October 2016

Are High-Rise Wood Buildings in Seattle’s Future?

Is Seattle ready for high-rises built of wood after 80 years of concrete-and-steel buildings?

When architect Joe Mayo walks into his office, he’s steeped in Seattle history. Mahlum Architects is located in Pioneer Square’s 1910 Polson Building, which served as a warehouse for gold mining equipment during the Klondike Gold Rush. Over the past 100 years, the building has also housed offices and artists’ lofts, and survived two arson…

Maria Dolan

Will Robots One Day Run Our Lives?

The future may finally be here, says Knute Berger, and it looks like robots will rule

A reporter interviews the Televox robot, made by Westinghouse Electric, in the Lloyd Building in 1928

Knute Berger