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| Construction underway for Thomas C. Wales Park
Artist Adam Kuby installed recently his gabion-ring scultures at the Thomas C. Wales Park site on Dexter Ave in the Queen Anne neighborhood. Nesting cavities in the rock complement the avian-friendly native plants that will be installed in the coming weeks.
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| Children's Bellevue Ambulatory Surgical Center opens
On July 20, 2010, Seattle Children's will open its new Ambulatory Surgical Center in Bellevue, WA. The building was designed by NBBJ and built by Sellen Construction under one of the region's first integrated project delivery contracts. The $75-million facility is targeting LEED Gold certification.
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| Woodland Park Zoo celebrates opening of new West Entrance
On May 1, 2010 the Woodland Park Zoo held an opening ceremony for the new West Entrance. Set back from Phinney Ave N between N 55th and N 56th Streets, the entry plaza includes ticketing kiosks, visitor services, coffee cart, family restrooms and a new Zoo store. The site design features more than 48,000-sf. of landscaping and a rainwater infiltration system that captures 975,000 gallons of stormwater annually. Weinstein A|U was the architect.
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| Construction begins at Thomas C. Wales Park
Construction is now underway for the new Thomas C. Wales Park on Dexter Ave. Located on the edge of Seattle's Queen Anne neighborhood, the site is currently being cleared of invasives and the subgrade prepared for gabion retaining walls. A-1 Landscaping & Construction is the Contractor.
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| ShoWare Center earns LEED Gold
ShoWare Center in Kent, WA is the first sports arena to earn LEED Gold certification. LMN Architects designed the facility, with Site Workshop providing landscape architectural services. Mortenson was the contractor and Paladino & Co. served as environmental consultant.
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| Whole Building Design Guide Case Study
The National Institute of Building Sciences has included the Kitsap County Administration Building as a case study in its Whole Building Design Guide.
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| Progress at Thomas C. Wales Park site
Site Workshop has been collaborating with Portland-based artist Adam Kuby on a design for Seattle Parks & Recreation's first art park, Thomas C. Wales Park. The park replaces the former Dexter Pit on Queen Anne's eastern ridge, a site that offers a challenging combination of wetland and environmentally critical slopes--which are held in place by a mass of Himalayan blackberry and other invasives.
Project Manager Clayton Beaudoin describes last week's work to clear the site:
"So Dexter Pit has been cleared of its blackberry, bindweed and scotch broom…for now. A pretty dramatic transformation facilitated by an incredible machine called a spyder(http://www.kempwest.com/specialtyEquip.html).
The slope is steep, in some cases more than 1:1 (we know now, because the survey didn't show it). The roots are still in place and the chopped plant material is providing a mulch mat. During the next month or so we expect the "mother canes" to regrow, at which point we'll spray those with herbicide just as they are sending their energy to the roots.
When construction starts in the spring, we'll grub the site paying careful attention to remove the roots. The current plan is to replant with trees and meadow grasses for maintenance purposes. The intent is to start creating shade with the trees (blackberry don't like shade) while any remaining blackberry can be managed by mowing and spraying if necessary. Gradually, native shrubs and groundcover will be added in manageable chunks as part of the vegetation management plan (VMP). It's a bit of an experiment to be sure, but it seems like a good plan for the long term management of the park."
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| Madison Park Play Area Dedication
On June 7, 2008, Seattle Parks and Recreation, the Department of Neighborhoods and the Friends of Madison Park hosted a community celebration for the dedication of the renovated Madison Park Play Area.
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