Author Profile Mark Hinshaw Mark Hinshaw, FAIA, is an architect and urban planner. He was an architecture critic for The Seattle Times and is the author of many articles and books, including Citistate Seattle (1999).
Politics How Seattle could rein in development abuses Row houses on a street in Brooklyn by Mark Hinshaw / February 5, 2013
Politics Best of 2012: Time to stop snubbing the suburbs? The mixed-use Bravern development includes Microsoft office towers, linked courtyards, and high-end retail. by Mark Hinshaw / December 21, 2012
Culture Pioneer Square's takeoff: Be there or be left out Smith Tower by Mark Hinshaw / December 16, 2012
Politics Walking the talk about walkable urban places Walkable streets mean viable shops by Mark Hinshaw / September 18, 2012
Politics Vast billboards find a gaping loophole in Seattle laws A big vinyl billboard in downtown Seattle. by Mark Hinshaw / August 20, 2012
Politics On Target: a dramatic turnaround for a tawdry part of downtown The new City Target store in downtown Seattle by Mark Hinshaw / July 30, 2012
Four challenges to a great waterfront park The Portland Aerial Tram links Oregon Health and Science University with the city's South Waterfront. (Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett) by Mark Hinshaw / July 24, 2012
Waterfront park design: getting better, but... A conceptual view of the planned waterfront park. by Mark Hinshaw / July 23, 2012
Politics Will Seattle's new wheel keep things turning on the waterfront? Seattle's waterfront Ferris wheel by Mark Hinshaw / July 2, 2012
Urban walkability: the new driver in real estate values Modern apartments on Capitol Hill. by Mark Hinshaw / May 28, 2012