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Seattle’s Evolving Downtown Waterfront Gets a New and Improved Ferry Terminal at Colman Dock

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 00:13:52 -0400

Civic-oriented and seismically sound, Washington State Ferries’ new NBBJ-designed Seattle terminal—the busiest transit hub of its kind in the U.S.—replaces a cramped and outdated 1960s-era facility.

A Soaring Atrium Anchors NBBJ’s New Cambridge Headquarters for Moderna

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:06:42 -0400

Rising six stories above Kendall Square, 325 Binney Street is the latest addition to the ‘most innovative square mile on Earth.’

U.S. Design Firms in China Feel the Chill

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 10:50:00 -0500

With tensions rising between the world’s two largest economies, some American architects working there face new challenges.

Rainier Square by NBBJ

Sat, 01 May 2021 00:00:00 -0400

In Seattle, NBBJ designs a mixed-use skyscraper that bows to its midcentury neighbors.

Amazon Headquarters by NBBJ

Lentzl@bnpmedia.com (Linda C. Lentz) — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0400

Amazon jump-starts the transformation of an underdeveloped commercial area in downtown Seattle with a new headquarters.

NBBJ Acquires ESI Design

Thu, 06 Feb 2020 11:00:00 -0500

As the landscape of the profession changes at an increasingly rapid pace, a new partnership highlights the growing importance of multidisciplinary collaboration.

NYU Langone Health by Ennead and NBBJ

Wed, 11 Jul 2018 09:00:00 -0400

An expanding urban hospital complex gains clarity, green space, and views under a carefully reworked master plan.

Amazon Spheres by NBBJ Open in Seattle

Wed, 31 Jan 2018 11:30:00 -0500

The three conjoined glass bubbles take biophilic design to the next level.

Swedish Edmonds Ambulatory Care Center by NBBJ

Sun, 02 Jul 2017 08:25:00 -0400

A new emergency department boldly signals the high quality of a community hospital’s services.

Meridian Center for Health by NBBJ

Sat, 01 Apr 2017 08:00:00 -0400

A one-stop shop provides comprehensive health-care services to patients in northwest Seattle.

University Medical Center New Orleans

goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 09:00:00 -0400

A typical hospital is an assault on the senses, says architect Mackenzie Skene, a partner in the Seattle office of NBBJ.

177 Huntington Avenue

Sat, 16 May 2015 12:00:00 -0400

In Boston, where progressive buildings can be polarizing, the Christian Science Center offers a rare example of Modernism that wins both critical and public acclaim.

Massachusetts General Hospital, The Lunder Building

Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:00:00 -0400

In recent years the design of hospitals that emulate hotels has generated a warming trend in this often forbiddingly cold, institutional building type.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:30:00 -0400

With more than $33 billion in its asset trust endowment, the Gates Foundation is the wealthiest charitable entity in the world. But it wanted to send the right message with the architecture of its new home: bold but not arrogant, global but also a good neighbor.

Southwest Washington Medical Center, E.W. and Mary Firstenburg Tower

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The design of the E.W. and Mary Firstenburg Tower supports Southwest Washington Medical Center’s 150-year-old mission of service to its patients, their families, the facility’s staff, and the surrounding community.

Banner Gateway Medical Center

Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The completion of Banner Gateway Medical Center last September provided the growing community of Gilbert, Arizona, with what the NBBJ design team calls the “next-generation hospital.”

Banner Estrella Medical Center

Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400

When officials at Banner Health asked designers from NBBJ’s Seattle office to create their new, 452,238-square-foot hospital in west Phoenix, they said they wanted the place to be “warm.”

Naval Hospital Bremerton

Fri, 01 Oct 2004 00:00:00 -0400

As it is in the civilian world, health care in the military is a growing enterprise that requires facility expansion to keep pace with demand.