The Seattle Design Commission advises the Mayor, City Council, and City departments on the design of capital improvements and other projects and policies that shape Seattle's public realm.

As of June 1, 2022, the Seattle Design Commission will be holding its meetings in a hybrid format, allowing for in-person attendance as well as access via WebEx. This meeting format is designed to meet new requirements adopted by the Washington State Legislature in ESHB 1329, amending Washington State’s Open Public Meeting Act (RCW 42.30). Meetings will be held in the City of Seattle’s Boards and Commission’s room – 600 – 4th Avenue, Room L2-80, Seattle. Information on accessing the WebEx online meeting is available below.

Attend a Meeting

For information on our next meeting or to access documents from previous meetings held online, click here.

For information on how to access our next meeting, please click on our calendar and select the project meeting you would like to attend. Please note that meeting agendas are set a week in advance of each meeting.

Getting Started

For project applicants, please review our project handbook page to learn more about our review process for each project type and the requirements for each review. 

For the general public, please review our about us page to learn more about what we do or visit our get involved page to learn more about out meetings and to view a calendar of upcoming projects.

See Our Project Reviews

View a list of all current project reviews.

Looking for information on our involvement with Light Rail Expansion and related project reviews? Check out the Light Rail Expansion page.

Looking for past project reviews? Check out the project archive.

Seattle Design Commission

Address: 600 4th Avenue, 5th Floor, Seattle, WA, 98124
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 94788, Seattle, WA, 98124-7088
Phone: (206) 684-0435
sdc_administration@seattle.gov

The Seattle Design Commission advises the Mayor, City Council, and City departments on the design of capital improvements and other projects and policies that shape Seattle's public realm.