Global Awards for Excellence: 12th Avenue Arts, Seattle, Washington

The development of 12th Avenue Arts transformed a 29,000-square-foot (2,700 sq m) surface parking lot into a light-filled cultural center mixing arts, housing, and public-safety needs. The activation of this specific plot of land had been mentioned in two neighborhood plans over the last 12 years as the highest community priority.

June 27, 2016

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Location:Seattle, Washington Developer:Capitol Hill Housing Designer:SMR Architects Size:29,000 square feet (2,700 sq m)

The development of 12th Avenue Arts transformed a 29,000-square-foot (2,700 sq m) surface parking lot into a light-filled cultural center mixing arts, housing, and public-safety needs. The activation of this specific plot of land had been mentioned in two neighborhood plans over the last 12 years as the highest community priority. Active day and night, the space has become a new anchor for the community.

Featuring 88 new affordable apartments for working families and individuals, this development addresses the loss of affordable studio and performance space in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood by providing 20,000 square feet (1,900 sq m) of new cultural space and arts-related commercial space, which includes two professional theaters available for rental use at affordable rates.

The project also provides 115 stalls of secure below-grade parking exclusively for the use of Seattle’s police officers.

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Daniel Lobo

Daniel Lobo is the Senior Director of Awards, Education and Advisory Group, for the Urban Land Institute, a nonprofit education and research institute that focuses on issues of land use, real estate and urban development. The mission of the Institute is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. Prior to joining ULI Mr. Lobo was an independent consultant working as project manager for a variety of urban and research initiatives, in particular facilitating open cultural urban interventions internationally, and new media research. Earlier he worked extensively as project manager for the Center for Communities by Design at the American Institute of Architects, and as Urban Designer at Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill LLP. He holds a MSc City Design and Social Science from the London School of Economics, and a BA (Honors) from the School of Architecture and Interior Design at London Metropolitan University.