News

Robert Frost Elementary Awarded 2010 Polished Apple

Seattle, WA – On June 4, the Washington Chapter of the Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) awarded Robert Frost Elementary in Kirkland and architect Studio Meng Strazzara with their highest architectural honor, the “2010 Polished Apple Award.”  This is the fourth Polished Apple awarded to a Lake Washington School District school.

Only one Polished Apple Award is given each year, selected by a jury of design and education professionals. The honor is awarded to the Owner/Design Team whose built project best represents responsiveness, innovation, sustainable strategies, adaptability to future educational delivery changes, aesthetic design, and community enhancement. 

_______

Woodinville High School Completes Phase I; Phase II Out for Bid

SEATTLE - Studio Meng Strazzara is happy to announce that the first phase of Northshore School District's (NSD) Woodinville High School project was completed in September 2009, and Phase II of the project is now out for bid.

Built in 1983, Woodinville High School is one of NSD's three high schools with approximately 140 staff members and 1,400 students. Currently spread out through multiple buildings, the design team's charge was to reconnect the campus and combine all academics into a single facility with a large commons at its center, all while maintaining an operational school. Click here for the full press release

_______

Studio Meng Strazzara and MENG Analysis have moved!

SEATTLE- Coming full circle, our offices have returned to Pike Place Market, less than a block away from where Eric Meng started it all over thirty years ago. Our new office is located in the Market Place Two building on Western Avenue between Virginia & Lenora, just at the northern edge of Pike Place Market, next to Victor Steinbrueck Park.

As of March 1st, 2010, our new address is:

2001 Western Ave., Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98121

All office telephone, fax numbers and email addresses will stay the same. Contact us with any questions.

We will be hosting an Open House later this spring. Follow this link and register to be notified about the event and to receive additional information from Studio Meng Strazzara and MENG Analysis.

_______

Robert Frost Elementary opens with poetry and praise

SEATTLE- Studio Meng Strazzara is happy to announce the completion of Robert Frost Elementary School, a new K-6 school in Kirkland, Washington for the Lake Washington School District.

Infused with art and poetry, this 59,260 square foot replacement facility was designed to take advantage of its wooded site and to create strong connections to the natural surroundings, to the school community, and to the timeless words of poet Robert Frost. The classrooms, the uniquely designed shared learning spaces, and the multipurpose Commons are all flooded with natural light. Click here for the full press release

_______

The Broadway Building Nears Completion

SEATTLE - Capitol Hill's lively Pike/Pine neighborhood is famously eclectic and the definition of urban living. Maintaining that unique vibe in the face of change was the key challenge that drove the Capitol Hill-based developer, Hunter's Capital, the architect, Studio Meng Strazzara, and the contractor, W.G. Clark, who will soon open one of the city's most innovative, new mixed-use buildings. Click here for the full press release.

_______

Northshore School District Transportation Center Breaks Ground

Studio Meng Strazzara is happy to announce that Northshore School District's (NSD) Transportation Center broke ground in May and is scheduled for completion in June 2010. Click here for the full press release.

_______

Robert Frost Elementary featured in the Daily Journal of Commerce

School Construction 2009, an annual Special Section in the DJC, features a story about the unique shared learning spaces and the integration of art and poetry at the soon-to-be-open Robert Frost Elementary.

"Two specific and very important parts of the design of this school are worth highlighting. The first is the attention paid to creating the unique classroom and shared instructional area configurations, and the second is the great effort undertaken to incorporate and celebrate the project’s namesake, poet Robert Frost".

The school opened for the school year in September 2009. Click here to read the full story.

_______

The Broadway Building: A Case Study

As presented by our own Greg Wharton at the recent 2009 Northwest Association of College and University Housing Officers Conference in Anchorage, AK, The Broadway Building project presents a compelling case study in Town/Gown development models for higher educational housing. Click here to download the Case Study.

Check back often for the latest news. And make sure to take a look at our awards and what some of our great clients are saying about our work.