“A six-­story, 5.1 million-­square­-foot addition to the campus, this structure’s striking form—stacked volumes clad in black­-aluminum or stainless-­steel panels interspersed with glass curtain walls—reflects its pioneering vertical program. The lobby level connects to the facilities above—a multi­ use hall, meeting rooms, a penthouse ballroom—via escalators or a breathtaking staircase, dubbed the Hillclimb, which incorporates cushions printed with the state flower on bleacher seating of madrone, one of the woods, some of it salvaged, installed through­ out to evoke the Pacific Northwest’s forested beauty.”
— Peter Webster

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