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1/22/2010 — The American Council of Engineering Companies of Washington holds its annual Engineering Excellence Awards, recognizing MKA with a Gold Award for the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre in Dallas (in the Structural Systems category) and a Gold Award for the Magnuson Park Wetlands and Athletic Fields project in Seattle (in the Water Resources category); both projects now advance to the national ACEC competition

12/15/2009 — MKA Principal Jay Taylor serves as a structural consultant in a Design Critique for the graduate University of Washington Architecture 500 class

12/6/2009 — MKA Engineer Amy Haaland completes the Las Vegas Rock ‘n Roll Marathon in 3:28:02, placing 51st overall for the women and 9th in her division

12/5/2009 — Northwest Construction Magazine recognizes several MKA projects as “Best of” winners for 2009: ShoWare Center, Kent – Best Recreation; Four Seasons Hotel and Condominiums, Seattle – Best Hospitality; Everett Community College Gray Wolf Hall, Everett – Best Education; and Boeing 18-26 Office Refurbishment, Kent – Best Contemporary Renovation

12/3/2009 — MKA Chairman/CEO Jon Magnusson presents “BIM -- Behind the Curtain” with Bob Tindall of Callison at the ICSC CenterBuild Conference in Phoenix

12/1/2009 — MKA Engineer Brian Taylor presents “Green Roofs: Restoring Urban Landscapes One Roof at a Time,” at the Washington Turf and Landscape Show in Seattle

12/1/2009 — Several MKA projects receive awards in November: 300 North LaSalle and 155 North Wacker in Chicago are recognized by the Chicago Architectural Foundation; the Conrad Prebys Music Center at the University of California San Diego received an Award of Merit for Public Works Building Construction at the 2009 AGC Build San Diego Awards; the Prebys Center also received a Commendation at the Seattle AIA’s Honor Awards for Washington Architecture; the Washington Chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) recognized West 8th as Office Development of the Year, the Four Seasons Hotel and Condominiums in Seattle as Mixed-Use Development of the Year, and 1521 Second Avenue as the Multi-Family Development of the Year

11/25/2009 — The T. Evans Wyckoff Memorial Bridge at the Museum of Flight (MKA project) featured as AIA Project of the Month in the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce

11/18/2009 — MKA engineer Matt Streid presents a case study on the 300 East Randolph/Blue Cross Blue Shield to the University of Illinois Chicago structures class on November 18

11/18/2009 — MKA President Ron Klemencic presents “Succeeding Abroad: Insights into International Practice,” at a Build Boston seminar sponsored by the Boston Society of Architects and the American Institute of Architects in Boston

11/15/2009 — California Construction Magazine recognizes Arterra in San Francisco (MKA project) as Best of 2009 for Multi-Family Residential in Northern California, and Solair in Los Angeles (MKA project) as recipient of an award of Merit in the “Best of” competition for Multi-Family Residential in Southern California

11/15/2009 — 340 On the Park (MKA project) in Chicago receives LEED Silver

11/12/2009 — The Boeing 4-20 Wing Assembly Line (MKA project) in Everett, Wash., wins a Distinguished Project Award from the Northwest Construction Consumer Council

11/2/2009 — The T. Evans Wyckoff Memorial Bridge at the Museum of Flight (MKA project) wins a Merit Award in the $15 million and less category of the American Institute of Steel Construction’s IDEAS2 Awards Program

10/31/2009 — A day of fun Halloween activities ensues at MKA, with interesting costumes, lunch-time visits from young trick-or-treaters (MKA family members), and a pumpkin-carving contest won by MKA engineer Krzystof Zaleski, who impressed the judges with his bat jack-o-lantern

10/30/2009 — Two MKA projects earn LEED Gold: Seattle’s 2201 Westlake and the Montage Hotel in Beverly Hills

10/24/2009 — The International Code Council holds public hearings in Washington, D.C., on development of the 2012 building codes; MKA Principal John Hooper testifies regarding the 2012 International Building Code, while MKA Senior Associate Peter Somers testifies regarding the International Existing Building Code

10/22/2009 — Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce publishes an article by MKA Director of Civil Engineering Drew Gangnes on the trend-setting Low2No sustainable design competition in Finland

10/1/2009 — Expedia Tower (MKA project) in Bellevue, Wash., receives LEED Gold certification

9/25/2009 — MKA places #9 overall and #3 in mid-size firms (51 to 299 employees) in Structure Magazine’s “Best Firms to Work for” competition

9/5/2009 — MKA Principal Don Davies finishes #200 out of 5,000 entrants (and #47 in his age group) in the Jungfrau Marathon in Switzerland with a time of 4 hours, 2 minutes, 59 seconds

9/2/2009 — Congratulations to MKA's soccer team, which placed first in its division of Seattle's Co-Rec summer soccer league

8/1/2009 — ShoWare Center in Kent, Wash., and the Floyd & Delores Jones Playhouse Theater Renovation at the University of Washington in Seattle (both MKA projects) have recently been awarded LEED Gold

7/24/2009 — MKA participated in a Food Frenzy competition and raised almost $2,500 and gathered 6,782 cans for Food Lifeline; part of the festivities was a canned-goods sculpture competition, and MKA’s six teams created some amazing structures, including “Basket Case,” “Can Dam Hunger,” “Tree House,” “Bridge from Hunger to Prosperity,” “A Trip to Seattle Center,” and the competition winner, “Rosemary vs. the Pea Serpent”

7/1/2009 — Fifth and Madison, the Cobb Building Renovation (both MKA projects), and Mosler Lofts (for which MKA's civil team provided sustainability consulting), all in Seattle, have received LEED Silver certication; Renzo Piano's California Academy of the Sciences project in San Francisco (for which MKA did a design review) received LEED Platinum. Also, MKA recently calculated that 44% of its 2008 project revenues were for projects targeting or receiving LEED certification

6/27/2009 — MKA engineer Amy Haaland ran the Seattle Rock 'n Roll marathon and qualified for the Boston Marathon; MKA engineers Danny Currit and Janet Miller, as well as MKA Principal John Hooper, ran the half marathon

6/8/2009 — MKA Principal Jay Taylor explains the engineering behind the vertically stacked Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre in Dallas in the Engineering News Record video “Bird Cage on Stilts”; ENR also showcases the Wyly Theatre’s erection sequence in “Pick-Up Sticks”

5/15/2009 — MKA engineer Peter Somers receives a President’s Award from the Structural Engineers Association of Washington (his fourth time receiving the recognition)

5/15/2009 — The American Institute of Architects Washington Council presents its annual Civic Design Awards, recognizing The University of Washington Medicine Lake Union, Phase 2 (MKA project), with an Honor Award and the ShoWare Center in Kent (MKA project) with a Citation

5/15/2009 — MKA engineer Jerry Lee is named Social Chair for the Structural Engineers Association of Washington Younger Member Forum

5/13/2009 — Fifth and Madison (MKA project) featured as "AIA Project of the Month" in the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce

5/9/2009 — The ACE Mentor Program awards $35,000 in scholarships to 12 area students, including an Inglemoor High School student who received the $2,000 MKA ACE Scholarship (presented by MKA Principal Jay Taylor), made possible by a donation from MKA. MKA engineers who mentored for the 2008-2009 program are Danny Currit, Micaela Ellison, David Garcia, Mat Johnson, Hayes Lenhart, Carly McArdle, Lavina Sadhwani, Kevin Solberg, and Griffin Thornock

5/8/2009 — MKA President Ron Klemencic and Principal John Hooper present “Core Wall Case Study Design for PEER/CSSC,” a paper they co-wrote with MKA engineers Andy Fry and Brian Morgen, at the Los Angeles Tall Building Structural Design Council’s annual meeting

5/2/2009 — “Wind Engineering for Louisville Museum Plaza,” a paper co-written by MKA engineers Andy Fry, Kevin Solberg, and Brian Morgen and Darryl Boggs from CPP, is published in the proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers Structures Congress, held in Austin, Texas

4/30/2009 — Washington Aggregates and Concrete Association awards Harborview Medical Center's Norm Maleng Inpatient Expansion Building (MKA project) an Excellence in Concrete Construction award in the Cast-in-Place Concrete Structures category

4/8/2009 — Fire Station 10 (MKA project) featured as "AIA Project of the Month" in the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce

4/3/2009 — MKA engineer Brian Taylor presents “Soil Strategies for Site Restoration and Green Roofs: Cost Effective Green Techniques,” at the Spring Conference for the Washington Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects in Seattle

4/1/2009 — Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington award its 2009 Excellence in Construction Awards, giving its top award, the Eagle of Excellence, to the Bethany Community Church Renovation in Seattle (MKA project), which also won in the Special Construction category; The Landing in Renton (also an MKA project) won in the Mixed Use category

4/1/2009 — The T. Evans Wyckoff Memorial Bridge at the Museum of Flight (MKA project) receives a Merit Award at the American Institute of Steel Construction’s IDEAS2 Awards Program

3/24/2009 — Architecture firm Mithun gives a case study presentation entitled "Growth, Community, and the President's Climate Commitment," highlighting the University of Washington Tacoma Sustainability Master Plan (MKA project) at the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) Pacific Regional Conference in Boulder, Colorado; MKA engineer Brook Jacksha participates in the panel

3/15/2009 — Structure Magazine publishes “The Intersection of BIM and Sustainable Design,” co-written by MKA Principal Greg Briggs and Ruben Aya-Welland of HOK Architects

3/5/2009 — MKA Principals Drew Gangnes and Jay Taylor participate as civil and structural consultants for a design critique at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design for instructor Joshua Ramus of REX

3/2/2009 — MKA Chairman/CEO Jon Magnusson presents “The Structure of Architects’ Aspirations – New Technologies” to University of Illinois students and faculty

3/2/2009 — MKA Principal Dave Eckmann presents on the 300 East Randolph (Blue Cross/Blue Shield Vertical Completion project) to University of Wisconsin engineering graduate students

3/1/2009 — Architectural Record features an article on pedestrian bridges, including the T. Evans Wyckoff Memorial Bridge at the Museum of Flight in Tukwila, WA (an MKA project)

3/1/2009 — Art & Seek publishes a video/special report on Dallas's Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre (MKA project), "The Wyly Goes Tubular"

2/25/2009 — MKA Principal Terry Palmer presents “Airport Terminal: Form or Function,” at the ACC/AAAE Airport Planning, Design, and Construction Symposium in Denver

2/18/2009 — MKA Engineers Peter Somers and Wyatt Henderson present as part of the graduate program’s masters seminar at the University of Texas at Austin

2/11/2009 — MKA Principal Dave Eckmann presents “Design Opportunities through Innovative Engineering” to the Construction Specifications Institute in Chicago

2/1/2009 — MKA President Ron Klemencic named a “Chapter Honor Member” of Purdue University’s Chi Epsilon organization, an honor shared by just 100 other alumni

1/16/2009 — American Council of Engineering Companies of Washington awards MKA a Platinum Award, its highest across all disciplines, for structural engineering work on One Rincon Hill in San Francisco and a Gold Award for environmental engineering work on the Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton, Washington; both projects now go to the national ACEC Engineering Excellence Awards competition

1/15/2009 — Materials and Structures publishes “Characterization of Two Friction Interfaces for Use in Seismic Damper Applications,” a paper co-written by MKA engineer Brian Morgen and Yahya Kurama of Notre Dame

1/14/2009 — MKA engineer Brian Taylor presents “Green Roofs: Restoring Urban Landscapes One Roof at a Time,” during the Washington State University/Puget Sound Partnership Low-Impact Development Techniques for Buildings workshop series in Lacey, Washington; Brian has presented the series lecture three times previously and will present once more in May

1/7/2009 — MKA President Ron Klemencic named one of Engineering News Record’s Top 25 Newsmakers for his work advancing performance-based seismic design on projects like San Francisco’s One Rincon Hill

12/31/2008 — Southwest Contractor magazines names Phase 2 of the Phoenix Convention Center Expansion (MKA project) “Best Engineering Project” in the “Steel” category, and California Construction magazine names The Infinity (MKA project) winner in the “Residential” category, with One Rincon Hill (MKA project) as runner up

12/18/2008 — MKA Engineer Robert Baxter authors an article for the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce on the ShoWare Center in Kent, Wash., which was also featured in the “SmartBrief” e-newsletter for the American Society of Civil Engineers

12/12/2008 — Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Honor Committee names a paper co-authored by MKA Engineer Michael Valley (and ten others) as its Outstanding Paper for 2007; the paper, "Update to ASCE/SEI 41 Concrete Provisions," was published in Earthquake Spectra in August ’07

12/6/2008 — MKA Chairman/CEO Jon Magnusson presents “BIM - Behind the Curtain” with Jim Rothwell from Callison at the International Council of Shopping Centers CenterBuild Conference in Phoenix, while MKA Principal Shelly Clark hosts a roundtable on mixed-use development

12/1/2008 — Luma (MKA project) in Los Angeles becomes the first residential project in California to receive LEED Gold

12/1/2008 — MKA Engineer Matthew Streid featured in the “Young Engineer Spotlight” for the monthly newsletter of the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois

12/1/2008 — The Calvin Klein store on 5th Avenue in New York unveils its unique holiday attraction – a Barbie dollhouse, designed by Ramus-Ella Architects (REX) with structural engineering help from MKA

12/1/2008 — MKA Principal John Hooper and MKA Design Engineer Amy Haaland present as part of the Structural Engineering, Mechanics, and Materials seminar series at the University of California Berkeley

11/21/2008 — MKA engineer Peter Somers presents the third and final “Practical Approaches to the Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings” seminar in Pasco, Wash.; he also gave the seminar in Spokane on Nov. 20 and he and MKA engineer Mike Valley presented the seminar in Seattle on Nov. 7

11/19/2008 — At the 2008 International Low-Impact Development Conference in Seattle MKA engineer Brian Taylor presents “The Stormwater Control Potential of Green Roofs in Seattle" and MKA engineer Tony Vandermuss presents a poster "0.01- to 10,000-Acre Low-Impact Developments: Perspectives of the Architect’s Engineer"

11/11/2008 — The Northern California and Western Nevada Chapter of the American Concrete Institute awards its ACI Construction Awards for 2008; MKA project Axis in San Jose wins in the Architectural category and MKA project The Infinity in San Francisco wins in the Structural category

11/7/2008 — The Montlake Library in Seattle (MKA project) wins an Honor Award for Washington Architecture from the Seattle Chapter of the American Institute of Architects

11/6/2008 — MKA engineer Mike Valley presents “Foundation Design Using IBC Chapter 18” in an online seminar for the National Council of Structural Engineering Associations

11/1/2008 — Bellevue City Hall and the University of Washington Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science and Engineering (both MKA projects) receive Awards of Merit from the 2008 Region Design Awards of the American Institute of Architects, Northwest and Pacific Region

11/1/2008 — MKA President Ron Klemencic is appointed to the Board of Directors of the Charles Pankow Foundation

10/31/2008 — MKA CEO/Chairman Jon Magnusson is selected as a National Peer Reviewer for the federal General Services Administration’s Design Excellence Program

10/31/2008 — Several MKA projects receive LEED accreditation: Letterman Digital Arts Center in San Francisco - LEED Gold, Phase 1 of the Phoenix Convention Center - LEED Gold, and Alley 24 in Seattle - LEED Silver

10/29/2008 — MKA Principal Jay Taylor discusses the structural engineering and construction of the Dee and Charles Wyly Theater in Dallas, TX (find the video here and select #9)

10/24/2008 — Olympic Sculpture Park (MKA project) wins a 2008 World Architecture Festival Award in the “Nature” category, given at a ceremony in Barcelona, Spain

10/23/2008 — MKA attended career fairs at Washington State University, University of California Los Angeles, Oregon State University, University of California San Diego, and University of Washington this month

10/19/2008 — MKA CEO/Chairman Jon Magnusson presents “Risk Management Techniques for the One Rincon Hill Project” at the annual meeting of the American Council of Engineering Companies in Montreal

10/18/2008 — Mark Begich, mayor of Anchorage, recognizes MKA at the grand opening of the Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center for “outstanding contributions” to the project

10/12/2008 — Five MKA employees complete the Chicago Marathon; congrats to Derek Beaman, Don Davies, Cameron Hufford, Paul Larsen, and Greg Rogers

10/8/2008 — MKA Principal Jay Taylor presents “Integrated Design,” for the Washington State University Architecture and Construction Management Fall 2008 Lecture Series in Pullman

10/4/2008 — MKA engineer Danny Currit completes the St. George Marathon in Utah

10/2/2008 — MKA Principal John Hooper participates in a panel discussion, “Innovation in Building Design and Construction: Where's the Demand?” at the Zweig-White Structural Engineers Buildings Conference in Atlanta

10/1/2008 — The National Institute of Standards and Technology releases its National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program's "Seismic Design Technical Brief No. 1, Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Special Moment Frames: A Guide for Practicing Engineers,” co-authored by MKA Principal John Hooper and MKA Engineer Chris Lubke, along with UC-Berkeley’s Prof. Jack Moehle

10/1/2008 — A new season of the ACE mentoring program is starting up, with opportunities for high school students to experience careers in the fields of architecture, construction, and engineering. The program is run by working professionals and offers hands-on project experience in a team environment. If interested, contact Eon Smith at esmith@mka.com

10/1/2008 — Multi-Housing Magazine awards its 2008 Design Excellence Awards; among the winners are Luma in Los Angeles (MKA project) which wins in the “Mixed-Use” category, and Fifth and Madison in Seattle (MKA project) which wins in the “High-Rise Housing” category

9/14/2008 — MKA Principal Shelley Clark participates in the two-day Group Health Bike MS Ride, raising more than $13,000 toward multiple sclerosis research as part of the "Biking Vikings" team

9/12/2008 — MKA Principal Derek Beaman serves as a press tour guide for the Seattle Public Library’s “Libraries for All” celebration

9/10/2008 — MKA engineer Lanny Flynn presents “BIM and Healthcare Projects” at the Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Forum in Chicago

9/7/2008 — MKA Engineer Rob Chmielowski completes the "Ford Ironman Triathalon" in Madison, WI, finishing in 12:26:51

8/27/2008 — The sun shone for MKA's annual employee golf tournament, held this year at Trilogy Golf Course in Redmond. Forty golfers participated in a scramble format, with a winning foursome of Shelley Clark, Ken Dahl, Kevin Borth, and Ian McFarlane. Prizes were also given for "Longest Drive" (Wyatt Henderson and Brook Jacksha), "Women's Longest Drive" (Amy Haaland), and "Closest to the Pin" (Jeff Baerwald and Bill Christopher).

8/22/2008 — MKA engineers take home the bronze in Seattle Sandfest 2008 competition held at Westlake Center on Friday, August 22. Their entry, "Sandskraper," was created by a team of eight and featured several MKA-designed Seattle buildings encircled by a giant Puget Sound octopus. Click here to see the final result or here to see the Seattle Post Intelligencer's coverage of the event. This was MKA's first-ever entry into this annual competition and sandcastle creation in general.

8/20/2008 — MKA Principal and Convention Center Specialist Group leader Derek Beaman participates in HOK's "Imagine That" workshop held August 20-22, 2008, in Kansas City. This is the 6th year that HOK has held their workshop, which brings together a select group of convention center owners, operators, designers, and consultants for a very useful exchange of information and ideas.

8/1/2008 — MKA Principal David Eckmann has been elected Chair of the Chicago Committee on High-Rise Buildings (CCHRB), with a term running through May 2010. CCHRB is an 81-member, not-for-profit organization founded to investigate problems or enhancements, support research, and disseminate information for economic design, construction, operation, and rehabilition of high-rise buildings. Eckmann, who also heads up MKA's Chicago office, has been involved with the committee for years.

7/17/2008 — MKA Senior Civil Engineer Brian Taylor presents "Green Roof Design and Construction" at the U.W. Professional Development Program on Low-Impact Development Techniques for Buildings in Seattle

7/12/2008 — The sun shines for MKA's 2008 Company Picnic at Vasa Park on the shores of Lake Sammamish, providing perfect conditions for the water balloon toss

7/11/2008 — MKA President Ron Klemencic chats with the Seattle Puget Sound Business Journal on tall buildings, challenging projects, and his fear of heights

7/10/2008 — A group of MKA's summer interns rise to new heights at the top of 1521 Second Avenue, a 37-story residential tower in Seattle (and an MKA project)

7/10/2008 — The 350-foot-long structure of the Museum of Flight pedestrian bridge (an MKA design) is barged up the Duwamish River from the fabricator's shop to its final destination at East Marginal Way South

6/23/2008 — MKA moves up 43 places in ranking in Engineering News Record's "Top 500" list, published in their June 23, 2008, issue

6/18/2008 — MKA Principal John Hooper presents "Research Implementations: Making a Difference" at the 6th Annual Meeting of the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) in Portland, Oregon

6/15/2008 — MKA Chairman Jon Magnusson presents the commencement address to 2008 graduates of the University of Washington's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

6/12/2008 — MKA ranks #7 (based on revenue) in the listing of top Puget Sound Area Engineering Firms published in the June 6-12, 2008, issue of Puget Sound Business Journal

6/10/2008 — MKA wins "Most Innovative" award in the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois' 2008 Engineering Excellence Competition for design of One Rincon Hill, San Francisco, continuing a 7-year record of wins in the competition

6/6/2008 — Engineers Cameron Hufford and Matt Streid from MKA's Chicago office participate in the 2008 Chicago Can-struction competition on a team sponsored by MKA, Bovis Lend Lease, and John Buck Company. The competition featured 20 structures designed and built by some of Chicago's top architecture and engineering firms. Over 85,000 full cans of food were incorporated into the structures, ultimately donated to the Greater Chicago Food Depository. For pictures of the entries, click here.

6/4/2008 — MKA civil engineer Brian Taylor presents on "Low-Impact Techniques for Buildings" at the WSU Extension/Puget Sound Partnership conference held in Sequim, Washington

6/1/2008 — MKA's performance-based seismic design of One Rincon Hill featured in Architectural Record's "Continuing Education" feature (originally written for ENR by Nadine Post)

5/13/2008 — MKA engineers, "dancing" to a metronome, participate in a research project measuring ballroom floor vibrations at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center

5/10/2008 — MKA engineers Cameron Hufford and Matt Streid gear up for the 2008 Midwest Can-Struction competition; MKA is a sponsor of the event and is teamed with Bovis Lend Lease

5/9/2008 — MKA Principal Derek Beaman presents the $2,000 Magnusson Klemencic Associates ACE Scholarship to a senior from Roosevelt High School planning to study civil engineering at the University Washington

4/30/2008 — MKA Engineer Jared Plank writes a column for the Structural Engineers Association of Washington’s newsletter, “Equilibrium,” detailing MKA’s ACE mentoring effort for 2007-2008

4/29/2008 — MKA wins the national-level ACEC Grand Conceptor Award, its highest honor across all disciplines, for the Olympic Sculpture Park, entered in the “Environmental Engineering” category; Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels declares April 29, 2008, as MKA/OSP Day

4/28/2008 — Olympic Sculpture Park receives “Top Restored Beach Award” from the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association

4/25/2008 — AIA Washington Council presents its annual Civic Design Awards, giving the only Honor Award to the Peninsula College Science and Technology Center, a Merit Award to the Seattle Public Library Montlake Branch, and Citations to the Evergreen Community College Whitehorse Hall and the Museum of Flight Pedestrian Bridge (all MKA projects!)

4/25/2008 — MKA Director of Earthquake Engineering John Hooper and Senior Associate Ola Johannson present “One Rincon Hill: Raising the Bar,” a paper they co-wrote with MKA President Ron Klemencic, at the ASCE Structures Congress in Vancouver, BC

4/24/2008 — MKA Principal Jay Taylor participates in a panel discussion, “Transitioning through Leadership and Ownership Change,” at the ”Design First” Colloquium in San Francisco

4/23/2008 — MKA Director of Civil Engineering Drew Gangnes lectured twice at the University of Washington this month, first presenting "Sustainable Sites: LEED and Beyond" to a Construction Management graduate student class on April 17, and then presenting "Low Impact Design" to a Civil and Environmental Engineering class on April 23

4/20/2008 — MKA Project South Lake Union Discovery Center recognized as one of the American Institute of Architects’ Committee on the Environment’s Top 10 Green Projects for 2007

4/1/2008 — MKA Principal Jay Taylor named Honorary Member of the Seattle Chapter of the American Institute of Architects

4/1/2008 — “Seismic Performance of Damage-Protected Beam-Column Joints,” an article co-written by MKA engineer Kevin Solberg, is published in the March-April ACI Structural Journal

3/31/2008 — MKA CEO/Chairman Jon Magnusson and Marketing Manager Julie Jackson present “Strategy and Marketing” for the University of Washington Design Firm Leadership and Management Certificate Program

3/12/2008 — Jon Magnusson, Chairman/C.E.O. of MKA, featured in Modern Steel Construction article "Reaching for the Stars" (March 2008), which discusses the whys of "Starchitects" versus "Star-Engineers"

3/5/2008 — MKA President Ron Klemencic presents “The Tale of Two Cities: Collaborative Innovations for Sustainable Towers” (a paper co-written with MKA Senior Associate Ola Johannsson and several architects from Solomon Cordwell Buenz) at the CTBUH 8th World Congress in Dubai, UAE

3/1/2008 — MKA COO Brian McIntyre and Senior Associate Peter Somers visit career fairs at the University of Washington, UCLA, UCSD, Stanford, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, and University of Texas at Austin during the month of February

2/29/2008 — MKA Principal Terry Palmer represents “blast and security protection” in a panel discussion on “Terminal Inspiration – Planning and Design” at the ACC/AAAE Airport Planning, Design, and Construction Symposium in Denver

2/23/2008 — MKA Principal John Hooper receives the Washington Society of Professional Engineers 2008 “Engineer of the Year” award. John was co-nominated by Structural Engineers Association of Washington (SEAW) and the Seattle Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

2/16/2008 — MKA hosts three teams of high school students in the ASCE Young Member Forum Popsicle Stick Bridge Contest; MKA engineers Ardel Jala, Serena Markey, and Kevin Solberg, along with Mithun architect Casey Riske, helped the teams with their creations, while MKA engineer Joanna Hingle served as a technical judge for ASCE

2/13/2008 — MKA Principal Jay Taylor serves as structural consultant at a design critique for the University of Washington Architecture 501 class

2/13/2008 — MKA Principal Matt Corsi begins his term as president of the Seattle Architectural Foundation

2/9/2008 — MKA engineer Tim Matthews presents the University of British Columbia’s EERI Student Chapter’s “Confined Masonry Project” at the annual meeting of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute in New Orleans

2/2/2008 — MKA hosts three teams of high school students preparing for the ASCE Young Member Forum Popsicle Stick Bridge Contest. The teams, made up of students from Seattle's ACE Mentor Program, will compete with other high schools around Puget Sound on Feb. 16 for the top prize; 2007's strongest bridge held more than 400 pounds!

1/22/2008 — MKA principal Robert Anderson presents “Project Overview: Harborview Hospital Renovation,” at a Structural Engineers Association of Washington lunchtime meeting

1/21/2008 — ENR cover story features One Rincon Hill (MKA project) and highlights MKA efforts in advancing performance-based seismic design of high-rise structures

1/18/2008 — MKA project Olympic Sculpture Park receives the Gold Award for Environmental Engineering from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Washington; it will now go on to the ACEC national awards competition, with winners announced in April

1/18/2008 — MKA President Ron Klemencic named American Council of Engineering Companies of Washington “2008 Engineer of the Year”; the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce features a Q&A with Ron about his engineering career

1/7/2008 — MKA Director of Civil Engineering Drew Gangnes named one of ENR’s Top 25 Newsmakers of 2007, for work promoting benefits of green roofs

12/13/2007 — Southwest Contractor Magazine recognizes Phase 1 of the Phoenix Convention Center Expansion (MKA project) with the Best Structural Engineering Project in Arizona’s Best of 2007 Awards

12/13/2007 — Time Magazine features Olympic Sculpture Park (MKA project) as #3 on its Top 10 list of “The Best (New and Upcoming) Architectural Marvels”

12/12/2007 — Alley24 (MKA project) featured as AIA Seattle AIA Project of the Month in Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce

12/7/2007 — Northwest Construction recognizes MKA projects Seattle Sheraton Expansion and 2200 in Seattle as tie winners of Best Major Project in the Washington’s Best of 2007 Awards; also recognized was The Wyatt (Cronin Block) in Portland, which was a tie winner of Best Major Project in Oregon’s Best of 2007 Awards

12/7/2007 — California Construction Magazine recognizes MKA projects The Odeon (150 Powell Street) in San Francisco as Best Redevelopment and Bay Street Emeryville as Best Mixed-Use in Northern California’s Best of 2007 Awards

12/7/2007 — Shelley Clark presents “Planning the Perfect Ski Vacation: From Groomers to Chutes, In Style” a non-industry Roundtable at the ICSC CenterBuild Conference in Phoenix. Shelley also served as a member of the Roundtable organizing committee this year

12/1/2007 — Midwest Construction Magazine recognizes MKA projects the Peoria Civic Center in Illinois with the Award of Merit for Public Works and 340 on the Park (340 East Randolph) in Chicago with the Award of Merit for Residential in its Best of 2007 Awards

11/13/2007 — MKA project One Rincon Hill wins the Construction Award at the ACI Northern California and Western Nevada chapter’s 2007 Construction Awards competition

11/5/2007 — “New Trends in Museum Development: Partnering with commercial developers,” an article by MKA Principal Greg Briggs, featured in Structural Engineer Magazine

11/4/2007 — MKA projects M Street won Urban High-Rise Development of the Year and 2200 won Mixed-Use Development of the Year at the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), Washington Chapter, "Night of the Stars"

11/3/2007 — MKA hosts awards program jury for the American Institute of Architects, Seattle Chapter, with jurors Joshua Prince-Ramus of REX-NY, Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang, Frank Harmon of North Carolina State University, and moderator Daniel Friedman of the UW; 7 winners were selected from more than 150 submittals, among them MKA projects Olympic Sculpture Park (the only Honor Award) and Bellevue City Hall (Honorable Mention). MKA Principal Jay Taylor served as co-chair of the awards committee

11/2/2007 — MKA Senior Associates Peter Somers and Mike Valley present “Seismic Design Using the 2006 IBC and ASCE 7-05,” a Structural Engineers Association of Washington seminar in Spokane on 11/1 and the Tri-Cities on 11/2

11/1/2007 — MKA project One Rincon Hill wins a "Build San Francisco Award," (an “Ebby”) in the Excellence in Business Awards competition from the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce

10/31/2007 — MKA COO Brian McIntyre and Senior Associate Peter Somers met with students at career fairs at the University of Washington, UCLA, and UCSD in the last month; for upcoming fairs, see the 12/7 "What's Happening" entry

10/31/2007 — AIA Northwest and Pacific Region announces its 2007 Region Design Awards, recognizing MKA projects Duke Energy Center (aka Cincinnati Convention Center) with a Citation and the Meadow Creek House with an Award of Merit

10/12/2007 — MKA President Ron Klemencic participates in a panel discussion on Aqua for the Construction Writers Association mid-year meeting in Chicago

9/27/2007 — MKA CEO/Chairman Jon Magnusson presents “How Creative Engineering Won the Hawaii Convention Center Project” at the ACEC 2007 National Conference on the Built Environment in Maui, Hawaii

9/25/2007 — MKA is a Bronze Sponsor of AIA Chicago's Designight being held Friday, October 26, 2007, at Navy Pier

9/17/2007 — Recruitment has begun for this year's ACE Mentor Program, a high school mentoring program to expose students to the architecture, construction, and engineering industries. The program is chaired by MKA CEO/Chairman Jon Magnusson and involves several MKA engineers as structural and civil mentors

9/12/2007 — Seattle’s Daily Journal of Commerce publishes ACEC 50th Anniversary Special Section, with “A Beautiful Tomorrow for Structural Engineering” by MKA CEO/Chairman Jon Magnusson and The Best of 50 Years, a list of top Washington engineering projects (including MKA projects Experience Music Project and Safeco Field)

9/10/2007 — MKA Director of Earthquake Engineering John Hooper participates in a panel discussing “Performance-Based Seismic Design of High-Rise Buildings” at the 12th U.S./Japan Workshop on Improvement of Structural Design and Construction Practices in Kuaui, Hawaii, sponsored by the Applied Technology Council and Japan Structural Consultants Association

9/8/2007 — MKA Principal Shelley Clark bikes 150 miles in just two days for the Group Health MS Society Bike Tour! MKA donated $100 to her team, “The Biking Vikings,” which raised $12,000 for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society

9/1/2007 — Northwest Construction publishes its 2007 Top Projects list, with MKA civil projects the Gallery, Bravern, and Snohomish High School, and structural projects The Wyatt (Cronin Block), Anchorage Convention Center Expansion, Four Seasons Hotel and Residences, and Evergreen Hospital and Medical Center Expansion

9/1/2007 — Smart Corner, a 20-story residential tower and 5-story office tower in San Diego designed by MKA, has been awarded LEED Silver certification

8/31/2007 — MKA’s annual golf tournament was a great time for everyone, with winner Kevin Wang bringing home the MKA “traveling” chrome rebar putter trophy

8/12/2007 — MKA's co-ed softball team finishes in 3rd place following Sunday's action-packed season-ending tournament, with Coach Kevin Borth leading the team to a 1-2 record for the day

8/8/2007 — Montlake Library (MKA project) featured as AIA Seattle "AIA Project of the Month" in Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce

8/8/2007 — “MKA United,” the firm’s co-ed soccer team, is going strong with a 3-1-3 record, playing in the Co-Rec Soccer League that includes 2,000 players on 350 teams around Puget Sound

8/6/2007 — ENR Magazine's cover story, "For Audacious Architecture in Louisville, Form Follows Structure," discusses the synergy between MKA and architect REX in the design of Museum Plaza in Louisville; the cover shot, "Model Engineering," pictures MKA Principal Jay Taylor and the hands of MKA President Ron Klemencic

8/2/2007 — Entries now being accepted for AIA Seattle's 2007 Honor Awards program, known this year as "unbound," which is co-chaired by MKA's Jay Taylor and AMGA's Rick Mohler (and supported by MKA at the Silver Sponsor level)

8/1/2007 — Architectural Record magazine's August issue focuses on "Engineering the New Architecture" and includes an unusual 2-page chart illustrating the interrelatedness of engineering and architectural practices throughout the world, with MKA employees John Skilling (now deceased), C.E.O/Chairman Jon Magnusson, and President Ron Klemencic shown as impacting the "Pacific Rim" area

8/1/2007 — Building Design + Construction magazine features Seattle Art Museum Expansion (MKA project) in article entitled "Creative Finance"

7/20/2007 — Architectural Record features MKA project Olympic Sculpture Park and focuses on the unique MSE retention system developed by MKA in the Technical Brief section

7/18/2007 — MKA Chairman/CEO Jon Magnusson participates in the annual 3xPT roundtable exploring how project delivery approaches can take advantage of BIM

7/14/2007 — MKA hosts 2007 Employee Summer Picnic at Vasa Park, a sunny day with socializing, great food, fun kids' activities, interesting games, and prizes

7/11/2007 — Bellevue City Hall upgrade (MKA project) featured as AIA Seattle "AIA Project of the Month" in Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce

6/23/2007 — MKA Chairman/C.E.O. Jon Magnusson quoted in New York Times article on "Safety Group Proposes Third Stairwell in Highrises"

6/19/2007 — MKA President Ron Klemencic presents "Research Needs in Concrete Buildings" at the 5th Annual Meeting of the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation in Snowbird, UT

6/15/2007 — MKA engineer Brian Taylor and Director of Civil Engineering Drew Gangnes co-present "Urban Green" at the Low-Impact Development/Design Conference in Seattle, WA

6/9/2007 — MKA's design of WaMuCenter/Seattle Art Museum Expansion wins "Best Large Structure" in the 2007 Awards Program held by the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois

6/1/2007 — Chicago "Can-struction" entry by Bovis Lend Lease, Solomon Cordwell Buenz, Queen of Peace High School, Related Midwest, and Magnusson Klemencic Associates takes "Best Meal" award. The team's entry, a giant laptop constructed from packaged food products, represents the "Search for Ways to End Hunger."

6/1/2007 — MKA engineers Joshua Yunker and Elisabeth Schumacher receive an "Outstanding Service Project Award" from Seattle University's Science and Engineering Project Center during the center's 20th Anniversary event

6/1/2007 — Article on WaMu Center/Seattle Art Museum Expansion authored by MKA Principal Doug Loesch published in June 2007 issue of Structure Magazine

5/23/2007 — ACE Mentor Program of Washington holds 2007 "Student Presentation Night"; MKA mentor engineers for 2007 were Ardel Blanquera, Micaela Ellison, Janet Miller, Jared Plank, and Chris Stearns

5/19/2007 — MKA President Ron Klemencic presents on "Performance-Based Design of Tall Reinforced Concrete Ductile Core Wall Systems" at ASCE SEI 2007 Structures Congress in Long Beach, CA

5/17/2007 — MKA Director of Civil Engineering Drew Gangnes presents "Urban Green" seminar to University of Washington Civil Engineering Department

5/16/2007 — Engineering News Record article "Good News for Tall Concrete Cores" discusses MKA link beam research underway in association with the University of California Los Angeles

5/15/2007 — MKA Chairman/C.E.O. Jon Magnusson presents on "High-Rise Egress" at AEI Workshop in New York City

5/14/2007 — MKA Principal Jay Taylor and Director of Civil Engineering Drew Gangnes guest lecture on "Integrated Design" to the University of Washington's Architecture 530 studio

5/13/2007 — Stadium High School Renovation (MKA project) awarded a Valerie Sivinski Award for Outstanding Achievement in Historic Rehabilitation by the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation

5/11/2007 — ACE (Architecture/Construction/Engineering) Mentor Program of Washington awards $25,000 in scholarships to local high school students

5/8/2007 — MKA receives two of just seven national Grand Awards (selected from 180 entries) presented by the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) at their 2007 Engineering Excellence Awards Competition. Winning MKA projects were the Seattle Green Roof Evaluation Project ("Studies/Research" category) and WaMu Center/Seattle Art Museum Expansion ("Structural Systems" category).

5/7/2007 — MKA President Ron Klemencic presents "High-Rise Buildings Gone Wild" to civil engineering graduate students at University of California Berkeley

5/5/2007 — Seattle Art Museum (MKA project) celebrates its grand reopening during 36-hour weekend celebration

5/4/2007 — MKA President Ron Klemencic, Principal John Hooper, and engineer Andy Fry co-present "Alternative Procedures for Design of Tall Buildings" at Los Angeles Tall Buildings Structural Design Council Conference in Los Angeles, CA

4/30/2007 — Museum of Flight, Future of Flight, and Boeing Everett Plant (all MKA projects) featured on Today Show’s “Where in the World is Matt Lauer” series; more info here

4/25/2007 — MKA Director of Civil Engineering Drew Gangnes presents findings of Seattle Green Roof Evaluation Project to Seattle City Council

4/25/2007 — MKA’s development of “Performance-Based Seismic Design of High-Rise Buildings” honored in Washington D.C. as one of two finalists for the ASCE Civil Engineering Forum for Innovation (CEFI) Charles Pankow Award; click here for details

4/24/2007 — MKA Senior Associate Mike Valley named 2007 Engineer of the Year by Structural Engineers Association of Washington

4/23/2007 — MKA's Seattle Green Roof Evaluation Project concludes after 18-month monitoring period, documenting value of eco-roofs in Pacific Northwest

4/22/2007 — MKA President Ron Klemencic presents “Hardscape” at ACI 2007 Spring Conference in Atlanta, GA

4/18/2007 — MKA Chicago Office Managing Principal Dave Eckmann moderates panel on "Cable Net Walls - Where do I Even Start?" at the AISC North American Steel Construction Conference in New Orleans

4/18/2007 — MKA relocates Chicago office to 111 South Wacker, Suite 3930, Chicago, Illinois, 60606-4398.

4/17/2007 — MKA becomes “Executive Sponsor” of Structural Engineers Foundation, a Chicago-based nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing structural engineering

4/16/2007 — MKA's Seattle Green Roof Evaluation Project featured in Engineering News Record article entitled "Green-Roof Study Results Offer Positive Surprises"

4/10/2007 — Seattle’s Olympic Sculpture Park (MKA project) wins Honor Award at AIA New York 2007 design competition

4/3/2007 — MKA awarded design of $250 million San Jose Convention Center with LMN Architects

4/1/2007 — MKA starts new "What's Happening" web log