The artist who created the "Paragon" sculpture near the Duwamish Tribe Longhouse in West Seattle describes his efforts to save it.

The Red Spring Bookcase (2023) by Teague’s Path displays glass vessels by Paul Arnhold, wood combs with pedestals by Teague’s Path, and a basket from the collection of LongHouse.

The wooden longhouse seats, packed with guests from as far away as the Makah tribe, trembled as drummers and singers moved the smoke-filled air for hours.

These thoughts drift to mind one morning last week, as I sit on the balcony of a wooden longhouse in Gillman Barracks.

Opened in 1995, the Longhouse Education and Cultural Center at Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA, embraces Indigenous artists from the Pacific Rim and beyond.

From a Peruvian mud-brick house to a wooden longhouse in Borneo, travelers are rediscovering the intimate thrill of a homestay.

Wood is the key to sustainable building, says architect John Klein, who has led MIT students in designing a large community centre from mass timber.

Longhouses are traditionally constructed of wood with a thatch roof, but more recently many have tin roofs. Finally, we arrive at the longhouse site.

Rubin and Rotman Architects’ Aanischaaukamikw Cree Cultural Institute draws from the traditions of native peoples of the region to create a modern, LEED-seeking center for cultural celebration.

Tuesday’s death was not the first death at the 200-by-70 foot wooden longhouse on the Swinomish Reservation. In January 1998, Allison Edwards, 17, collapsed and died during a tribal ceremony.