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The National Nordic Museum is a cultural touchstone in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood. At the turn of the 20th century, one out of every four immigrants to Washington state came from the Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, and many settled in Ballard. This Museum is the only in the world dedicated to […]

Portland’s Pearl District presents two distinct styles: historic industrial brick warehouses with loading docks, and a growing number of glassy high-rise towers. The Heartline project presented the challenge to relate to both characteristics of the neighborhood and create a public threshold zone. The design responds by dividing the full block site into thirds: two buildings […]