American startup Recompose has opened a funeral home in Seattle designed by architecture firm Olson Kundig, where human remains are composted and turned into a nutrient-rich soil that can nurture new plant life. More about Recompose human composting facility "transforms your loved one's body into soil"
US studio Aidlin Darling Design has created a meeting facility for online travel company Expedia Group that features a wing-shaped green roof and walls made of stone and glass. More about Biophilia informs design of The Prow in Seattle by Aidlin Darling Design
Seattle-based studio LMN Architects has completed the mass-timber Founders Hall building for the University of Washington's Foster School of Business in Seattle. More about LMN Architects creates mass-timber business school for University of Washington
American studio Hybrid has designed, funded and built a pair of "missing middle" townhomes that are meant to help densify a Seattle neighbourhood while respecting the context. More about Hybrid uses wood and weathering steel for Oak & Alder duplex in Seattle
A giant disco ball holds the DJ booth at this nightclub in Seattle, designed by local firm Mutuus Studio to be a "safe and welcoming environment for women, BIPOC, and all members of the LGBTQIA+ community". More about Mutuus Studio designs inclusive Supernova nightclub in Seattle
Seattle architecture studio Heliotrope has completed a cedar-clad family home that prioritises views of the Puget Sound and privacy from the street. More about Fauntleroy Residence by Heliotrope is a "private oasis" in Seattle
Architecture offices Miller Hull Partnership and Woods Bagot have revealed plans for an extension of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. More about Miller Hull Partnership and Woods Bagot design timber Sea-Tac airport expansion
Concrete and darkened cedar make up the facades of a Seattle home that was designed by architecture studio GO'C for a family of eight. More about GO'C creates cedar-clad Sound House overlooking Seattle
Japan-based architecture firm OSO has released a plan to suspend a Boeing 747 aircraft between two towers in a downtown Seattle complex designed by Henriquez Partners Architects. More about OSO to suspend Boeing 747 jumbo jet aircraft between two buildings in Seattle
Knotty cedar and galvanised steel were used to form a two-storey, floating home by US firm Olson Kundig that draws upon cabin architecture. More about Olson Kundig creates floating Water Cabin in Seattle's Portage Bay
American firm SHED Architecture and Design has transformed a 1950s building that formerly served as an adult living facility into a contemporary home for a family of five. More about SHED gives mid-century Golden House in Seattle an extensive update
Photovoltaics and a rainwater harvesting system feature in a hockey stadium in Seattle that has been designed by architecture firm Populous and named after Amazon's Climate Pledge initiative. More about Populous revamps World's Fair pavilion in Seattle to create Climate Pledge Arena
A courtyard designed to create an "idealised atmosphere of the Pacific Northwest" sits at the centre of this house in Seattle by local architects Chadbourne + Doss. More about Verdant courtyard occupies centre of Seattle home by Chadbourne + Doss
Online beauty brand Glossier has opened a physical store in Seattle where pale-pink furniture surrounds a sculpture sprouting artificial mushrooms. More about Glossier Seattle store features mossy mushroom-covered mound
A quaint dwelling that was once a houseboat has been renovated and enlarged by US firm Best Practice Architecture for a couple and their daughter. More about Best Practice Architecture updates historic Boathouse Bungalow in Seattle
US firm Best Practice Architecture has converted a simple outbuilding on a Seattle property into an office and workout space for use during the coronavirus pandemic. More about Best Practice transforms storage shed into backyard studio in Seattle
A dark exterior contrasts with light-toned finishes inside a compact, floating home in Washington designed by Studio DIAA co-founder Suzanne Stefan as her own home. More about Studio DIAA designs floating home for Seattle’s Lake Union
Cedar cladding and handmade decor are among the features in a Seattle bungalow that was revamped by its owners – architect Sharon Khosla of local firm Fivedot and furniture designer Chris Armes. More about Husband-and-wife team expand their family's bungalow in Seattle
Shading devices help reduce glare at The Rosling Center, a research facility focused on public health designed by architecture firm The Miller Hull Partnership for the University of Washington. More about Glazed fins wrap Seattle’s Rosling Center by Miller Hull Partnership
US architecture firm Hybrid has designed and built a compact house along a back alley in Seattle, which is partially lifted off the ground to make way for parking. More about The Lookout by Hybrid raised on stilts over a Seattle alleyway