Award of Merit

Submitting Firm: LMN Architects

Design Team: Brooks Brainard, Shirley Chiu, Anne Herrick, Erik Indvik, Mamie Menzies, John Nesholm FAIA, Mark Reddington FAIA, Mary Anne Smith, Page Swanberg, Greg Thompson, Rich Wilson

Location: 1900 Commerce Street, Tacoma

Owner/Client: University of Washington

Consultants: Chalker Putnam Collins & Scott, structural; Tres West, mechanical & electrical; David Evans, civil; Bruce Dees & Associates, landscape; Michael R. Yantis & Associates, acoustical; Affiliated Engineers, communications; J. Miller & Associates, special lighting; Sparling, audio/video; GeoEngineers, geotechnical; Rider Hunt Levett & Bailey, cost

General Contractor: Absher Construction

Photography: Ed LaCasse, Doug Scott

Jury Comments: "This building takes full advantage of a tight urban space with transit connections that lend vigor and vitality to its function. With its muscular trusses, it participates in the character of the site, adding a contemporary response to traditional building forms and adapting their vocabulary to new uses."