Bassetti Architects
Bassetti Architects
| Type |
Private |
| Founded |
1947,
Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. |
| Headquarters |
Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. |
| Key people |
Lorne McConachie, AIA
Rick Huxley, AIA
Marilyn Brockman, AIA
Greg Hepp, AIA
Nancy Staub Callery, AIA
Eric Lanciault, AIA |
| Services |
Architecture
Historic Preservation
Historic School Design
Sustainable Strategies
Educational Programming
Interior Design
Master Planning |
| Employees |
45 |
| Website |
www.bassettiarch.com |
Bassetti Architects is an architectural firm based in Seattle, Washington with a second office in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1947, the firm has designed (new or substantially renovated) several well-known Seattle landmarks and many schools in the greater Seattle-Tacoma area, including several buildings at the Pike Place Market, the Jackson Federal Building, Seattle City Hall, the Seattle Aquarium, Franklin High School, Roosevelt High School, and Stadium High School. [1][2] The firm's work has been awarded local, national, and international awards.[3]
Firm History
Main Article: Fred Bassetti
Bassetti Architects was originally founded in 1947 by Fred Bassetti.[4] Prior to his retirement in 1991, the firm operated under different names reflecting changes in ownership: Fred Bassetti Architect, Bassetti & Morse, Fred Bassetti & Co., Bassetti Norton Metler Architects, Bassetti/Norton/Metler/Rekevics Architects, and since 1994 as Bassetti Architects.[5]
Current principals
Current principals include Lorne McConachie AIA, Rick Huxley AIA, Marilyn Brockman AIA, Greg Hepp AIA, Nancy Staub Callery AIA, and Eric Lanciault AIA.[6] Lorne McConachie is co-author of the book Architecture for Achievement - Building Patterns for Small School Learning.[7]
Notable Projects
Seattle Landmarks [8][9]
Schools (by completion date) [10]
- 2013 (projected) Raisbeck Aviation High School, Seattle WA
- 2013 (projected) Liberty High School, Issaquah WA
- 2011 Denny International Middle School, Seattle WA
- 2010 Chief Sealth International High School renovation, Seattle WA
- 2010 Lakota Middle School, Federal Way WA
- 2009 Lynnwood High School, Bothell WA
- 2008 St. Thomas School, Medina WA
- 2007 Kingston High School, Kingston WA
- 2006 Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart, Bellevue, WA
- 2005 Cottage Lake Elementary School, Woodinville WA
- 2005 Pacific Cascade Freshman Campus, Issaquah WA
- 2005 Sequoyah Middle School, Auburn WA
- 2003 Todd Beamer High School, Federal Way WA
- 2002 The Center School, Seattle WA
- 2001 Maplewood K-8 Cooperative School, Edmonds, WA
- 1998 Wa He Lut Indian School, Olympia WA
- 1998 Edmonds-Woodway High School, Edmonds, WA
Historic Schools & University Buildings (by completion date)[11]
- 2006 Roosevelt High School, Seattle WA
- 2006 Stadium High School, Tacoma WA (with Merrit Pardini Architects)
- 2006 Madison Middle School (Seattle, Washington), Seattle WA
- 2002 West Seattle High School, Seattle WA
- 2000 John Stanford International School, Seattle WA
- 2007 Guggenheim Hall, University of Washington, Seattle WA {photos}
- 2000 Mary Gates Hall, University of Washington, Seattle WA
- 1990 Franklin High School, Seattle WA
Other[12]
Awards & Designations
(partial list)
Council of Educational Facilities Planners International (CEFPI) [13][14][15]
School Design
- Impact on Learning Award - for Stadium High School [17]
- 2005 Schools of Distinction Awards, Best of the Best - for John Stanford International School [18]
- 2003 Goldman Sachs Foundation, Prize for Excellence in International Education - for John Stanford International School [19][20]
American Institute of America Awards (AIA) [21]
- 2006 AIA Washington Civic Design Awards, Honor Award - for Seattle City Hall
- 2005 AIA Seattle, Commendation for Design - for Seattle City Hall
- 2004 AIA Washington Civic Design Awards, Merit Award - for West Seattle High School
- 2003 AIA Washington DC Chapter, Merit Award - for Mary Gates Hall, UW
- 2003 AIA Northwest & Pacific Region, Award of Merit - for Wa Le Hut Indian School
- 2000 AIA Northwest & Pacific Region, Award of Merit - for Stadium High School
- 1999 AIA Washington Council Civil Design Awards Program, Award of Merit - for Stadium High School
- 1998 AIA Seattle, Award of Commendation - for Wa Le Hut Indian School
- 1991 AIA Seattle, Award of Commendation - for Franklin High School
Historic Preservation
- 2007 State Historic Preservation Office, Valerie Sivinski Award for Outstanding Achievement in Historic Preservation Rehabilitation Projects - for Stadium High School [22]
- 2007 Associated Builders & Contractors of Western Washington – Best Historical Restoration Award, Merit Award - for Trinity Parish Episcopal Church [23]
- 2006 State Historic Preservation Office, Valerie Sivinski Award for Outstanding Achievement in Historic Preservation Rehabilitation - for Trinity Parish Episcopal Church [24]
- 2005 State Historic Preservation Office, Outstanding Achievement in Stewardship - for Camp Waskowitz [25]
- 2004 Masonry Institute of Washington, Merit Award - Rehab/Restoration - for West Seattle High School [26]
- 2001 Excellence in Masonry, Honorable Mention - for West Seattle High School[27]
- 2001 Washington Trust for Historic Preservation, Award of Merit - for Franklin High School [28]
- 1991 Association of King County Historical Organization, Project Award - for Franklin High School [29]
Sustainability
- 2009 AIA Regional Top 10 Green Award - for Barn Beach Reserve [30]
- U.S. Green Building Council, LEED for Schools, Gold Certified - for St. Thomas School[31][32]
- U.S. Green Building Council, LEED Gold Certified - for Seattle City Hall [33][34]
References
- ^ Architectural Institute of America (AIA) Seattle honors
- ^ Architectural Institute of America (AIA) Seattle
- ^ Architectural Institute of America (AIA) Seattle
- ^ AIA Seattle, honors archive
- ^ AIA Seattle, honors archive
- ^ Bassetti Architects webpage
- ^ Victoria Bergsagel, Tim Best, Kathleen Cushman, Lorne McConachie, Wendy Sauer, and David Stephen: Architecture for Achievement - Building Patterns for Small School Learning, Eagle Chatter Press, Mercer Island, 2007. ISBN 9780979677700
- ^ Not an official Landmark designation
- ^ Bassetti Architects portfolio webpage
- ^ Bassetti Architects portfolio webpage
- ^ Bassetti Architects portfolio webpage
- ^ Bassetti Architects portfolio webpage
- ^ CEFPI
- ^ CEFPI past award winners
- ^ CEFPI awards
- ^ CEFPI project description
- ^ Bassetti Architects project webpage
- ^ Schools of Distinction
- ^ Asia Society. Retrieved 2011-10-03
- ^ Asia Society & Goldman Sachs Foundation. Retrieved 2011-10-03
- ^ AIA-Seattle awards 1950 -
- ^ WA Dept. of Archaeology and Historic Preservation
- ^ Associated Builders & Contractors of Western Washingtron
- ^ WA Dept. of Archaeology and Historic Preservation
- ^ WA Dept. of Archaeology and Historic Preservation
- ^ Bassetti Architects website
- ^ Bassetti Architects website
- ^ Bassetti Architects website
- ^ AKCHO Awards 1991
- ^ AIA Seattle
- ^ DJC article Aug 20, 2009 (retrieved online Sept 27, 2010)
- ^ Bellevue Reporter article Sept 21, 2010 (retrieved online Sept 27, 2010)
- ^ LEED Gold certified buildings (as of 2007)
- ^ USGBC LEED Projects Directory
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