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Bassetti Architects is an
architectural firm In the United States, an architectural firm or architecture firm is a business that employs one or more licensed architects and practices the profession of architecture; while in South Africa, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Denmark and other countri ...
based in
Seattle, Washington Seattle ( ) is a port, seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the county seat, seat of King County, Washington, King County, Washington (state), Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in bo ...
with a second office in
Portland, Oregon Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous co ...
. Founded in 1947, the firm has newly designed or substantially renovated several well-known Seattle landmarks and many schools in the greater Seattle-Tacoma area. This includes several buildings at the
Pike Place Market Pike Place Market is a public market in Seattle, Washington, United States. It opened on August 17, 1907, and is one of the oldest continuously operated public farmers' markets in the United States. Overlooking the Elliott Bay waterfront on Pu ...
, the Jackson Federal Building, Seattle City Hall, the Seattle Aquarium, Franklin High School, Raisbeck Aviation High School, Roosevelt High School, and Stadium High School.Architectural Institute of America (AIA) Seattle honors
The firm's work has been awarded local, national, and international awards.


History

Bassetti Architects was founded in 1947 by
Fred Bassetti Fred Bassetti (January 31, 1917 in Seattle – December 5, 2013 in Oregon) was a Pacific Northwest architect and teacher. His architectural legacy includes some of the Seattle area's more recognizable buildings and spaces. The American Institute ...
. 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.


Current principals

Current Principals include Caroline Lemay, Lorne McConachie, Dan Miles, Michael Davis, Jordan Kiel, and Joe Echeverri, and Associate Principals Kristian Kicinski, Amanda Hohen, Lydia Burns and Judy Yeoh. Lorne McConachie is co-author of the book ''Architecture for Achievement - Building Patterns for Small School Learning''.


Projects

Seattle Landmarks Bassetti Architects portfolio webpage
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Henry M. Jackson Federal Building The Henry M. Jackson Federal Building (JFB) is a 37-story Federal government of the United States, United States Federal Government skyscraper in downtown Seattle, Washington. Located on the block bounded by Marion and Madison Streets and First a ...
* Pike Place Market buildings: Post Alley Market, Sanitary Public Market, Silver Oakum Building, Triangle Market. *
Seattle Aquarium The Seattle Aquarium is a public aquarium in Seattle, Washington, United States, located on Pier 59 on the Elliott Bay waterfront. It opened in 1977 and has been accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). History Plans for a ci ...
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Seattle City Hall Seattle City Hall (also known as the Seattle Municipal Building) is the home of the offices of the mayor and city council of Seattle, Washington, located between 4th Avenue and 5th Avenue in the downtown area of the city. Most city departments h ...
(with
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Bohlin Cywinski Jackson is a United States-based architectural practice that was founded in 1965 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania by Peter Bohlin and Richard Powell. Bohlin's firm then merged with John F. Larkin and Bernard Cywinski's Philadelphia ...
) * Seattle Municipal Tower (formerly AT&T Gateway Tower) Schools (by completion date) * 2015 Liberty High School, Issaquah WA * 2013 Raisbeck Aviation High School, Tukwila WA * 2013
Shorewood High School (Washington) Shorewood High School is one of two public high schools in the Shoreline School District in Shoreline, Washington, United States. The school originally opened in 1975 and is the largest high school in the district. It serves students in grades nin ...
, Shoreline WA * 2011
Denny International Middle School Denny International Middle School (DIMS) is a middle school in West Seattle, the southwest portion of Seattle, Washington. Operated by Seattle Public Schools. It is named for David T. Denny, one of Seattle’s early settlers and an early member o ...
, Seattle WA * 2010 Chief Sealth International High School renovation, Seattle WA * 2009
Lynnwood High School Lynnwood High School is a high school in the Edmonds School District, located in Bothell, Washington. The school has approximately 1600 students enrolled for grades 9–12 as of the 2013-2014 school year. Lynnwood High School's mascot is a Chimer ...
, 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
Pacific Cascade Freshman Campus Issaquah School District No. 411 is a public school district in King County, Washington, U.S., headquartered in Issaquah. As of the 2018–2019 school year, the district has an enrollment of 20,965 students with 24 total schools. Attendance ...
, Issaquah WA * 2003
Todd Beamer High School Todd Beamer High School is a four-year secondary school located in Federal Way, Washington within the Federal Way School District. The school was built in 2003 and was named after Todd Morgan Beamer, a passenger aboard United Airlines Flight 9 ...
, Federal Way WA * 2002 The Center School, Seattle WA * 1998
Edmonds-Woodway High School Edmonds Woodway High School is one of five high schools in the Edmonds School District in Edmonds, Washington, United States. It serves students in grades 9-12. It was ranked as the No. 318 high school in America by ''Newsweek Magazine'' in 200 ...
, Edmonds, WA Historic Schools & University Buildings (by completion date) * 2018
Natrona County High School Natrona County High School (NCHS) is a public secondary school (grades 9–12) located in Casper, Wyoming, United States. It serves Natrona County School District #1, which encompasses all of Natrona County, Wyoming. The school remains a rival of ...
, Casper, WY * 2017 Roosevelt High School, Portland, OR * 2017 Stewart Middle School, Tacoma, WA * 2006 Roosevelt High School, Seattle WA * 2006
Stadium High School Stadium High School is a public high school in Tacoma, Washington, and a historic landmark. It is part of Tacoma Public Schools, or Tacoma School District No. 10 and is located in the Stadium District, near downtown Tacoma. The original buildin ...
, Tacoma WA (with Merrit Pardini Architects) * 2006 Madison Middle School (Seattle, Washington), Seattle WA * 2002
West Seattle High School West Seattle High School (known to students as "Westside") is a comprehensive public high school in Seattle's West Seattle neighborhood that serves grades nine through twelve as part of the Seattle Public Schools. History and facilities The s ...
, Seattle WA * 2000
John Stanford International School John Stanford International School is an elementary school located in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. It serves grades K-5 in the Seattle School District and offers a dual-immersion program in Japanese and Span ...
, Seattle WA * 200
Guggenheim Hall, University of Washington
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* 2000 Mary Gates Hall, University of Washington, Seattle WA * 1990 Franklin High School, Seattle WA Other * 201
Fire Station No. 5
Seattle, WA * 201
First United Methodist Church
Seattle WA * 201

Seattle WA * 2005 Trinity Parish Episcopal Church, Seattle WA


Awards and designations

Council of Educational Facilities Planners International A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or natio ...
(CEFPI / A4LE) * 2015 James D. MacConnell Award (finalist) - for Raisbeck Aviation High School * 2010 James D. MacConnell Award - for
Lynnwood High School Lynnwood High School is a high school in the Edmonds School District, located in Bothell, Washington. The school has approximately 1600 students enrolled for grades 9–12 as of the 2013-2014 school year. Lynnwood High School's mascot is a Chimer ...
* 2002 James D. MacConnell Award (finalist) - for
Todd Beamer High School Todd Beamer High School is a four-year secondary school located in Federal Way, Washington within the Federal Way School District. The school was built in 2003 and was named after Todd Morgan Beamer, a passenger aboard United Airlines Flight 9 ...
* 1999 School Planning & Management - for
Edmonds-Woodway High School Edmonds Woodway High School is one of five high schools in the Edmonds School District in Edmonds, Washington, United States. It serves students in grades 9-12. It was ranked as the No. 318 high school in America by ''Newsweek Magazine'' in 200 ...
* 1998 James D. MacConnell Award - for
Edmonds-Woodway High School Edmonds Woodway High School is one of five high schools in the Edmonds School District in Edmonds, Washington, United States. It serves students in grades 9-12. It was ranked as the No. 318 high school in America by ''Newsweek Magazine'' in 200 ...
School Design * Impact on Learning Award - for Stadium High School * 2005 Schools of Distinction Awards, Best of the Best - for John Stanford International School * 2003 Goldman Sachs Foundation, Prize for Excellence in International Education - for John Stanford International School American Institute of America Awards (AIA) * 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 He Lut 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 * 2007 Associated Builders & Contractors of Western Washington – Best Historical Restoration Award, Merit Award - for Trinity Parish Episcopal Church * 2006 State Historic Preservation Office, Valerie Sivinski Award for Outstanding Achievement in Historic Preservation Rehabilitation - for Trinity Parish Episcopal Church * 2005 State Historic Preservation Office, Outstanding Achievement in Stewardship - for Camp Waskowitz * 2004 Masonry Institute of Washington, Merit Award - Rehab/Restoration - for West Seattle High School * 2001 Excellence in Masonry, Honorable Mention - for West Seattle High School * 2001 Washington Trust for Historic Preservation, Award of Merit - for Franklin High School * 1991 Association of King County Historical Organization, Project Award - for Franklin High School Sustainability * 2009 AIA Regional Top 10 Green Award - for Barn Beach Reserve * U.S. Green Building Council, LEED for Schools, Gold Certified - for St. Thomas School * U.S. Green Building Council, LEED Gold Certified - for Seattle City Hall USGBC LEED Projects Directory
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References


External links

* {{official website, http://www.bassettiarch.com

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