This museum was designed to add to the historic Union Station by creating a symbolic extension of its historical significance to the heart of a city in need of revival.
Client
Washington State Historical Society, State of Washington Dept. of General Administration Division of Engineering and Architectural Services
Architect
Moore / Andersson
Construction Manager
Ken Fuller, P.E.
Associate Architect
Olson/Sundberg Architects
Structural Engineer
Chalker, Putnam, Collins, and Scott (PCS Structural)
Mechanical Engineer
Affiliated Engineers
Civil Engineer
Summit Technology
Acoustical Design
The Greenbush Group
Cost Consultant
Andrew Chartwell and Co.
Exhibit Design
Herb Rosenthal and Associates, West Office Design Associates
Landscape Architects
Nakano Dennis Landscape Architects
Lighting Design
Peters and Meyer
Signage Design
Gere Kavanaugh Design
Specifications
Lottie Eskilsson Architecture
Security
Steven Keller and Associates, Inc.
Photographer
Tim Hursley
Michael Sullivan, Historical Society Board Member. Powerful Forms for a Hard Working Town, Architectural Record, October 1996
An outdoor amphitheater was designed at the front of the building to serve as the museum's primary welcome space.
Charles Moore, FAIA
Arthur W. Andersson, FAIA
F. Christian Wise, AIA
Susan Benz
Steve Dvorak
Charles Southall
Honor Award - Texas Society of Architects -
Texas Society of Architects
Best of Show (1997 Excellence in Masonry) - Mason Contractors Association of America -
Mason Contractors Association of America