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The Douglas student apartments at Seattle University has a rain garden and courtyard that will connect to a future woonerf and pocket park.
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"McGuire misfortune spurs building code changes" New specifications address post-tensioning cable in concrete towers.
By SHEILA BACON CAIN Special to the Journal
"Economy has A/E firms tightening their belts" Many firms have re-evaluated their fees; many have lowered them.
By CHRISTINA ZWEIG ZweigWhite
"Architects become ‘master of ceremonies’" Today’s AE firms are partnering with clients and bringing multiple, sometimes unconventional, players to the table.
By TODD WOLF BCRA
"Mapping a future for tidal energy" Snohomish PUD is studying an underwater site at Admiralty Inlet to build tidal generators.
By DAVE FINDLEY and DICK SYLWESTER
Golder Associates
"Is your LEED project a green hornet’s nest?" The advent of green building has brought extensive professional liability risk with it.
By MEGHAN A. DOURIS Oles Morrison Rinker Baker
"Carbon-fiber arches raise the bar for bridge design" The underpinnings for Bridge-in-a-Backpack spans are composite tubes filled with concrete that are long lasting and corrosion resistant.
By BARRY L. RAEBURN
AIT Bridges
"Many older buildings not ready for the big one" Seattle has 1,000 unreinforced masonry buildings and 156 old high-rises that are vulnerable to earthquakes.
By STANTON PHILLIP BECK
Lane Powell
"Modern work spaces bring out the best in employees" Work spaces are being reconfigured to foster idea processing and delivery, as well as a company’s culture and mission.
By ANDREA VANECKOG SkB Architects
"Tudor Gothic facade hides modern interior of UPS Hall" The building was arranged in four bars to reduce its scale and help it fit in with the older, smaller buildings on campus.
By RAY CALABRO and MATT WITTMAN
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
"Seattle U apartment spawns woonerf, pocket park" While designing new student housing, Hewitt found an opportunity to turn East James Court into a woonerf and a vacant lot into a pocket park.
By MATTHEW PORTEOUS and JAKE WOLAND
Hewitt
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