The Urbanist Picks Its Top 5 Seattle Projects

In advance of AIA Seattle’s 2018 Design Awards on Monday, November 5th, the Seattle blog “The Urbanist” reviewed the 150 project submissions and selected their 5 favorites. Guess who made the top 5? King County’s Skyway Library, designed by BuildingWork. The writer, Patrick Taylor, said:

“Some times building are best when quiet, as part of a pleasant backdrop to the small dramas of our daily lives. Other times a building need to be bold and be the star. Set amongst aging auto suburbs in unincorporated King County, the Skyway Library need to be the latter. When I bike or drive down Renton Ave S, the Skyway Library is a bright burst of excitement on a dreary strip. Both its form and color invite passerbys to stop and enter. With its sheltering form and small plaza, it doesn’t just respond to its context, it is helping to shape it and create a community hub.”

Read the full article to learn more about the Urbanist’s top 5 picks…

https://www.theurbanist.org/2018/11/01/who-designed-it-best-the-2018-aia-honor-awards/