Seattle City Hall

Seattle City Hall
Alternative names	Seattle Municipal Building
General information
Type	Government offices
Location	600 Fourth Avenue Seattle Civic Center Seattle, Washington
Coordinates	47°36′18″N 122°19′47″W / 47.605061°N 122.329820°WCoordinates: 47°36′18″N 122°19′47″W / 47.605061°N 122.329820°W
Construction started	2003
Completed	2005
Cost	US$14 million
Owner	City of Seattle
Technical details
Floor count	7
Floor area	200,000 sq ft (19,000 m^2)
Design and construction
Architect	Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Bassetti Architects Gustafson Guthrie Nichol (landscape architect)
Main contractor	Hoffman Construction Company
References
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Seattle City Hall (also known as the Seattle Municipal Building) is located in downtown Seattle, Washington, between 4th Avenue and 5th Avenue. The building houses the offices of the Seattle City Council and the Mayor of Seattle. Most city departments are located in the nearby Seattle Municipal Tower. In 2003, the Seattle city government moved into a new, "green" city hall building. Until 1962, the city government operated from the King County Courthouse, alongside the King County government. The new City Hall and Plaza, together with the adjacent Seattle Municipal Tower, Seattle Justice Center, and (unbuilt) Civic Square, comprise the Seattle Civic Center.

Awards

• 2005 U.S. Green Building Council: LEED-NC v2 Gold
• 2005 AIA Seattle: Commendation for Design
• 2006 AIA Washington Civic Design Awards: Honor Award
• 2006 American Institute of Steel Construction IDEAS Awards Program: Merit Award
• 2007 AIA Northwest & Pacific Region: Merit Award

Gallery

View from the southwest  Lobby interior, with blue glass bridge against the upper windows  City Council Chambers  The former City Municipal Building, c.1962

References

1. Seattle City Hall at Emporis

External links

• Seattle City Hall website
• Seattle Civic Center website
• US Green Building Council
• AIA Seattle honor awards 2005