Jan. 18, 2007
A Special Section of
Feature Stories
By MARION WEISS and MICHAEL MANFREDI
Weiss/Manfredi
By BILL BADGER
Sellen Construction
By CHRIS ROGERS
Seattle Art Museum
By CHARLES ANDERSON
Charles Anderson Landscape Architecture
By DREW A. GANGNES
Magnusson Klemencic Associates
By JOHN SCHWARTZ Barrientos
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Owner:
Seattle Art Museum
Architect:
Weiss/Manfredi
New York
General contractor: Sellen Construction Seattle
Civil/structural
engineer:
Magnusson Klemencic Associates, Seattle
Landscape architect:
Charles Anderson
Landscape Architecture Seattle
Geotechnical
engineer:
Hart Crowser, Seattle
Environmental
consultant:
Aspect Consulting Seattle
Aquatic engineer: Anchor Environmental Seattle
Mechanical/electrical engineer:
Abacus Engineered
Systems, Seattle
Project management: Barrientos, Seattle
Site representative architect:
Owen Richards
Architects, Seattle
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Photo by Benjamin Benschneider ON THE COVER: An aerial view of the Olympic Sculpture Park. Click here for a larger view.
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Photo by Benjamin Benschneider The 11,000-square-foot Paccar Pavilion houses a café, exhibition and public event space, with 22,000 square feet of parking below. ‘Riviera,’ a 1974 sculpture by Anthony Caro, stands in front.
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Where:
2901 Western Ave. Seattle
Size:
9 acres
Total cost:
$85 million
Groundbreaking:
Aug. 8, 2005
Grand opening:
Jan. 20
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Photo by Benjamin Benschneider
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Photo by Benjamin Benschneider
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Path: The 2,200-foot Z-shaped path joins three parcels of land above a street and railroad tracks, as it slopes down toward Elliott Bay. The park has four distinct landscapes: valley, grove, shore and meadow.
Pavilion: The Paccar Pavilion, located at the main entrance, houses a café and space for exhibits and public events. Outside is the Gates Amphitheater, with descending grass terraces.
Art: The park opens with 21 installations, including works from the SAM collection, sculptures commissioned for the park and pieces on loan.
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Photo by Paul Warchol
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If you go ...
Admission is free. Paid parking is available in the Paccar Pavilion garage. Grand opening events run from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. on Jan. 20 and Jan. 21. Regular park hours are 7 a.m.-6 p.m. October through April, and 6 a.m.-9 p.m. May through September. SAM docents provide free public tours on Saturdays and Sundays.
Anchor Environmental, LLC (www.anchorenv.com)
Aspect Consulting (www.aspectconsulting.com)
Barrientos (www.mbarrientos.com)
Bush, Roed & Hitchings, Inc. (www.brhinc.com)
Charles Anderson Landscape Architecture (www.charlesanderson.com)
Hart Crowser (www.hartcrowser.com)
Northwest Construction, Inc. (425.453.8380)
Sellen (www.sellen.com)
Sequoyah (www.sequoyah.com)
Tree Solutions Inc. (www.treesolutions.net)
W.A. Botting Company (www.wabotting.com)
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