News from Swift
Swift Company Seeking Office Manager
Swift Company is seeking a new member to join the team – an office administrator! As a group, we are a spirted, passionate, and hardworking group committed to our clients, to the future, the challenges of climate change, social equity and the creation of spaces for civic life. We are seeking a committed person to join the team in providing the best in proactive administrative support for the office and our clients.
More information including a job description can be found here.
Please email letter of interest, resume, and list of references to info@swiftcompany.com as soon as possible prior to close of business April 30, 2023. We are motivated to fill this position quickly with a start date as soon as practical. Submissions will be reviewed as they come in with interviews starting immediately. Any submissions received after the due date will be considered on a secondary basis. No phone calls please. Swift Company LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Climate Pledge Arena wins Sports Facility of the Year Award!
Climate Pledge Arena has been awarded Sports Facility of the Year at this year’s Sports Business Awards in NYC! Congratulations to Oak View Group, CAA ICON, and Populous Architects for leading the way, the Seattle Center team, and all of the collaboration we shared with our design teammates. As a Revitalization of an existing arena within the heart of Seattle’s civic center, the Climate Pledge Arena project positioned itself as uniquely responsive to the neighborhood, community, and climate. Read more here.
Sound Transit Northgate Link Extension wins 2021 ACEC-WA Engineering Excellence Award!
The Sound Transit Northgate Link Extension received the 2021 ACEC-WA Engineering Excellence Award! 4.3 miles with 3.5 miles of tunnels. The Extension daily serves 49,000 people with three unique stations and Swift is thrilled to celebrate the acknowledgement of this important investment in the future of our region. We are thrilled to see the rapid adoption of the three urban stations and their contribution to civic life.
The Long Game: Sound Transit Extensions, a Master Plan for OSU Cascades Campus, the new Climate Pledge Arena
Building community and exceptional places for civic life is a long game. It requires vision, commitment, and a team of many. Read our full newsletter and subscribe here!
The Architectural League of New York American Roundtable Grant: “Dynamic Landscapes,” South Beach, Washington
On February 26, 2021 from 9:00 to 10:00 AM PST, the South Beach team South Beach team presents a year of research and exploration of a deeply dynamic place on the Washington coast facing the future of sea level rise, tectonic plate shift and tsunami. Check it out here. Photography: Eirik Johnson
The Architectural League of New York American Roundtable Grant: “Dynamic Landscapes,” South Beach, Washington
The American Roundtable initiative goes live! Director Nicholas Anderson describes the hopes for the project (Read more here). The South Beach team report reflects a year of research and exploration of Washington State’s coastal community facing the future of sea level rise, tectonic plate shift and tsunami joins nine other research efforts (Check out the full project here). Photography: Eirik Johnson
Eastern Washington University Pence Union
Eastern Washington University Pence Union Building continues to win awards for design excellence including citation awards from AIA Washington Council and AIA New England Design. The heart of university life, the renovated student union focuses on places to gather, study, and celebrate. Photography: Kevin Scott
Seattle Builds its Best Urban Plaza
Clair Enlow continues her comprehensive investigation of the built environment in her November article in Post Alley, Seattle’s Market Place of Ideas. In Seattle Builds It’s Best Urban Plaza, Clair dives into the story of 2+U, a remarkable contribution to urban life.