Crosscut's Membership drive: 'a culture of open-mindedness' A Crosscut architecture critic and urban planner makes the case for the kind of thoughtful and positive discussion the site strives to engender. Your help as an annual Member will make more of this... by Mark Hinshaw / September 27, 2011
Tech Seattle is killing retail by requiring too much of it Looking east on Yesler in Pioneer Square by Mark Hinshaw / September 18, 2011
Politics Sick suburbs, expiring exurbs Suburban tract housing outside Cincinnati, near Union, Kentucky by Mark Hinshaw / August 30, 2011
Politics Architecture done with mirrors The mirrored effect on Seventh Ave. by Mark Hinshaw / July 11, 2011
Remaking urban waterfronts: not just in Seattle An architect's rendering of the preliminary design for the Bellingham waterfront. by Mark Hinshaw / June 5, 2011
Waterfront Park: Courted by Corner James Corner, lead designer for Seattle's central waterfront park by Mark Hinshaw / May 19, 2011
Making a waterfront park that fits Seattle's culture Seattle's downtown waterfront, with angled piers and a long-blighting Viaduct. by Mark Hinshaw / February 23, 2011
Politics Best of 2010: How to make urban alleys work An alley that works in Europe, using simple green plantings, and emphasizing the ornamental features of buildings. by Mark Hinshaw / December 25, 2010
Tech How to revive Pioneer Square The Jordaan neighborhood in Amsterdam by Mark Hinshaw / November 28, 2010
Culture Lake Union Park: a first look at its design The new Lake Union Park by Mark Hinshaw / September 27, 2010
Politics Seattle's waterfront design team brings a bold vision The south part of the Central Waterfront, slashed by the Alaskan Way Viaduct by Mark Hinshaw / September 21, 2010
Four powerhouse teams named finalists in central waterfront design The south part of the Central Waterfront, slashed by the Alaskan Way Viaduct by Mark Hinshaw / August 31, 2010
Politics Should Seattle allow big corporate signage on its skyscrapers? The view of Seattle's skyline from Bellevue College. by Mark Hinshaw / August 8, 2010
Tech Seattle's $30,000 skybridge: Here's a compromise The skybridge to Macy's from Pine & Third in downtown Seattle. by Mark Hinshaw / June 14, 2010
Politics How to make urban alleys work An alley that works in Europe, using simple green plantings, and emphasizing the ornamental features of buildings. by Mark Hinshaw / March 16, 2010