Did you ride your bike to work before Bike 2 Work Month
this year?
I just moved at the end of April, specifically to be closer
for commuting and hoping to ride my bike and walk more. Before that we were in
Lake City, which took about an hour to commute from. I really wanted to start
my bike commuting from the new place on the first day of Bike to Work Month but
up until the night before my bike was broken. I knew that if I didn't fix it I
wouldn't have another opportunity that was as good to jump start riding so I
spent all night beforehand trying to get it ready. That’s what I got the award
for.
Have you learned anything from biking to work?
I’ve learned that riding my bike is faster than taking the
bus. I have a really easy route so I get to work in 15 minutes. Even going
home, which is uphill – it’s faster for me to bike most of the way and put my
bike on the bus for the last 8 blocks – the most brutal part – than to catch
the bus from downtown.
Do you think you’ll keep biking once Bike to Work Month
is over?
I think I will but I will also try to walk more for the
additional exercise.
Have you seen anything fun on your rides in?
Yesterday I rode to Jackson and Maynard and was waiting at
the bus stop – it was so hot out. A little old lady at the bus stop pointed at
my bike and at my helmet and said, “Good for your health!” and then she gave me
an apple from her grocery bag.
Charla Lemoine is the GGLO Bike2Work Award winner for
Week 1 of Bike to Work Month. She won her award for staying up all night
ensuring her bike was prepped for the ride in on Day 1. During that night she
learned the long way that there is a quick release lever for her bike’s front
tire, which would have spared her from disassembling the whole thing.
Seattle Business Magazine's annual quest to find the 100 best companies to work for were announced at downtown Seattle's The Westin last evening. Approximately 800 Seattlelites attended, praying their company is voted best in their category.
GGLO considered the #28 best mid-size companies to work for, and the only design firm on the entire list. At the time of nominations, GGLO was considered a mid-size company, with 31-99 staff, and now a few months after the survey closed, we are proud to say in 2013 we will be aiming for the large size company award.
Congratulations to all the winning companies and their lucky staff!
And the winners are.. (
here)
For more information on what it means to be one of the best companies to work for and the judges from this year, click
here.
Forty projects were submitted for the Washington American Society of Landscape Architects 2012 Professional Awards, among the honored is Bertschi School's Living Science Wing with a Merit Award for landscape architectural design. Of the 40 projects entered, 13 landscape architecture and urban design projects in the Pacific Northwest were awarded.
Having won the 2012 What Makes It Green Award in April, this has been a rewarding month for Bertschi School and the Restorative Design Collective team. Congratulations to all!
The Restorative Design Collective team consists of the following members:
Owner:
Architectural Design:
Landscape Architecture:
Civil Engineering:
Geotechnical Engineering:
Structural Engineering:
Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing:
Sustainability Consultant:
Food Systems Consultant:
Public Relations Services:
Preconstruction/Construction Services:
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Bertschi School
KMD Architects
2020 Engineering
GeoEngineers
Quantum Consulting Engineers
Rushing
O’Brien and Company
Back To Nature Design LLC
Parsons Public Relations
Skanska
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California Park & Recreation Society recently awarded
Colony Water Court Park in Anaheim, California an
Excellence in Design Award in Park Planning.
The Water Court, part of the award winning park, was completed in 2010, and is a collaboration between site artists
Haddad|Drugan and GGLO.
The Water Court is a portion of the one acre park, located within a newly developed area of Anaheim. Though not a spray park, the Water Court showcases water and encourages interaction with the various water elements of the park. The design team was inspired by on-site orange groves as well as by the historic irrigation map of Anaheim. This map is represented on the Water Court with colored concrete streets, fields, and irrigation lines that sometimes occur as water runnels, shallow pools or water sheet. Colony Park has a large play area for multiple age groups, an informal grassy play field area and picnic shelters to complement the Water Court.
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The award celebrates the achievements and the interdisciplinary teamwork required to meet the 2030 Challenge®.
"This represents both the most challenging and rewarding project that we have taken on to-date, and we are proud to be a part of something that is a catalyst for truly moving toward a restorative future," said Principal, Mark Sindell.
The Bertschi School Living Science building, located in Seattle’s Capitol Hill Neighborhood, is the first project in the world built to the Living Building Challenge (LBC) v2.0 standards, and the first urban project built to the standard. This elementary school wing, collaboratively designed with the students, follows LBC requirements that includes 20 Imperatives. The most important aspect of the project is that all the sustainable features are visible and functional for students to learn ecological concepts that can become intrinsic values for future generations.
As one juror stated, the project is 'causing a ripple effect in the Seattle community', showing that these types of high sustainable projects are possible.
The Restorative Design Collective team consists of the following members:
Architectural Design:
Landscape Architecture:
Civil Engineering:
Geotechnical Engineering:
Structural Engineering:
Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing:
Sustainability Consultant:
Food Systems Consultant:
Public Relations Services:
Preconstruction/Construction Services:
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KMD Architects
GGLO, Mark Sindell & Zack Thomas
2020 Engineering
GeoEngineers
Quantum Consulting Engineers
Rushing
O’Brien and Company
Back To Nature Design LLC
Parsons Public Relations
Skanska
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Click on the following links for more information:
We are honored to share that GGLO will be presented the AIA Seattle Community Service Award at the 2011 Honors Dinner on May 21. The annual Honor Awards recognize "leadership and acheivement in design and the built environment," for architects and partners in other professions who make a difference through design.
Executive Director of AIA Seattle Lisa Richmond commented on the awards: "Good design makes a difference, but the architectural community can't do it alone." At GGLO, our mission of design for the human experience is enriched by partnering with clients, organizations and community members who inspire our work.
This is the first time that a firm has been recognized with the Community Service Award. Brandon Nicholson of Nicholson Kovalchick (NK) Architects is the individual recipient of the award.
We look forward to celebrating along with our industry colleagues and partners in May!
See the Press Release here.
Along with our clients, we are celebrating several recently published rankings that place GGLO projects among the top hotels and resorts in the country. All based upon traveler reviews, the following rankings are a testament to the importance of both great hospitality and great design in creating memorable guest experiences:
Cedarbrook Lodge, SeaTac, Washington: No. 1 in United States and No. 17 worldwide, TripAdvisor.com Travelers' Choice Awards 2011. Trip Advisor.com traveler reviews: "In all honesty, the only disappointment was having to come home." "This is one of the best places we have ever stayed in 22 years of worldwide travel."
The Allison Inn & Spa, Newberg, Oregon: No. 9 in Relaxation/Spa Hotels in United States, TripAdvisor.com Travelers' Choice Awards 2011. Traveler reviews: "Our second weekend at the Allison and everything was, once again, perfect." "If you are visiting Oregon wine country, you simply must stay here."
RiverPlace Hotel, Portland, Oregon: No. 12 in United States, TripAdvisor.com Travelers' Choice Awards 2011. Traveler reviews: "...the setting was so lovely, we didn't feel the need to venture out." "Everything about our experience here was positive."
Wickaninnish Inn, Tofino, British Columbia: No. 4 in Canadian Resorts, Conde Nast Traveler 2010 Readers' Choice Awards.
The Inn at Langley, Langley, Washington: No. 13 in Mainland U.S. Small Resorts, Conde Nast Traveler 2010 Readers' Choice Awards.
We congratulate the management and staffs of these remarkable properties.
Cedarbrook Lodge was ranked No. 1 in the United States and No. 17 worldwide in TripAdvisor.com's Travelers' Choice Awards 2011. Reviewers called Cedarbrook Lodge a "hidden gem" that feels like it is "literally in the middle of the forest." The rankings were compiled from millions of reviews by travelers posted on TripAdvisor.com. GGLO provided architecture, interior design and landscape architecture for this quintessential Northwest retreat.
Read more about Cedarbrook Lodge and the Travelers' Choice Awards.
Fremont Peak Park was recognized as one of the forty-five best public art projects in the United States at the 2008 Americans for the Arts annual convention. Projects were chosen from more than 200 entries across the country.
One of the events at the convention was a juried 'year in review' by two independent public art experts—Boston Architectural Center President Ted Landsmark and environmental artist Jody Pinto— who presented their choices for the most exemplary, innovative permanent or temporary public art works created or debuted in 2007.
To see a complete list of the artists and projects, click here.
Photo courtesy of Laura Haddad, Lead Artist of Fremont Peak Park
The Cobb was just awarded an Award of Merit in the 2008 Gold Nugget Competition for Best Adaptive Re-Use project.
The Award of Merit Winners emerged from 520 entries in the competition this year. To see the other winners in all categories, go to http://www.goldnuggetawards.com/
Congrats to the team!
Adrienne Quinn, Director of the Office of Housing for the City of Seattle handed out SeaGreen Achievement Awards to Stone Way Apartments and Broadway Crossing, two project designed by Seattle’s GGLO. These honors recognized each project for a team approach towards integrating sustainable building materials and methods to promote environmental quality, economic savings and social benefit through design, construction and operation.
Stone Way Apartments, developed by Housing Resources Group, is a full block, urban site located in the Wallingford neighborhood. It contains 70 affordable apartments comprised of studios, 1, 2 and 3 bedroom units for low income individuals and families earning up to 60 percent of the median income. Sustainable design goals focused on tenant health and operational savings. The project is pursuing LEED™ Silver certification with exemplary use of local and recycled content materials. Low flow fixtures reduce water use, while Built Smart measures reduce energy consumption. Solar panels, which provide some on-site renewable energy, are complemented by a green power agreement with the local utility. The project contractor was Walsh Construction.
Capitol Hill Housing’s Broadway Crossing is an affordable housing project in the Capitol Hill neighborhood built by Rafn Company. The residential portion of the project includes 44 affordable apartments comprised of studio, 1 and 2 bedroom units for individuals and families earning up to 60 percent of the median income. Eight apartments will be reserved for households transitioning from homelessness. The design of the building places a contextually appropriate masonry, stucco, and metal facade on the streetfront with a contrasting playful, green courtyard in the back. The project has strong community support from a very involved neighborhood population. Broadway Crossing is also pursuing LEED™ Silver certification.
On Thursday, May 24, 2007, King County’s HOPE VI redevelopment, known as Greenbridge, was recognized as the recipient of the 10,000th Built Green Certification for green building. The redevelopment will create over 1,000 homes for more than 3,500 people.
As the lead planning and design firm, GGLO submitted Phase 1 of Greenbridge, known as Seola Crossing, for certification by Built Green, and in December of 2006 the project became the home of 10,000th certified project by Built Green of King and Snohomish Counties.
The ceremony honored the whole project team involved in the development and certification of GGLO's project at Greenbridge, including King County Housing Authority, GGLO, Arellano/Christofides and Walsh Construction.
Executive Ron Sims highlighted the success of Greenbridge and Built Green during the ceremony when he stated, "our goal with the Built Green program was to make building homes in an environmentally sustainable manner commonplace, and we've definitely succeeded!"
A round of applause to 
