January 14, 2004

Design Detailings: LMN: master plan for Mukilteo site

The Port of Everett recently announced the selection of LMN Architects to lead master planning for a 22-acre waterfront property in Mukilteo, known as the Mukilteo Tank Farm site.

The site is situated between the proposed improvements for Mukilteo's Lighthouse Park to the southwest and the Boeing Rail-Barge Pier to the northeast. Because the Port of Everett project is within city limits of Mukilteo and Everett, the LMN team will work with both cities. It will also work with Washington State Ferries and Sound Transit on a transportation facility with a new ferry terminal, commuter rail station and other regional transit components. The planning effort also could include retail/commercial, residential, marine recreation and parking.

LMN Architects will work with Sedway Real Estate Group, market analysis/financial feasibility; Mirai Associates, transportation planning; KPFF Consulting Engineers, civil engineering; Huckell/Weinman Associates, environmental and federal/state regulations; Geiger Engineers, marine design; MacLeod Reckord landscape architect; and Sound Parking, parking consultant.

AIA economist sees construction gaining

The American Institute of Architects recently released its semi-annual economic report, indicating an uptrend in commercial/industrial construction sectors.

The report says non-residential construction activity is expected to increase almost 3 percent in 2004, with gains expected in most of the major construction sectors. Industrial construction activity will increase 11.3 percent. The report also predicts essentially flat levels of spending in the institutional category.

The AIA Consensus Construction Forecast, from AIA chief economist Kermit Baker, is available online at www.aia.org.

Olympic Associates wins Corps projects

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District, has selected Olympic Associates Co. for a $2.2 million, indefinite-delivery architecture/engineering services contract for miscellaneous projects in the Pacific region.

Services under the contract will include value engineering studies of project features and design, function analysis and workshops applying value methodology.

Based in Seattle, Olympic Associates is a multi-discipline architecture, engineering and project management firm providing services in the building industry since 1955.