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Courthouse in Seattle, Washington
The
United States Courthouse
in
Seattle
,
Washington
, is a federal
courthouse
and
office building
used primarily by the
United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
. When it opened on August 17, 2004, at a cost of $171 million,
[3]
it replaced the historic
William Kenzo Nakamura United States Courthouse
, which has since been transferred to the
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
. The 23-story, 390-foot (120 m) tall building houses 18 courtrooms and 22 chambers and occupies a full
city block
along with a landscaped public
plaza
.
[1]
[2]
It was designed by
NBBJ
and
Magnusson Klemencic Associates
with future expansion in mind and features engineering designed to withstand
earthquakes
,
terrorism
, and other possible threats.
[4]
The
General Services Administration
awarded two design awards to the building in 2005 for design and construction excellence;
[5]
[6]
it also received a commendation from the Seattle chapter of the
American Institute of Architects
for "advancing the quality of civic design".
[7]
[8]
See also
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References
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a
b
"United States Federal Courthouse"
.
CTBUH
Skyscraper Center
.
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a
b
"United States Federal Courthouse"
.
Emporis
. Archived from
the original
on October 17, 2015.
- ^
O'Hagan, Maureen (August 5, 2004).
"U.S. Courthouse opens Aug. 17 with plenty of concrete, steel and security"
.
The Seattle Times
. Retrieved
August 23,
2015
.
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"New Seattle Courthouse, Seattle, WA"
.
General Services Administration
. Retrieved
August 23,
2015
.
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Ruiz, Deborah K. (March 24, 2005).
"GSA's 2004 Design Awards Spotlight Excellence in Federal Architecture"
(Press release). General Services Administration
. Retrieved
August 23,
2015
.
- ^
"GSA Design Awards, 2004"
(PDF)
. General Services Administration. 2005. pp. 8?11, 41
. Retrieved
August 23,
2015
.
- ^
"AIA Seattle 2004 Honor Awards for Washington Architecture"
.
American Institute of Architects
Seattle. 2004
. Retrieved
August 23,
2015
.
- ^
"AIA Seattle Fetes Design Winners"
.
AIArchitect
(December 2004 ed.). American Institute of Architects. December 13, 2004
. Retrieved
August 23,
2015
.
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