Bassetti Architects
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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.
The firm's work has been awarded local, national, and international awards.
Bassetti Architects was originally founded in 1947 by Fred Bassetti
. 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.
Schools (by completion date)
Historic Schools & University Buildings (by completion date)
Other
Council of Educational Facilities Planners International
(CEFPI)
School Design
American Institute of America Awards (AIA)
Historic Preservation
Sustainability
Architectural firm
An architectural firm is a company which employs one or more licensed architects and practices the profession of architecture.- History :Architects have existed since early in recorded history. The earliest recorded architects include Imhotep and Senemut . No writings exist to describe how these...
based in Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...
with a second office in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
. 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
Pike Place Market
Pike Place Market is a public market overlooking the Elliott Bay waterfront in Seattle, Washington, United States. The Market opened August 17, 1907, and is one of the oldest continually operated public farmers' markets in the United States. It is a place of business for many small farmers,...
, the Jackson Federal Building, Seattle City Hall, the Seattle Aquarium, Franklin High School, Roosevelt High School, and Stadium High School.
The firm's work has been awarded local, national, and international awards.
Firm History
Main Article: Fred BassettiFred Bassetti
Fred Bassetti FAIA, is an award-winning Pacific Northwest architect, teacher, and a prime contributor to the regional approach to Modern architecture during the 1940s-1990’s. Now retired, his architectural legacy includes some of the Seattle area's more recognizable buildings and spaces...
Bassetti Architects was originally founded in 1947 by Fred Bassetti
Fred Bassetti
Fred Bassetti FAIA, is an award-winning Pacific Northwest architect, teacher, and a prime contributor to the regional approach to Modern architecture during the 1940s-1990’s. Now retired, his architectural legacy includes some of the Seattle area's more recognizable buildings and spaces...
. 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 Lorne McConachie AIA, Rick Huxley AIA, Marilyn Brockman AIA, Greg Hepp AIA, Nancy Staub Callery AIA, and Eric Lanciault AIA. Lorne McConachie is co-author of the book Architecture for Achievement - Building Patterns for Small School Learning.Notable Projects
Seattle Landmarks- Henry M. Jackson Federal BuildingHenry M. Jackson Federal BuildingThe Henry M. Jackson Federal Building is a 37-story United States Federal Government skyscraper in downtown Seattle, Washington. Located on the block bounded by Marion and Madison Streets and First and Second Avenues, the building was completed in 1974 and won the Honor Award of the American...
- Pike Place Market buildings:Pike Place MarketPike Place Market is a public market overlooking the Elliott Bay waterfront in Seattle, Washington, United States. The Market opened August 17, 1907, and is one of the oldest continually operated public farmers' markets in the United States. It is a place of business for many small farmers,...
Post Alley Market, Sanitary Public Market, Silver Oakum Building, Triangle Market. - Seattle AquariumSeattle AquariumThe Seattle Aquarium is a public aquarium opened in 1977 and located on Pier 59 on the Elliott Bay waterfront in Seattle, Washington, USA. It is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums .-History:...
- Seattle City HallSeattle City HallSeattle City Hall is located in downtown Seattle, Washington, between 4th Avenue and 5th Avenue. The building houses the offices of the Seattle City Council and the Mayor of Seattle. Most city departments are located in the nearby Seattle Municipal Tower...
(with Bohlin Cywinski JacksonBohlin Cywinski JacksonBohlin 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 Bernard Cywinski's Philadelphia-based architectural practice in 1979...
) - Seattle Municipal Tower (formerly AT&T Gateway Tower)Seattle Municipal TowerSeattle Municipal Tower is a 62-story skyscraper located at 700 5th Avenue at the corner of 5th Avenue and Columbia Street in downtown Seattle, Washington. Rising to , it is the fourth tallest high-rise building in Seattle...
Schools (by completion date)
- 2013 (projected) Raisbeck Aviation High School, Seattle WA
- 2013 (projected) Liberty High SchoolLiberty Senior High SchoolLiberty High School, also known as Liberty Senior High School or LHS, is a secondary school located in the East Renton Highlands in King County, Washington. Founded in 1977, Liberty anchors the southern region of the Issaquah School District which includes the areas of Mirrormont, Issaquah, Four...
, Issaquah WA - 2011 Denny International Middle SchoolDenny Middle SchoolDenny International Middle School is a middle school in West Seattle, the southwest portion of Seattle, Washington. Operated by Seattle Public Schools, Denny Middle School opened in 1952. It is named for David T. Denny, one of Seattle’s early settlers and an early member of the Seattle School...
, Seattle WA - 2010 Chief Sealth International High School renovationChief Sealth High SchoolChief Sealth International High School is a public high school in the Seattle Public Schools district of Seattle, Washington. Opened in 1957 in southern West Seattle, Chief Sealth students comprise one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse student bodies in Washington State...
, Seattle WA - 2010 Lakota Middle SchoolLakota Middle SchoolLakota Middle School is a public school within the Federal Way School District and located in Federal Way, Washington, United States. It is located adjacent to the City of Federal Way's Lakota Park. Students come from three elementary schools: Adelaide, Green Gables, and Twin Lakes. Lakota is...
, Federal Way WA - 2009 Lynnwood High SchoolLynnwood High SchoolLynnwood 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 2010-2011 school year.- School information :...
, Bothell WA - 2008 St. Thomas SchoolSaint Thomas SchoolSt. Thomas School is an independent school in Medina, an Eastside suburb of Seattle, Washington, USA.-Description:St. Thomas School provides early childhood, pre-primary, and primary education for students from 2 ½ years of age through to the sixth grade. Plans are underway to include middle...
, Medina WA - 2007 Kingston High School, Kingston WA
- 2006 Forest Ridge School of the Sacred HeartForest Ridge School of the Sacred HeartForest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart is a private, Roman Catholic, all-girls middle school and high school in Bellevue, Washington, USA. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle. The school is a member of the Society of the Sacred Heart schools and is part of the global...
, Bellevue, WA - 2005 Cottage Lake Elementary School, Woodinville WA
- 2005 Pacific Cascade Freshman CampusPacific Cascade Freshman CampusPacific Cascade Middle School is a public secondary school for 6th through 8th grade students in the Issaquah School District of King County, Washington....
, Issaquah WA - 2005 Sequoyah Middle SchoolSequoyah Middle School (Washington)Sequoyah Middle School is a public middle school in Auburn, Washington, USA, and is part of the Federal Way School District. The school is named after Sequoyah, a noted 19th Century Cherokee who created the Cherokee syllabary to write the Cherokee language, the only recorded instance of an...
, Auburn WA - 2003 Todd Beamer High SchoolTodd Beamer High SchoolTodd 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 93 during the September 11, 2001 attacks He was one of...
, 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)
- 2006 Roosevelt High School, Seattle WA
- 2006 Stadium High SchoolStadium High SchoolStadium High School is a 100-year-old 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 building burned to a shell while it was still a partially...
, Tacoma WA (with Merrit Pardini Architects) - 2006 Madison Middle School (Seattle, Washington)Madison Middle School (Seattle, Washington)Madison Middle School is a landmark school located in the northern portion of West Seattle near West Seattle High School. Washington State assessment results in reading and math identifies Madison as a "school in improvement"...
, Seattle WA - 2002 West Seattle High SchoolWest Seattle High SchoolWest Seattle High School is a comprehensive public high school in Seattle's West Seattle neighborhood that serves grades nine through twelve as part of the Seattle School District.-History and Facilities:...
, Seattle WA - 2000 John Stanford International SchoolJohn Stanford International SchoolJohn Stanford International School is an elementary school located in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, USA. It serves grades K-5 in the Seattle School District and offers a dual-immersion program in Japanese and Spanish that is available to all students...
, 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
- 2010 First United Methodist Church, Seattle WA
- 2010 Fire Station No. 17, Seattle WA
- 2005 Trinity Parish Episcopal ChurchTrinity Episcopal Parish Church (Seattle)Trinity Episcopal Church is an historic church located in the First Hill neighborhood of Seattle, Washington and is an Episcopal congregation in the Diocese of Olympia.-History of Trinity Episcopal Church:...
, Seattle WA
Awards & Designations
(partial list)Council of Educational Facilities Planners International
Council of Educational Facilities Planners International
The Council of Educational Facility Planners International is a non-profit association of a diverse, worldwide group of individuals interested in the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of schools and higher educations facilities...
(CEFPI)
- 2010 James D. MacConnell Award - for Lynnwood High SchoolLynnwood High SchoolLynnwood 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 2010-2011 school year.- School information :...
- 2002 James D. MacConnell Award (finalist) - for Todd Beamer High SchoolTodd Beamer High SchoolTodd 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 93 during the September 11, 2001 attacks He was one of...
- 1999 School Planning & Management - for Edmonds-Woodway High School
- 1998 James D. MacConnell Award - for Edmonds-Woodway High School
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 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
- 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
External links
- American Institute of Architects - Seattle
- AIA-Seattle awards 1950-
- AIA-Seattle firm description
- bassettiarch.com
- Council of Educational Facilities Planners International (CEFPI)
- National Trust for Historic Preservation: Community-Centered Schools Success Stories
- Seattle Public Schools - history
- US Green Building Council