In July 2022, the Philadelphia 76ers made a big announcement. After more than 25 years in South Philadelphia, the franchise planned to pack its bags and move to a new basketball arena in the heart of ...

Portland City Council will consider temporarily suspending the city's design review process to spur housing construction.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Two Portland city councilors are pushing a resolution to reform the city’s design review process and perhaps provide a temporary exemption for housing proposals. The effort represents ...

As more building project teams look for ways to collaborate better, technology continues to provide solutions. Yet, as I learned from the experience of one of my customers, choosing the wrong ...

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 ...

Seattle’s design review process could get a major overhaul if Mayor Bruce Harrell gets his way. On Tuesday, Harrell proposed a swath of reforms to the city’s design review process that could cut 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 ...

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) has just finished conducting a two-day Spacecraft Baseline Interim Design Review, successfully completing the Spacecraft Bus Critical Design Review (CDR) process for ...

CHARLESTON — City officials approved a change they hope will speed up the review process for public projects like fire stations and recreation centers and ultimately save taxpayers money. On March 24, ...

Last Monday, Gov. Jay Inslee signed House Bill 1293 into law. The law imposes new restrictions on cities and counties engaging in design review, such as Seattle. It will significantly reduce design ...

In his recent letter to the editor, “Baltimore design advisory panel a flawed concept” (Nov. 20), Isaac Leal’s “dismay” with the Urban Design & Architecture Advisory Panel (UDAAP) — which he considers ...