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Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's $400M C Concourse Expansion gets cleared for takeoff

2023-10-15T08:00:00-04:00

A previously-announced plan from Woods Bagot and The Miller Hull Partnership is moving forward in Washington State after officials with the Port of Seattle Commission finally approved the $399 million C Concourse Expansion for the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

The expansion will add 145,530 square feet in total, including a 20,000-square-foot Alaska Airlines passenger lounge, multifaith prayer room, meditation center, nursery room, amphitheater, and a retail/dining area called The Grand Stairs, to an existing structure from 1966. The firms say their proposal “rethinks the airport experience where design creates an intuitive journey, a sense of calm, and climate consciousness.” Turner has been contracted to lead the construction.

Rendering courtesy of The Miller Hull Partnership and Woods Bagot.

SEA planning officials are optimistic its realization will add to its claims of being the most energy-efficient port in the country as the first major construction to be undertaken in ...

A job opportunity at the City of Tacoma offers insight into a career in urban planning

2023-04-05T16:36:00-04:00

Following last week’s look at an opening for the Architecture Program Chair at the University of Michigan, we are using this week’s edition of our Job Highlights series to explore an open position on Archinect Jobs for a Senior Planner at the City of Tacoma’s Planning and Development Services.

The role, based in Tacoma, WA with the possibility of a remote arrangement, calls for an individual who is “passionate about working with diverse community members to solve complex problems and building great communities.” The position also asks for either a bachelor’s degree in planning, architecture, urban design, or a closely allied field with four years of planning experience, or a master’s degree with two years of experience in the planning profession.

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The position at the City of Tacoma offers insight into the role performed by public planning department...

21 architecture jobs in Seattle, Tacoma, and Bellingham

2022-09-23T12:00:00-04:00

Looking for an architecture job in the Evergreen State? Start your employment search in three Washington State cities Seattle, Bellingham, and Tacoma. For this curated job round-up, we highlight 11 architecture firms currently hiring.

The Archinect Job Board features 100+ employment opportunities from hundreds of firms each week. Check out who's hiring below.

Opportunities based in Seattle, WA

Golden View Residence by Workshop AD. Image © Kevin Scott

Workshop AD seeks a Project Designer/Architect

Details: "Our practice is growing, we are building projects, and we are seeking motivated candidates to join our team. We are currently seeking a Project Designer / Architect with five years of experience to join our team. This position requires collaboration, motivation, and an interest to work within a broad range of housing typologies and scales. Our work involves a comprehensive approach that incorporates interior architecture." Read more here.

Johnson Oaklief Architecture + Planning,...

How the Cascadia earthquake threatens America's coastal Northwest

2015-07-15T14:08:00-04:00

“Our operating assumption is that everything west of Interstate 5 will be toast.” In the Pacific Northwest, everything west of Interstate 5 covers some hundred and forty thousand square miles, including Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, Eugene, Salem (the capital city of Oregon), Olympia (the capital of Washington), and some seven million people. When the next full-margin rupture happens, that region will suffer the worst natural disaster in the history of North America.

Olson Kundig Architects’ renovations for Tacoma Art Museum to begin in late October

2013-10-16T19:22:00-04:00

Olson Kundig Architects' renovation project for the Tacoma Art Museum in Washington is set to begin later this month. [...] The 16,000 sq.foot project consists of a new wing and building expansion that will double gallery space—including housing the Haub Family Collection of Western American Art—and therefore enhance visitors' art experiences and the museum's overall significance in downtown Tacoma.