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October 9, 2019
Twelve projects recently won 2019 Civic Design Awards from the American Institute of Architects Washington Council. The awards recognize design excellence in publicly funded projects in Washington.
Winning projects reflect the highest standards in sustainability, innovation, building performance and overall integration with the client and surrounding communities, the council said in a press release.
The projects must be designed by firms with offices in Washington. They were recognized in the honor, merit, citation and honorable mention categories. The built and unbuilt projects were judged on design quality, functional utility, economy, environmental harmony, sustainability, accessibility, aesthetic delight, creativity, craftsmanship and innovation.
There were 41 submittals.
The awards ceremony was at Hotel Murano in Tacoma. They jury was Mark Cavagnero, founding principal of Cavagnero Associates in San Francisco; Renee Chow, professor of architecture and urban design at the University of California, Berkeley and founding principal of Studio Urbis; and Ryan Jang, associate principal at Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects in San Francisco.
Go to http://www.aiawa.org to learn more about the projects.
Honor award
Wagner Education Center at the Center for Wooden Boats, Seattle
Owner: Center for Wooden Boats
Architect: Olson Kundig
Merit award
Eastside Community Center, Tacoma
Owner: Metro Parks Tacoma
Architect: ARC Architects
Merit award
University of Washington Life Sciences Building, Seattle
Owner: University of Washington
Architect: Perkins and Will
Citation award
Eastern Washington University Pence Union Building, Cheney
Owner: Eastern Washington University
Architect: Perkins and Will
Citation award
Tukwila Library, Tukwila
Owner: King County Library System
Architect: Perkins and Will
Citation award
Washington State University Everett building, Everett
Owner: Washington State University
Architect: SRG Partnership
Citation award
Olympic High School, Bremerton
Owner: Central Kitsap School District
Architect: Sundberg Kennedy Ly-Au Young Architects
Citation award
Seattle Public Utilities-Watershed Headquarters, North Bend
Owner: Seattle Public Utilities
Architect: Schacht Aslani Architects
Citation award
Stillaguamish Administration Building, Spokane
Owner: Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians
Architect: Womer & Associates
Honorable mention
University District Gateway Bridge, Spokane
Owner: City of Spokane
Architect: LMN Architects
Honorable mention
Capitol Hill Station, Seattle
Owner: Sound Transit
Architect: Hewitt
Honorable mention
Octave 9 Raisbeck Music Center, Seattle
Owner: Seattle Symphony
Architect: LMN Architects