Edible architecture takes center stage at the ninth annual Gingerbread Village at the Seattle Sheraton Hotel and Towers, sponsored by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

This year's village features compositions in load-bearing cookie dough and icing by the following AIA Seattle Affiliated Practices:

Arai/Jackson Architects & Planners
Baylis Architects
Callison Architecture
4D Architects
GGLO
Mithun, Inc.
NBBJ

The Gingerbread Village will be on display through Tuesday, December 25th at 1400 Sixth Avenue in the hotel lobby.