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This list of botanical gardens and arboretums in Washington is intended to include all significant botanical gardens and arboretums in the U.S. state of Washington. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Name
Mary Lund Davis (1922–2008) was a 20th-century modern architect of the Pacific Northwest and one of the few women to graduate from the University of Washington School of Architecture in the 1940s. Early life and education
The Volunteer Park Conservatory is a botanical garden, conservatory, and Seattle landmark located in Seattle, Washington at the north end of Volunteer Park on Capitol Hill. Made up of 3,426 glass panes fit into a wood and iron framework, this Victorian-style greenhouse structure is modeled on London's Crystal Palace. Inside, the Volunteer Park ...
The Lake Washington Ship Canal and Ballard Locks (a.k.a. Hiram M. Chittenden Locks), opened in 1917, were funded by Washington state but built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. [174] The Administration Building for the locks was designed by prominent Seattle architects Bebb and Gould and completed 1916.
The museum regularly partners with Seattle Public Schools (SPS) to invite elementary school students to visit the museum's galleries and take part in hands-on classes. [8] The partnership between Chihuly Garden and Glass and SPS dates back to 2013, with the museum providing over 17,300 free tickets to SPS students as of 2024.
Bassetti Architects is an architectural firm based in Seattle, Washington with a second office in Portland, Oregon.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.
The Ellsworth Storey Cottages (1910-1915) near Colman Park in Seattle's Mount Baker neighborhood are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The heavy masonry pylons of Sigma Nu fraternity house, University of Washington, are similar to those found in Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple and Larkin Building.
The Olympic Sculpture Park, created and operated by the Seattle Art Museum (SAM), is a public park with modern and contemporary sculpture in downtown Seattle, Washington, United States. The park, which opened January 20, 2007, consists of a 9-acre (36,000 m 2 ) outdoor sculpture museum, an indoor pavilion, and a beach on Puget Sound . [ 1 ]