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Pt. Roberts, Washington Awards
2000 AIA National Honor Award2000 AIA NW & Pacific Region Honor Award
1999 Federal Design Achievement Award
1998 United States General Services Administration (GSA) Honor Award
1998 AIA Seattle Chapter Honor Award
1996 AIA Seattle Chapter Citation Award - Future Category
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Point Roberts Border Facility
With the continuing growth of international commerce between
the US and Canada, Pt. Roberts plays an important role in the
regional exchange of goods with Canada. The port of entry facility
is the symbolic and actual gateway into the United States, and
its appearance should reflect its importance. The project scope
included complete replacement of the undersized and ill-equipped
main porthouse, expansion of all site components such as primary
inspection, secondary inspection, staff, visitor and impound parking,
and a new GSA contractor workshop/storage building. Critical issues were:
The facility had to be fully operational during construction as well as there being extensive intergovernmental coordination among US tenant agencies, Federal, State and local authorities and their Canadian counterparts.