renovation and expansion of the Asian Art Museum is concurrently composed to integrate into the Olmsted designed landscape of Volunteer Park.

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Seattle Architecture News 2019

Nov 15, 2019
Cortina Restaurant

Nov 15, 2019
Samara Restaurant

Aug 8, 2019
New Bridges in Washington

Jul 6, 2019
Stone Solar Studio West Seattle, NODE Prefab

Jul 4, 2019
Trailbend Taproom, Washington

Jun 1, 2019
Seattle Fire Station 5 Building
Architects: Bassetti Architects

photography : Moris Moreno
A mid-century modern beacon along Seattle’s waterfront, Fire Station 5 is a distinctive and recognizable fixture along this busy waterway.

May 28, 2019
Ben Bridge Jewelers

May 2, 2019
Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences Middle School Building
Architecture: LMN Architects

photography : Lara Swimmer

Apr 11, 2019
Downtown Seattle Hotel Building, 808 Howell Street, Seattle, Washington 98101
Architecture: LMN Architects

photo : Tim Griffith

Mar 26, 2019
Bill & Melinda Gates Center for Computer Science & Engineering at University of Washington in Seattle, WA
Design: LMN Architects

photo : Tim Griffith

Feb 11, 2019
Pike Place Market Front Building
Architects: The Miller Hull Partnership

photographer : Lara Swimmer
Since its opening at the turn of the 20th century, Pike Place Market has become a pillar of Seattle’s urban fabric. More than just a public market, this neighborhood turned historic district is home to farmers, craftspeople, small businesses and residents, each an integral part of the area’s history and character.