Master planned development to support innovative industry and a skilled workforce.
SERVICES PROVIDED:
Architecture
Civil Engineering
Land Use Planning
Landscape Architecture
The City of Kent and Avenue 55 hired Mackenzie to design and develop a place to engage Kent Valley's diverse populations in science, engineering, technologies, arts, and advanced manufacturing. Kent was home to the Boeing Space Center and currently houses key facilities for SpaceX, Blue Origin, and a significant array of innovative companies in this sector. The project is located on city-owned lands on the “fifty-yard line” of the Kent Valley and within the walkable grid of its historic downtown.
DESIGN DRIVERS
The team worked closely with the City, Green River College, University of Washington, a State Representative and Avenue 55 to develop a concept, campus plan and campus vision yielding a booklet for grant funding, community consensus building, industry, and university engagement.
The project supports modern methods of engaging with students outside of the traditional classroom.
The project provides exposure to the worlds of innovation, imagination, and
collaboration that lie ahead in advanced careers in the region.
Technical education will focus on the
intersection of digital and traditional hardware skills that together are remaking career pathways.
