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Project Updates
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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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Recent Wins
| Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Site Workshop will provide landscape architectural services for the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance’s new proton-beam therapy center, which will occupy three acres of the Northwest Hospital campus in North Seattle. The SCCA center will be the first of its kind in the Northwest, with only six other such facilities existing or in development around the country. The team, led by NBBJ, will begin construction of the estimated $180 million facility in early 2009. |
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Wright Park, Phase 2
Site Workshop will continue working with Metro Parks Tacoma on improvements to historic Wright Park, as detailed in the 2005 Master Plan. Phase 2 will create 9600 sq. ft. of new play areas, including an additional 4000 sq. ft. sprayground. Further improvements include completion of the park promenade and restoration of existing trails, as well as construction of a gathering plaza and outdoor performance areas. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2009. |
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Sammamish Lower Commons
The City of Sammamish is currently developing a new town center on the 40-acre Sammamish Commons site. Site Workshop will provide design services for the 20-acre Lower Commons, a combination of recreational open space, trails and a variety of community buildings. The project will provide transitional connections and facilities while the town center plan is adopted and developed over the coming years. |
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Swedish Hospital, Ballard Medical Office Building
Together with CB Richard Ellis and NBBJ, Site Workshop has begun design work on the newest addition to Swedish Hospital’s Ballard Campus in Seattle. The new Medical Office Building will house the relocated emergency department and clinic space. The project will be constructed by Winter 2009. |
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Bastyr University Student Housing
Site Workshop was selected as landscape architect on a team headed by Collins Woerman for Bastyr University’s new student housing construction in Kenmore, Washington. The project will feature an innovative combination of dormitories and parking in a wetland/shoreline environment on Lake Washington. |
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Children's Hospital Bellevue
Site Workshop is working with NBBJ on the design of a new ambulatory surgical center in Bellevue, Washington for Children's Hospital. |
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Everett Community College Health & Physical Education Building
Together with SRG Partnership, Site Workshop has begun design work on a new Health & Physical Education Building for Everett Community College. |
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Wapato Park
Site Workshop was recently selected to lead Phase 2 Improvements for Wapato Park, one of five signature parks in the Metro Parks Tacoma system. The 88.5-acre site, home to a 34-acre lake, has been a popular recreation destination since the late 19th Century. |
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CWU Industrial Technology Building
Site Workshop has joined a team led by LMN Architects to provide design services for a new Industrial Technology Building on the Central Washington University campus in Ellensburg. |
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Three Cedars School
Working with Snyder, Hartung, Kane, Strauss Architects, Site Workshop is providing landscape architectural services for Three Cedars School in Bellevue, Washington. |
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Recent Staff Additions
| Ben Rodes
Ben Rodes has joined the Site Workshop team as an entry-level landscape designer. His responsibilities include project support in graphics, research, and design. |
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General News
| AIA Seattle Board of Directors
Robert Shrosbree has been elected onto the AIA Seattle Board of Directors in the position of Advisory Member (Allied Professionals). |
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Seattle Design Review Board
Mark Brands was recently appointed to the City of Seattle's Design Review Board (Northwest Neighborhoods). |
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Seattle Design Commission Awards of Excellence
Ellla Bailey Park, Magnolia and Northgate Library, Community Center and Urban Park have been honored with Seattle Design Commission Design Excellence Awards. These awards are intended to highlight superior design in public projects, honoring both the city departments overseeing them and the design teams. Mayor Greg Nickels presented the awards to the five winning projects at a celebration held on Thursday January 17th. |
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WASLA Awards 2008
The Washington Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects recogized Site Workshop for two of recent projects. The Kitsap County Administration Building earned the Special Mention Award for General Design: Sustainability, while the Village at Galisteo Basin Preserve received the Award of Honor for Planning and Analysis. |
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WRPA Award for Best Park
On April 24th, the Washington Recreation & Park Association will recognize Dahl Playfield with the Best Park – Class 1 Award for 2007-08. Site Workshop is honored to have collaborated with Seattle Parks, Friends of Dahl Playfield and artist John Hoge to revitalize this well-used park in Seattle’s Wedgwood neighborhood. |
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