“Co-locating two independent schools offered operational efficiencies but required careful planning to preserve each school’s culture and daily rhythms. Each school has its own entry sequence, circulation patterns and clustered academic spaces, while shared program areas are located at the center of the building.”

Source: School Construction News
Photo: Lara Swimmer

“Leveraging the economy of prefabricated metal buildings, the team determined manufactured structures would provide a cost-effective way to create a lot of space while still preserving opportunities for customization. Highly crafted details are strategically located where they count the most—in places where they can be touched and seen. In the process building, the entry is topped by a slim canopy that appears to fold up and peel away from the building, revealing a Corten-clad inner core and a large off-center pivot door.”

Source: Amazing Architecture
Photo: Ross Eckert

The Seattle DJC highlights West Canal Yard’s recent completion, and the influx of tenants into a variety of commercial spaces created by the project.

Source: The Daily Journal of Commerce
Photo: Ed Sozinho

“…The senior Mroslas also relied on Brown to come up with a contemporary twist on Midcentury Modern design for their great room, where a rough-hewn, exposed-wood ceiling plays off the living area’s cool palette. With the 1/4-acre compound now completed, the two couples are in and out of each other’s homes most days. On any given morning, Andrew has a quick coffee with his parents, he says, with joint dinners occurring on a “spur of the moment” basis. The two homes are linked with a courtyard-like area, where Andrew and his son Dawson like to play basketball.”

Source: The Wall Street Journal
Photo: Benjamin Benschneider

“Designed to enhance productivity and create optimal spaces for hybrid work, East Campus serves 6,000+ employees and includes seven office buildings of four to five stories in an urban-inspired, pedestrian- and bike-friendly setting that’s fully ADA accessible…Featuring a variety of retail spaces, wellness amenities, and culinary hubs for employees, East Campus is also designed to welcome the public—at its heart is a two-acre plaza open to all that will host events and gatherings.

Source: ULI Americas
Photo: Matthew Millman

“…US architecture fosters a notable synergy between art, science and technology. Iconic art deco buildings, modernist architects as well as an array of speculative and experimental practices greatly advanced the profession and discourse throughout the years. Consequently, this collection of firms is exemplary in its heterogeneity in methods, philosophies and approaches to making architecture.”

Source: Architizer
Photo: Kevin Scott

“Setting sight on the house, a stunning two-story glazed entryway offers glimpses through the structure to the water's edge. The clever incorporation of planted roof surfaces also helps create a fusion between architecture and the lush forest landscape.”

Source: Home Journal
Photo: Kevin Scott

Graham Baba has signed on to the AIA 2030 Commitment Program and it’s goal of carbon-neutral buildings by the year 2030. Head over to our Sustainability & Equity page for more info.

Source: Graham Baba Architects
Photo: Andrew Pogue

“Structured around the idea that design efforts must create an inclusive, dignified place, Graham Baba Architects have completed the Ballard Food Bank, a food bank that offers more than groceries and “customers” can charge phones and refill water bottles, soup and sandwiches are dished up in its Kindness Café, and its resource hub offers a place to connect with staff to navigate services and get financial assistance to prevent homelessness.”

Source: Global Design News
Photo: Lara Swimmer

“Recognizes corporate and not-for-profit workspaces between 15k and 40k square feet.”

Source: IIDA Northern Pacific
Photo: Kevin Scott

“The award recognizes design excellence in hotels, resorts, lodges, bars, wineries, breweries and restaurants.”

Source: IIDA
Photo: Ross Eckert

“Though based in the Pacific Northwest, the firm works on projects across the United States. Among the studio’s notable projects is Chophouse Row, a cultural center created from a collection of contiguous properties within a single block in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood.”

Source: Archello
Photo: Ross Eckert

“The Shop seamlessly integrates hospitality with design, event, office, and immersive retail, serving as a gathering place for the creative community at a time when culture and connection have never been more important. Part café, part boutique, and part showroom, The Shop is a venue that defies categorization. At the beating heart of the “radical hospitality” concept that inspired this utterly unique, experimental weekday space is a love for Seattle, a passion for the local design community, and a belief that design can create both experience and connection.”

Source: Amazing Architecture
Photo: Kevin Scott

“Creating an inclusive, humane and dignified place for community members often shunted into the least desirable paces in the city was this project’s first objective. The second was to ensure the new building could efficiently and safely maximize the food banks ability to meet its mission by reaching as many of those in need as possible. Designed to remove the stigma often tied to seeking help, the end result is an inviting space with a café, gardens and a resource hub. To accomplish this, the project restored a formally abandoned brownfield site.”

Source: Metal Construction News
Photo: Lara Swimmer

“Alaska Airlines sought to transform the lounge typology by providing a warm, welcoming space where all guests could find refuge – to relax, work, refuel and connect – a home-away-from-home with a sense of place deeply rooted in the Pacific Northwest. Programmatically, the lounge is conceived in four zones: Come In, an approachable entry; Help Yourself, a casual bistro; Take a Breath, a haven for peaceful relaxation; and Cut Loose, a cozy bar atmosphere. Lightly separated with an array of oak and twisted metal screens, the spaces flow together.”

Source: ArchDaily
Photo: Ross Eckert

“The complex, which consists of four buildings and is LEED Gold certified, is much more than a simple student residence, however. It’s a place to meet, talk, eat, sleep, spend free time, and learn according to a multidisciplinary program.”

Source: The Plan
Image: Mathew Millman