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The First Light project was conceived as a “total work of art,” says James Cheng, founder and principal of James KM Cheng Architects.

Washington State’s first publicly funded zero-energy and zero-carbon academic building on a university campus is a $54.8-million, four-story mass timber facility for the electrical engineering and computer science department.

As the first phase of the larger Pop Blocks master plan to reimagine a former Pepsi bottling facility, this project transformed an industrial site into a vibrant, pedestrian-oriented hub centered on art, community and sustainable urban living.

As part of the broader Eastrail program converting 42 miles of former railroad tracks into a multipurpose trail, this $18.2-million project serves as a vital link in King County’s shift toward sustainable, transit-oriented transportation.

Although this project’s original scope was to remodel an existing 73-year-old fire station to bring it up to code, the team quickly discovered that the structure was beyond repair.

A $116-million connector between two older buildings opened on Nov. 20

Spanning 43,800 sq ft, this $34-million hybrid mass timber structure is set into a sloped hillside atop a bluff on the west end of the University of Portland’s campus.

As part of an extensive campus modernization project for a confidential high-tech client, this five-building, 782,000-sq-ft hub is designed to draw employees back to the office with dynamic workspaces and retail and culinary areas.

Spanning 12,800 sq ft, this $9-million, two-story mass timber building houses city services and features an attached one-story municipal court and city council chamber.

As an all-in-one center for death investigations, medical examinations and emergency preparedness, this 40,000-sq-ft, two-story facility includes advanced forensic pathology laboratory space, ample cold storage, autopsy bays, staff care facilities and administrative office space.