PUBLIC VENUES   retail & mixed use developments   hotels & resorts   themed entertainment   retail stores corporate campuses   healthcare   planned communities   public venues Safeco Field US Federal Courthouse Sound Transit Everett Events Center Key Arena Station Place Oregon Convention Center Washington State Convention Ctr 5th Avenue Theatre LA Music Center Seattle Center World Trade Center Seattle Children’s Theatre Seattle Museum Pacific Science Center Seattle Ferry Terminal UW Physics/Astronomy Building Space Needle     U.S. Federal Courthouse Owner: GSA Designer: Seattle, WA Location: NBBJ Architects   The centerpiece of the new United States Courthouse Tower in Seattle was a sloping, rolled stainless steel and granite monument, with passages from the US Constitution embedded in script.  The script was designed to look as though it was part of a reflection pool.  The challenge in documenting and building the sign was in calculating the slope and its effect on the faceted granite as well as the degree of bend on the one inch thick stainless.  The remarkable result was lauded in HOW magazine as one of the Outstanding Acheivements in Environmental Graphic Design in 2004.