Photo by Benjamin Benschneider, courtesy of Mithun Architects Maple Hall is an eight-story student residence that opened this fall at the University of Washington in Seattle. Mithun was the architect and W.G. Clark Construction Co. was the general contractor.

UW, WSU find ways to do more with less
Both schools are developing projects using alternatives that cut costs and limit delays.

By ANTHONY GIANOPOULOS
Perkins+Will

WSU’s Paccar building houses 5 R&D labs
The green-technology research center will focus on water quality,
atmospheric sciences, and sustainable design and construction.

By ADRIAN MACDONALD
LMN Architects

WSU’s wine center aims to train next generation of winemakers
Construction crews had to overcome a steep site with sandy soil, and other site challenges.

By VINCE CAMPANELLA and KRIS TOTH
Lydig Construction

No detail is too small for UW nanoengineering lab
The new research building will pull out the stops to cut energy use: chilled beams, fewer air changes, and gel packs that cool the building.

By NICOLE COOPER
ZGF Architects

How crews used BIM to cope with unwelcome surprises at Denny Hall
Rehabbers discovered the building’s columns weren’t where the construction drawings said they were, and some support braces were missing entirely.

By CRAIG STAUFFER
PCS Structural Solutions

Classroom of the future takes shape at WSU— and it's round
The Digital Classroom Building will showcase the latest in technology, including a round learning hall where instructors stand below a 360-degree ring of display screens.

By PARKE RHOADS
Vantage Technology Consulting Group

New UW dorms revive a long-lost urban pathway
The university closed 12th Avenue Northeast in the 1950s to build a dorm complex. The dorms were replaced, and so was the street.

By BILL LAPATRA
Mithun