ENR’s annual Best Projects award program is dedicated to honoring the best construction projects and the companies that designed and built them in all 50 states plus Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. https://www.enr.com/rss/842 en-us Competition remains strong despite pandemic challenges Competition remains strong despite pandemic challenges

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/50716 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 14:30:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/50716-enr-northwests-2020-regional-best-projects An early design twist substituted twin avalanche bridges for the originally planned snowshed An early design twist substituted twin avalanche bridges for the originally planned snowshed

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/50734 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 14:28:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/50734-enr-northwests-2020-project-of-the-year-i-90snowshed-to-keechelus-dam-phase-1c I-90/Snowshed to Keechelus Dam Phase 1C project The project’s redesign saved WSDOT more than $37 million and used a safer construction method. PHOTOS COURTESY WASHINGTON STATE DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION I-90/Snowshed to Keechelus Dam Phase 1C project Atkinson’s cost reduction incentive proposal replaced the originally contracted snowshed with twin 1,200-ft-long avalanche bridges. I-90/Snowshed to Keechelus Dam Phase 1C project Elevating the bridges and raising three lanes of roadway eliminated the need for a snowshed. I-90/Snowshed to Keechelus Dam Phase 1C project The elevated bridges would virtually eliminate road closures and remove millions in operating costs. Lincoln High School is both the oldest and newest operating high school in the Seattle Public Schools. Lincoln High School is both the oldest and newest operating high school in the Seattle Public Schools.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/50753 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 14:00:37 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/50753-northwest-2020-k-12-best-project-lincoln-high-school-modernization Lincoln High School Modernization Lincoln High School Modernization PHOTOS BY BENJAMIN BENSCHNEIDER Lincoln High School Modernization Lincoln High School Modernization Lincoln High School Modernization Lincoln High School Modernization Lincoln High School Modernization Lincoln High School Modernization A five-story shell in the heart of Seattle’s South Lake Union area provided a canvas for tenant renovations in a Class A commercial space for a residential real estate brokerage firm. A five-story shell in the heart of Seattle’s South Lake Union area provided a canvas for tenant renovations in a Class A commercial space for a residential real estate brokerage firm. 

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/50752 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 13:51:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/50752-northwest-2020-interiortenant-award-of-merit-503-westlake-avenue 503 Westlake Avenue 503 Westlake Avenue PHOTOS: FRANCIS ZERA PHOTOGRAPHY 503 Westlake Avenue 503 Westlake Avenue The heart of Bellevue College—the 71,000-sq-ft, three-story Student Success Center—received a $28-million upgrade. The heart of Bellevue College—the 71,000-sq-ft, three-story Student Success Center—received a $28-million upgrade.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/50751 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 13:43:41 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/50751-northwest-2020-higher-education-award-of-merit-bellevue-college-student-success-center-submitted-by-howard-s-wright Bellevue College Student Success Center Bellevue College Student Success Center PHOTOS BY FRANCIS ZERA Bellevue College Student Success Center Bellevue College Student Success Center This new laboratory serves as the headquarters for the TallWood Design Institute, a model of education and research for Oregon’s growing expertise in engineered wood products and mass timber construction. This new laboratory serves as the headquarters for the TallWood Design Institute, a model of education and research for Oregon’s growing expertise in engineered wood products and mass timber construction.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/50750 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 13:34:45 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/50750-northwest-2020-higher-education-award-of-merit-oregon-state-university-aa-red-emmerson-advanced-wood-products-laboratory Tucked into Portland’s picturesque Reed College, the 66,000-sq-ft Trillium Residence Hall is organized in a pinwheel design, with three wings of three stories each and a central atrium at its heart, and with enough room to house 180 first-year students. Tucked into Portland’s picturesque Reed College, the 66,000-sq-ft Trillium Residence Hall is organized in a pinwheel design, with three wings of three stories each and a central atrium at its heart, and with enough room to house 180 first-year students.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/50749 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 13:29:31 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/50749-northwest-2020-higher-education-best-project-reed-college-trillium-residence-hall Reed College Trillium Residence Hall Reed College Trillium Residence Hall PHOTOS BY LINCOLN BARBOUR Reed College Trillium Residence Hall Reed College Trillium Residence Hall Reed College Trillium Residence Hall Reed College Trillium Residence Hall The project team faced a complex mixture of needs when building the six-story Blackburn Center for owner Central City Concern. The project team faced a complex mixture of needs when building the six-story Blackburn Center for owner Central City Concern.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/50748 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 13:21:30 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/50748-northwest-2020-health-care-award-of-merit-blackburn-center Restoration of a 600-ft-long stream corridor began with the carefully sequenced demolition of an abandoned, century-old paper mill. http://www.enr.com/articles/50747 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 13:00:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/50747-northwest-2020-waterenvironment-award-of-merit-pringle-creek-demolition-and-stream-restoration The project provides an innovative approach for integrating economic development, recreational uses and wastewater treatment into an urban environment. http://www.enr.com/articles/50746 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 12:40:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/50746-northwest-2020-waterenvironment-best-project-oak-harbor-clean-water-facility Oak Harbor Clean Water Facility Oak Harbor Clean Water Facility Photo by Tom Harris Oak Harbor Clean Water Facility The facility improves water quality while also enhancing a surrounding waterfront park. A new splash pad at the park provides a popular public amenity. Photo by Tom Harris For nearly 80 years, tens of thousands of tons of sediment, ranging from fine sand particles to 20-in.-dia boulders, have passed through the 1,900-ft long tunnel, gradually eroding its 1-in.-thick steel floor liner. http://www.enr.com/articles/50745 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 12:20:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/50745-northwest-2020-specialty-construction-best-project-mud-mountain-dam-9-foot-tunnel-re-armoring Mud Mountain Dam 9-Ft Tunnel Re-armoring Mud Mountain Dam 9-Ft Tunnel Re-armoring Photo by Jay McQuillen, courtesy Garney Construction Mud Mountain Dam 9-Ft Tunnel Re-armoring The project team proposed installing a system of granite blocks that would be less expensive to construct, dramatically improve the service life of the liner and reduce long-term maintenance needs. Photo by Bailey Buffalo, courtesy Garney Construction Migrating salmon on the Deschutes River received a boost from the hatchery upgrade, which combined fish-ladder extensions and expanded holding and juvenile-rearing ponds. http://www.enr.com/articles/50744 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 12:10:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/50744-northwest-2020-small-project-under-10-million-award-of-merit-tumwater-falls-hatchery-modernization The four-month effort to replace the 1920s-era landmark swinging bridge required some innovative construction approaches because the constrained, environmentally sensitive site did not lend itself to conventional ground-based construction techniques or equipment. http://www.enr.com/articles/50743 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/50743-northwest-2020-small-project-under-10-million-award-of-merit-j-polk-currin-swinging-bridge The 125,000-sq-ft renovation and seismic upgrade of the Providence St. Vincent Main Tower was done over four years and allowed the nine-story acute care hospital tower to remain occupied throughout the work. The 125,000-sq-ft renovation and seismic upgrade of the Providence St. Vincent Main Tower was done over four years and allowed the nine-story acute care hospital tower to remain occupied throughout the work.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/50742 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 11:54:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/50742-northwest-2020-health-care-best-project-providence-st-vincent-main-tower-renovation Providence St. Vincent Main Tower Renovation Providence St. Vincent Main Tower Renovation PHOTOS COURTESY ANDERSEN CONSTRUCTION Providence St. Vincent Main Tower Renovation Providence St. Vincent Main Tower Renovation The need to work within a sprawling, disjointed collection of properties helped Northwest Housing Alternatives fully appreciate how to create a community atmosphere at its Milwaukie, Ore., campus. The need to work within a sprawling, disjointed collection of properties helped Northwest Housing Alternatives fully appreciate how to create a community atmosphere at its Milwaukie, Ore., campus.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/50741 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 11:44:31 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/50741-northwest-2020-green-project-best-project-nha-campus-redevelopment The $186-million King County Children and Family Justice Center modernized youth and family court services by creating a 137,000-sq-ft courthouse with 10 courtrooms, a 92,000-sq-ft, 112-bed juvenile detention center, a 10,200-sq-ft youth program space and more than 1.5 acres of open areas, including pedestrian and cycling pathways and a public plaza. The $186-million King County Children and Family Justice Center modernized youth and family court services by creating a 137,000-sq-ft courthouse with 10 courtrooms, a 92,000-sq-ft, 112-bed juvenile detention center, a 10,200-sq-ft youth program space and more than 1.5 acres of open areas, including pedestrian and cycling pathways and a public plaza.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/50740 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 11:36:13 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/50740-northwest-2020-governmentpublic-building-best-project-king-county-children-and-family-justice-center-phase-1a Working around the clock, the project team needed just five days to repair a damaged section of an outside support beam on the busy, 80-year-old cantilever and truss bridge. http://www.enr.com/articles/50739 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 11:30:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/50739-northwest-2020-small-project-under-10-million-best-project-sr-99-aurora-avenue-bridge-emergency-bridge-repair SR 99 Aurora Avenue Bridge Emergency Bridge Repair SR 99 Aurora Avenue Bridge Emergency Bridge Repair Photo courtesy Guy F. Atkinson Construction SR 99 Aurora Avenue Bridge Emergency Bridge Repair Rather than build access scaffolding from the end of the bridge, the project team erected the scaffolding system from the top of the bridge, over the side, then down to the repair site. Photo courtesy Guy F. Atkinson Construction SR 99 Aurora Avenue Bridge Emergency Bridge Repair The damaged stringer was located in the midspan of the 3,000-ft-long bridge and approximately 275 ft above the Lake Washington Ship Canal. Photo courtesy Guy F. Atkinson Construction Burns & McDonnell used an engineering-procure-construct (EPC) delivery model to help schedule phases for minimal outage times during the McNary Substation upgrade to the brownfield substation and the installation of new transmission lines. Burns & McDonnell used an engineering-procure-construct (EPC) delivery model to help schedule phases for minimal outage times during the McNary Substation upgrade to the brownfield substation and the installation of new transmission lines.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/50738 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 11:29:52 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/50738-northwest-2020-energyindustrial-award-of-merit-mcnary-substation Repowering the Goodnoe Hills Wind Project required IEA Constructors to merge new technology with old, upgrading the wind farm along the way. Repowering the Goodnoe Hills Wind Project required IEA Constructors to merge new technology with old, upgrading the wind farm along the way.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/50737 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 11:25:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/50737-northwest-2020-energyindustrial-best-project-goodnoe-hills-wind-project Goodnoe Hills Wind Project Goodnoe Hills Wind Project PHOTOS BY LUCAS CARTER Goodnoe Hills Wind Project Goodnoe Hills Wind Project Goodnoe Hills Wind Project Goodnoe Hills Wind Project The multilevel Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center offered an intricate lesson in steel and concrete design. The multilevel Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center offered an intricate lesson in steel and concrete design.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/50736 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 11:15:09 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/50736-northwest-2020-culturalworship-best-project-gonzaga-university---myrtle-woldson-performing-arts-center Linking downtown Seattle to Bellevue with a 14-mile light rail extension required crossing a floating bridge over Lake Washington, passing through multiple cities and constructing a tunnel through downtown Bellevue. Linking downtown Seattle to Bellevue with a 14-mile light rail extension required crossing a floating bridge over Lake Washington, passing through multiple cities and constructing a tunnel through downtown Bellevue.

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/50735 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 11:10:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/50735-northwest-2020-airporttransit-best-project-the-downtown-bellevue-tunnel Overcoming challenging soil conditions that complicated construction of a four-level underground parking structure, the project team delivered the 16-story, mixed-use tower on schedule and on budget. http://www.enr.com/articles/50733 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 10:45:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/50733-northwest-2020-residentialhospitality-award-of-merit-the-rodney Tucked inside one of Seattle's premier technology hubs, the seven-story, 264-room hotel is a model of innovation as the city's first fully modular hospitality building. http://www.enr.com/articles/50732 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 10:00:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/50732-northwest-2020-residentialhospitality-best-project-citizenm-seattle citizenM Seattle - South Lake Union Hotel citizenM Seattle - South Lake Union Hotel Photo by Tyson Mar citizenM Seattle - South Lake Union Hotel The lobby doubles as a 24/7 activity hub, with four creative meeting spaces. Photo courtesy Mortenson citizenM Seattle - South Lake Union Hotel citizenM’s structure is made up of nearly 230 modules that were assembled half a world away in Poland. Photo courtesy Mortenson Tall, skinny condo tower, whose concrete diagrid gives it structural support, also earned Best Residential/Hospitality recognition Tall, skinny condo tower, whose concrete diagrid gives it structural support, also earned Best Residential/Hospitality recognition

]]> http://www.enr.com/articles/50636 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 09:08:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/50636-project-of-the-year-exoskeleton-keeps-53-west-53-sturdy-atop-moma 53 West 53 53 West 53 has a slenderness ratio of 1:12 because it sits on a tiny lot that used to house MoMA’s folk art museum. PHOTO COURTESY LENDLEASE (US) CONSTRUCTION LMB INC. 53 West 53 Many of the building’s condominiums have views of Manhattan’s iconic green space. PHOTO BY GILES ASHFORD 53 West 53 The diagrid columns that form 53 West 53’s exoskeleton double as an architectural feature in every room. PHOTO:  BY STEVEN KENT JOHNSON 53 West 53 Nothing was prefabricated except the apexes, Lendlease’s Mark Lubrano says. PHOTO COURTESY LENDLEASE (US) CONSTRUCTION LMB INC. 53 West 53 The floor slabs’ became smaller as they went go up the building, making each slab’s shape unique and resulting in longer cycles to erect each story. PHOTO COURTESY LENDLEASE (US) CONSTRUCTION LMB INC. 53 West 53 General contractor Lendlease used three self-climbing tower cranes, swapped out as construction climbed skyward, and two hoists. PHOTO COURTESY LENDLEASE (US) CONSTRUCTION LMB INC. 53 West 53 53 West 53’s concrete diagrid skeleton looms above the Museum of Modern Art. PHOTO BY GILES ASHFORD The museum's first major renovation in more than 80 years balanced long-needed building upgrades with preservation of its distinctive physical characteristics. http://www.enr.com/articles/50731 Mon, 16 Nov 2020 16:45:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/50731-northwest-2020-renovationrestoration-award-of-merit-seattle-asian-art-museum-renovation-and-expansion For a structure that was intended to reflect space age innovation, the first major renovation of Seattle's landmark Space Needle appropriately applied multiple creative solutions to tackle potentially daunting challenges. http://www.enr.com/articles/50729 Mon, 16 Nov 2020 16:30:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/50729-northwest-2020-renovationrestoration-best-project-the-century-project-for-the-space-needle The Century Project for the Space Needle The Century Project for the Space Needle Photo by Hufton + Crow The Century Project for the Space Needle Crews worked their way around the observation deck installing new custom-crafted seamless floor-to-ceiling glass walls, structural glass barriers and integral glass benches in small sections while maintaining enough space for visitors to enjoy the Space Needle’s full visual experience. Photo by Hufton + Crow A leftover berm located within one of Portland's busiest intersections proved to be the ideal setting for the wedge-shaped timber structure that combines commuter-oriented retail with four stories of office space. http://www.enr.com/articles/50725 Mon, 16 Nov 2020 15:45:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/50725-northwest-2020-officeretailmixed-use-best-project-sideyard Sideyard The timber structure is wrapped in brick masonry. Photo courtesy Skylab Architecture Sideyard The project includes a pedestrian stairway that connects from the Burnside Bridge level to Third Avenue. Photo courtesy Skylab Architecture Sideyard The project provides a unique mixed-use anchor for the Burnside Bridge and a gateway to Portland’s Eastside. Photo courtesy Skylab Architecture Sideyard Sideyard Photo courtesy Skylab Architecture Named after one of Portland's most ardent advocates for parks and trails, the 180-ft crossing allows thousands of hikers and runners to traverse a heavily traveled road. http://www.enr.com/articles/50723 Mon, 16 Nov 2020 15:30:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/50723-northwest-2020-landscapeurban-development-award-of-merit-barbara-walker-crossing More than 45 years after the Expo '74 World's Fair, the U.S. Pavilion has been restored into a year-round community events venue that anchors Spokane's Riverfront Park. http://www.enr.com/articles/50721 Mon, 16 Nov 2020 15:15:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/50721-northwest-2020-landscapeurban-development-best-project-spokane-riverfront-park-us-pavilion Spokane Riverfront Park U.S. Pavilion Spokane Riverfront Park U.S. Pavilion Photo by Miles Bergsma Spokane Riverfront Park U.S. Pavilion A new central walkway rises 45 ft to provide visitors with spectacular views of the park and surrounding area. Photo by Miles Bergsma Spokane Riverfront Park U.S. Pavilion A system of LED modules, or “light blades,” incorporated into the cable-net structure produce a wide range of lighting effects. Photo by John Moore Teamwide coordination proved to be the lucky charm for this $220-million, 705,000-sq-ft Las Vegas-style entertainment mecca and its accompanying 450,000-sq-ft, 563-stall parking garage. http://www.enr.com/articles/50719 Mon, 16 Nov 2020 15:00:00 -0500 https://www.enr.com/articles/50719-northwest-2020-safety-award-of-excellence-sportsentertainment-award-of-merit-emerald-queen-casino-parking-garage