March 2013

Happy 100th Birthday, Washington State Parks!

Posted 28 March 2013

Cape Disappointment State Park, located on the Long Beach Peninsula, is one of many scenic and historic Washington State Parks properties.

Over 100 years ago, the Washington State Board of Park Commissioners was established to accept citizen donations of park lands. In 1915, the first two parks were developed from donated land and by 1929 had grown to seven parks. Today, the state parks system includes 117 developed parks and other properties totaling over 110,000 acres with nearly 40 million visits a year.

San Diego Central Library Honored with Prestigious WOW! Award

Posted 14 March 2013

Rendering courtesy of Marc Perrault, Rob Wellington Quigley/ Tucker Sadler Architects, Inc., JV.

The San Diego Central Library was recently awarded the 2013 “Best in Show” by the Decorative Concrete Council, a specialty council of the American Society of Concrete Contractors. Known as the WOW! Award, this prestigious grand prize is awarded by an independent panel of industry professionals to recognize decorative concrete projects around the world. Submitted projects were reviewed on the basis of aesthetics, craftsmanship, functionality, and creativity.