Dec 01, 2021

ALSC Architects

McQuesten

Thompson

ALSC Architects of Spokane welcomed David Thompson and Rick McQuesten. Thompson joins as a BIM Manager, with more than 26 years of experience in the design and construction industry. His role at ALSC includes creating, maintaining and implementing BIM standards and guidelines. McQuesten joins as a Revit specialist. McQuesten brings more than 20 years of experience to the ALSC team. He is proficient with BIM as well as Enscape, SketchUp, AutoCAD and Bluebeam.

BCRA

Rydman

Wolch

Doty

Hocklander

Dort

Robbin

Goroch

BCRA has promoted seven new principals to its leadership team: Ben Dort, Heather Hocklander, Jeremy Doty, Jim Wolch, Joe Rydman, Justin Goroch, and Lori Robbin. Dort, a civil engineer, leads BCRA's Public Works market and serves parks and recreation clients. In his 14 years at BCRA, he has worked to grow the firm's civil engineering capabilities. Staff development within the engineering group has also been part of his focus. As principal, Dort will continue leading projects and cultivating relationships with local agencies. In addition, he will lead operational initiatives that create efficiencies, transparency and value. Dort is an active member of the APWA Washington Chapter.

A BCRA veteran for 21 years, Hocklander, architect, leads the education and recreation markets. She brings expertise in effective project management and alternative project delivery, working closely with school districts. She serves as the membership committee chair for Design-Build Institute of America's Western Washington Chapter.

Doty is an architect with 21 years of experience, with a focus in the education, healthcare and community markets. He is BCRA's most experienced design-build architect, and recently helped Tacoma Public Schools deliver their first two progressive design-build schools. Internally, he leads staff development opportunities and sustainability initiatives. Doty is a member of Design Build Institute of America.

In his 17 years at BCRA, Wolch has delivered dozens of healthcare and education projects for local clients. As BCRA's healthcare market lead, his recent focus has been on behavioral healthcare spaces that break societal stigmas and offer true places for healing. Jim's strategic vision has been a significant factor in the growth of BCRA's healthcare market.

Rydman, a registered architect, has been with BCRA for 16 years. He is the multifamily residential market lead and has delivered many successful multifamily residential projects in the Puget Sound, with an emphasis on end-user experience and community building. Rydman also supports architecture discipline recruiting and growth.

Goroch, is a civil engineer who serves clients across markets and has been with BCRA for 15 years. He also is a co-vice chairperson of the Permit Advisory Task Force for the city of Tacoma which works to improve policies, codes and procedures for issuing residential and commercial permits. Goroch also serves as a co-lead for the civil engineering discipline and supports BCRA's business development and operations efforts.

Robbin, leads the interior design group and works across multiple markets. Lori also serves on BCRA's board. She has been with BCRA for 18 years and specializes in projects that impact the community, such as schools and YMCAs. She will continue to work with clients and mentor staff in this new role.

Hewitt

Woland

Snider

Seattle-based design firm Hewitt announced that Kris Snider, senior principal and director of design – landscape architecture, will retire at the end of 2021 after 33 years with the company. In addition, Hewitt named Principal Jake Woland its next director of design – landscape architecture, effective upon Snider's retirement.

Snider's career has encompassed hundreds of projects in a broad range of environments including: civic — Bell Street Pier, Bell Street Park; office — Arbor Blocks, Amazon's Bigfoot/Nessie, SLU Lakefront Blocks; mixed-use residential — Via6, Center Steps, 8th and Republican, Harbor Steps Towers; retail — University Village, Redmond Town Center; and transportation — Tukwila Station.

Snider became Hewitt's first landscape architect in 1988 when he joined the Urban Design group, working primarily on larger scale urban planning projects. His desire to see projects through to construction led to him shifting to more site and urban open space design as part of the in-house architectural teams. Snider began working with many developers and growing his staff, leading to the creation of the landscape architecture studio. The studio's work with in-house architects resulted in an intimate knowledge of the building process. Snider and his team began working with outside partners, resulting in the first, and only at the time, multi-disciplinary firm in Seattle where the landscape architecture studio supported both in-house work as well as out-of-house projects with other architects.

Prior to Hewitt, Snider began his career as a landscape architect at EDAW in Seattle. He received his Master Of Landscape Architecture from the University of Virginia. “Kris has made an indelible imprint across the region's landscape, which will be felt for decades to come. His design approach and ingenuity provided the solid foundation upon which our studio was built,” said Matthew Porteous, principal and director of practice – landscape architecture of Hewitt.

Woland has been with HEWITT for 13 years and has over 20 years of experience as a design leader. He specializes in conceptualizing the space between buildings. Woland received his Master Of Landscape Architecture from the University of Washington and his bachelor of science, geological sciences, from Tufts University.

Nov 24, 2021

GGN

Umana

Booth

Hasan

Garcia

Lindenmuth

Bowen

Nardi

Chung

Akagawa

Keegan

Seattle based landscape architecture firm GGN announced several new hires and promotions. Kristin Lindenmuth joins GGN as the new chief financial officer. In her role, Lindenmuth will focus on moving GGN's internal operations forward and ensuring business and financial decisions are in line with company values. Lindenmuth most recently served as director of finance for Jackson | Main Architecture and brings a wealth of experience in finance and business management for architecture, property management, construction, and legal firms. Ana Cristina Garcia, Lama Hasan, Luke Booth and Wolfgang Umana have been promoted to associate. Patrick Keegan has been hired as an associate. Ayami Akagawa, Benjamin Nardi and Christine Chung have been hired as designers and Jayme Bowen joins the company as an administrator.

HBB Landscape Architecture

Alderman

Nowaczyk

Walton

HBB Landscape Architecture announced the promotion of Michael Walton, ASLA, ISA and Steve Nowaczyk, ASLA, to senior associate and Jack Alderman, ASLA to associate. Walton has been practicing landscape architecture for 10 years and brings extensive knowledge of horticulture, arboriculture and irrigation design to the team. His diverse experience includes transportation projects for light rail, roadway corridors, and airports; as well as college campuses, parks, waterfronts and multi-modal trails. Walton also volunteers on the Seattle Urban Forestry Commission helping guide the city in how to manage its urban forests. Most recently Walton led the landscape design for the Downtown Redmond Link Light Rail Extension in Redmond, Bates Technical College in Tacoma, and the Cushman Trail Extension in Gig Harbor.

Nowaczyk has been practicing landscape architecture for 14 years. His background in the field spans across the private and public sectors with completed works in private development, public plazas, and transportation infrastructure. Some of Nowaczyk's most recent projects include the King County Metro RapidRide I-Line through Auburn, Kent and Renton, Malaga Waterfront Park Master Plan in Malaga, and Western State Hospital Recreation Yard & Plaza Space Expansion in Lakewood.

Alderman's expertise in design merges analog and digital mediums with 3D modeling. He is a member of the Professional Advisory Council at the University of Washington and works to connect the university to the professional community. Some of Alderman's recent projects include the Downtown Redmond Link Light Rail Extension in Redmond, East Howe Steps Plaza in the Eastlake neighborhood of Seattle, and the Greg Cuoio Park & Greenways Master Plan in Lacey.

HKP Architects

Delphia-Ramos

HKP Architects welcomed Chrystal Delphia-Ramos as a project administrator. Delphia-Ramos received her Bachelor of Science in construction management from Purdue University in 2005, with a minor in business and marketing. After graduating, she joined Alt & Witzig Engineering, working on multiple geotechnical projects including a 50,000-acre wind farm and Purdue's new recreation center. During her 20 years in the industry, she has provided all aspects of project management support for her companies, including on-site coordination and observation. Delphia-Ramos will be working with all of the members of HKP aiding in project support and management, as well as business development and marketing.