Architecture of Seattle

The Space Needle and other Seattle Center buildings built for the 1962 Century 21 Exposition (World's Fair), viewed from Kerry Park at sunset. In the background are Downtown and Mount Rainier
Smith Tower (completed 1914) viewed from the north
King Street Station and skyline

The architecture of Seattle, Washington, the largest city in the Pacific Northwest region of the U.S., features elements that predate the arrival of the area's first settlers of European ancestry in the mid-19th century, and has reflected and influenced numerous architectural styles over time. As of the early 21st century, a major construction boom[1][2] continues to redefine the city's downtown area as well as neighborhoods such as Capitol Hill,[3] Ballard[4] and, perhaps most dramatically, South Lake Union.[5][6]

  1. ^ Emily Parkhurst (September 28, 2015). "Boom town: Amazon, Boeing drive massive growth; 25% of Seattle sales tax in 2015 from construction". Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  2. ^ John Talton (July 21, 2015). "Five takeaways from the downtown Seattle boom". Seattle Times. Retrieved December 2, 2015. ...106 projects under construction, about to break ground or completed since January 2014...
  3. ^ David Kroman (June 15, 2015). "Development crush: City response not enough for Capitol Hill businesses". crosscut.com. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  4. ^ Kurt Schlosser (March 8, 2016). "Tech boom shrinks Seattle area housing inventory, sparks bidding wars as prices soar to record levels". GeekWire. Retrieved October 21, 2017. Seattle's Ballard neighborhood has been transformed by a building boom aimed at giving renters more choices closer to downtown tech jobs.
  5. ^ Ethan Phelps-Goodman (September 9, 2015). "In South Lake Union, explosive growth is just getting started". crosscut.com. Retrieved December 2, 2015. The transformation of South Lake Union over the last 15 years has been undeniably dramatic.
  6. ^ Overall citation for the boom: Allen N. Safer (June 30, 2015). "The Sustainability of the Seattle Apartment Building Boom". REBusinessOnline. Retrieved December 2, 2015. This article originally appeared in the June 2015 issue of Western Real Estate Business magazine.