Giddens School & Lake Washington Girls Middle School
January 9, 2026
The Giddens School and Lake Washington Girls Middle School complex is an urban educational campus located between Beacon Hill and the Central District neighborhoods of Seattle, and designed to host two private, independent schools.
The 166-unit, five-story building features a series of outdoor courtyards that invite fresh air, natural light, and greenery into each unit, ensuring residents are able to enjoy views and connections to nature.
The project uses a variety of sustainable and environmentally conscious metal wall and roof panels in bright imaginative colors
December 31, 2025
The project consists of several multi-story buildings cladded in four ATAS products and in four unique colors, creating an exciting communal atmosphere that brings students together in places where they and their studies will thrive.
Silver Stone Castle’s grand entry relies on Linetec’s wood grain finishes
December 15, 2025
The newly opened Silver Stone Castle features a gothic-arched, portcullis entry looks and feels like ancient, hearty timbers, but is made of modern, durable aluminum finished by Linetec in textured, wood grain and terra cotta specialty coatings.
Commissioned by the Satterberg Foundation, the mixed-use program—developed through extensive community engagement—includes nonprofit offices
December 12, 2025
Located in Seattle’s Pioneer Square National Historic District, the Metropole revives a long-vacant, earthquake- and fire-damaged 1892 building as a LEED Platinum, 34,000-square-foot hub for community organizations advancing racial equity.
Using perforated fins, careful alignment, and plenty of school spirit, this high school in Texas turned its mascot into a highly visible architectural feature
December 8, 2025
As part of Phase III, the school had a unique vision for how it would display its mascot on an architectural feature on the building’s front facade, but needed help from CS’ BetterBuilt Studio to turn that vision into something tangible.
Prioritizing sustainability while celebrating the employee experience
December 1, 2025
Wells Fargo’s new campus in the Las Colinas development of Irving, Texas, is a major step forward in sustainability. The campus isn’t just pursuing LEED™ Platinum certification: it is net-positive, generating more energy than it consumes — the first campus of its size to do so.
Preserving the “Santa Barbara airport experience” at the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport
November 28, 2025
Preserving the “Santa Barbara airport experience” was official policy for the small Santa Barbara Municipal Airport when building the new 72,000 foot terminal building.