Time. Place. Manner. Case law shows that the legal limits of monitoring free speech and assembly go hand in hand with the ...

After working with the building owner to develop the owner’s project requirements (OPR) document for a project, one of the first activities for a commissioning professional is conducting third-party ...

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Columbia's Design Development Review Commission will split into two boards to streamline operations and focus expertise, aligning with the city's strategic plan.

Last month’s column walked through the scenario of what might happen if the commissioning professional is not engaged until very late in the construction phase. This is a challenge on many fronts, but ...

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Mayor Bruce Harrell has proposed interim legislation and upcoming permanent reforms to Seattle's design review program, including a temporary pause of design review requirements for new projects and ...

Developers, architects, city officials and neighborhood activists all see ways to improve Seattle's design review process, although they disagree on just how flawed it is now. In a report released ...