DENVER, Colo. – Demolition of the now‐vacant building on the northeast corner of Platte and 15th Street in Denver, Colorado began this week. The property was formerly home to Natural Grocers and Confluence Kayaks and represents the future site of the aptly named Platte Fifteen, a five-story 150,000-square-foot mixed‐use development. Developed by Crescent Real Estate and designed by OZ Architecture, Platte Fifteen will include approximately 16,000 square feet of ground level retail/restaurant space and four floors of office space totaling approximately 136,000 square feet above two levels of underground parking. A first of its kind for Denver, Platte Fifteen’s use … Read more
LMN/Skanska Debut PACCAR Environmental Technology Building at WSU
SEATTLE, Wash. – The $52.8-million PACCAR Environmental Technology Building at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington has recently opened. The 96,000-square-foot project, a collaboration between designers LMN Architects and general contractor Skanska, brings to life the vision of WSU’s Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture and the pursuit of interdisciplinary research related to sustainability concerns. The new four-story building serves five of WSU’s long-standing research and development centers, all dedicated to tackling multi-faceted environmental issues through interdisciplinary collaboration. “What’s exciting about this project is how it sums up so much of what contemporary education is about—collaboration, exploration…a true interdisciplinary approach—the … Read more