News from Swift
Seattle Design Commission Design Excellence Award
The Sound Transit University of Washington Station receives a design excellence award for its exceptional effort in exemplifying the values of the Design Commission – Inspired design, contextual integration, innovative sustainability, social inclusion, exemplary partnerships, effective investment and impeccable execution. Swift Company is honored to have led site planning and design during all phases.
American Society of Landscape Architects 2017 Student Awards Jury
Barbara Swift will serve as the chair of the ASLA 2016 Student Awards Jury honoring the exceptional work and thinking of students in the United States and around the world.
Thompson Hotel Awarded NAIOP State Hospitality Development of the Year
The Thompson Hotel at 1st and Stewart is a Touchstone project, with OKA and Swift Company. The NAIOP award honors the Thompson Hotel out of nearly 60 commercial, industrial, and residential development projects in Seattle for 2016. See the complete award nomination here.
Sound Transit UW Light Rail Station Recognized with an AIA Seattle Award of Merit
The University of Washington Light Rail Station received a 2016 Merit Award from the Seattle AIA chapter. UW University Architect Rebecca Barnes says of the project, “The station beautifully and intricately navigates an almost unbelievably complex urban node.” See the full award submission here.
Seattle Public Utilities South Transfer Station honored with 2016 WASLA Merit Award
The SPU South Transfer Station received a 2016 merit award from the WASLA. The project is celebrated for its thoughtful integration of program, circulation, and its showcase of reclaimed treasures—bringing new recognition to a long-standing facility employee practice. See the award submission here.
Grand Tetons National Park Craig Thomas Visitor Center Awarded 2016 ASLA Honor Award
We are honored to announce Swift Company’s project Grand Teton National Park Craig Thomas Discover + Visitor Center has been awarded a 2016 ASLA Honor Award. The 2016 Awards Jury praised the project as, “Beautiful, awe-inspiring,” and that it, “doesn’t compete with the wilderness.” To see the full award, please visit here. To read about the project, please visit here.
UW Station Receives a Fast Company Innovation by Design Award
We are excited to announce that the Sound Transit University of Washington Station has received an honorable mention in the Spaces, Places, Cities category in Fast Company’s 2016 Innovation by Design Awards! To view the full award, please visit here.
Runstad Fellows Present “A City to Love: Visions of a Public Realm”
The 2016 Runstad Center Affiliate Fellow will be presenting their work “A City of Love: Visions of a Public Realm.” The event will take place at the Impact HUB Seattle in Pioneer Square on September 27th at 6pm. We hope to see you there! To RSVP, please visit here.