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Frank Lloyd Wright tower is opening for public tours

By M.L. JOHNSON

The 15-story tower at SC Johnson's headquarters in Wisconsin is regarded as one of the most important examples of cantilevered architecture.


Nine projects win ASLA awards for landscapes

By JOURNAL STAFF

The Washington Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects picked nine projects to win its 2014 Professional Awards.


Issaquah schools seeking GC/CM

By JOURNAL STAFF

Issaquah School District No. 411 is seeking a general contractor/construction manager for its District Core Area project that involves work at Issaquah Middle School, Clark Elementary School and Tiger Mountain Community High School.


New home for Kirkland kidney center

By JOURNAL STAFF

The new facility is twice as large as the old space, and has 20 dialysis stations instead of 15.


Some projects of note near Yesler Terrace

By JOURNAL STAFF

Its first apartment project near Yesler Terrace — Anthem on 12th — is under construction, so Spectrum Development Solutions is preparing for the second.


Splashy plan unveiled for $15M pool in NYC river

Forget schlepping to Jones Beach or down the Jersey Shore. A Brooklyn design team said Tuesday that New York's East River could be the next great place for a summer swim.


Duke: coal ash removal from N.C. rivers would cost $10B

By MICHAEL BIESECKER

The company's proposal is to remove coal ash stored at three power plants, but leave much of it at other sites covered with tarps and soil.


The Mercer Garage roof becomes an award-winning public garden

By LYNN PORTER

The garden on top of a three-story garage near Seattle Center won this year's top award from the Washington Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects.


Idaho man gets jail for stealing BLM sandstone

Prosecutors say Brian Kirkpatrick started stealing the sandstone in November 2012 and selling it commercially for landscape projects.


Apartments sold for $13M in U District

By JOURNAL STAFF

An entity that shares an address with local real estate company Gibraltar paid $13 million for an eight-story, 80-unit apartment building in the University District that was built in 1928.


Mercy Housing picked for Othello site

By JOURNAL STAFF

Sound Transit has selected Mercy Housing Northwest to build a 108-unit apartment building on a site it owns near the Othello Link light rail station in South Seattle.


Existing home sales slip to 20-month low

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER

Rising prices and a tight supply of available homes discouraged many would-be buyers


Cracked dam cost will be about $61M

Dealing with that cracked dam on the Columbia River is going to cost about $61 million.


Virginia Beach may try again for arena

By BROCK VERGAKIS

City leaders are considering an 18,000-seat arena that could help land a pro team and boost tourism during the winter.


Dubai rebuilding airport runways

Two runways at Dubai International Airport will be closed at alternate times during the project.


Six Flags to build Dubai theme park

The park will be in the Jebel Ali area, which is home to the region's biggest port and aluminum smelter.


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Nuts and Bolts Blog:
Top Line: A faint heartbeat for ‘implied waiver’?
The case involved a contractor’s attempt to foreclose a lien that included the unpaid balance of its written contract plus unwritten change orders.




ACEC 2014 Engineering Excellence Awards:

National finalist: Platinum award

MKA

Project: BioMuseo, Panama City, Panama
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Grand Awards - Construction:
Bellevue Braids project, Guy F. Atkinson Construction

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Green Building Blog:
Oso mudslide: Were the risks ignored?
Disaster-resiliency expert Stephen Flynn says we can do a better job preparing for the worst.

Nuts and Bolts Blog:
Top Line: A faint heartbeat for ‘implied waiver’?
The case involved a contractor’s attempt to foreclose a lien that included the unpaid balance of its written contract plus unwritten change orders.

Previous Stories


April 22, 2014
City Light honored for preserving a 1938 men's dormitory in Diablo
Landslide slowly devouring part of Wyoming town
West Seattle complex wins alley vacation; construction starts in July
State won't use inmates for asbestos cleanup work
Downtown could get new bike lanes
More money, help for mudslide relief
Officials from 9 states gather to discuss taking control of land from the feds
Tillamook Cheese expands in Morrow
PG&E pleads not guilty in fatal pipeline blast
New venue in Vegas: 33-acre ‘Rock in Rio'
STP has an 8-step plan to fix tunnel machine
Salem hospital tries to demo building
Oregon forests preparing for controlled fires
Suit would block Oregon forest sale
RDH Building Sciences
Goldfinch Bros.
Abbott Construction
Imco General Construction
Rider Levett Bucknall

April 21, 2014
Forest HQ and lab at OSU becomes a case study for wood construction
Health Careers Center at Central Oregon Community College
Microsoft data center in Iowa will cost $1.1B
Fixing road will help protect Snoqualmie River
WSDOT crews to fill viaduct cracks
Sun Valley airport gets $18M grant
Tiny houses catching on but not in Salem, Oregon
US delays review of Keystone pipeline
Calif. cross-border airport jumps hurdle

April 18, 2014
Country Music Museum plays up $100M expansion
More hotels coming to downtown Seattle
Seattle expands its pothole app
Road grading may have caused Wyo. hill to slide
A new international arrivals facility planned for Sea-Tac
Capitol Hill site is sold for $3.6M
Spokane takes over waste energy plant
Portland to flush reservoir after man pees into it
Lowe's fined $500,000 for lead dust violations
Calif. rail line fined for worker deaths

April 17, 2014
Rafael Guastavino's structural tile vaults are spotlighted in NYC museum exhibit
Home building warms up after long, frigid winter
Beacon is selling prime Bellevue site
$45M Spokane levy includes field house
Bethel starting first design-build K-12 school
Portland's car-free bridge opens next year
Tacoma seeks deal for $200M project
Hwy. 520 bridge toll going up 2.5 percent
Idaho sues timber company, contractor over wildfire
Olympic Park chalet in danger

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