PCAD - Robert J. Frasca

Aerial view of the UW Molecular Engineering Building Phase I, (center with green roof), Seattle, 2012; from the UW Department of Architecture Arch [BE] Log, photo by John Stamets

Construction photograph of the building site at 801 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA, 2015. From Google Maps/Street View

Exterior view of King Street Station, Seattle, c2007; from Wikimedia Commons and Flickr photo by Felix_s

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Male, US

Associated with the firms network

Wolff-Zimmer-Gunsul-Frasca, Architects; Wolff-Zimmer-Gunsul-Frasca-Ritter, Architects; Zimmer Gunsul Frasca (ZGF) Partnership

Professional History

Partner, Zimmer, Gunsul, Frasca, Architects, Portland, OR, 1966-present;

Fellow, American Institute of Architects;

PCAD id: 853

Buildings and other works

Name	Date	City	State
1st National Bank of Portland, Headquarters Building #3, Downtown, Portland, OR	1916	Portland	OR
2nd Avenue and Seneca Building, Downtown, Seattle, WA	1991	Seattle	WA
4th and Madison Building, Downtown, Seattle, WA	2002	Seattle	WA
801 5th Avenue Office Building, Downtown, Seattle, WA	2015-2017	Seattle	WA
American Can Company, Factory and District Office, Downtown, Seattle, WA	1915-1916	Seattle	WA
Amtrak Railroad Station #2, Everett, WA	2002	Everett	WA
City Center Plaza, Tower II, Downtown, Bellevue, WA	2006-2009	Seattle	WA
Day, W. Robert, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Campus, Seattle, WA		Seattle	WA
Eliot Condominium, SW Portland, Portland, OR	2006	Portland	OR
Esco Corporation, Office Building, Portland, OR	1968
Evergreen State College, Lecture Hall, Olympia, WA	1971-1972	Olympia	WA
Great Northern Railway Company, King Street Depot #2, Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA	1904-1906	Seattle	WA
King County, Library System (KCLS), Branch #2, Bothell, WA	1995	Bothell	WA
King County, Library System (KCLS), Branch #3, Bellevue, WA	1992-1993
Oregon Convention Center, Lloyd District, Portland, OR	1990	Portland	OR
Oregon Health Sciences University, Vollum Institute for Advanced Biomedical Research, Portland, OR	1987	Portland	OR
Oregon Historical Society, Headquarters Building, Downtown, Portland, OR	1966-1966	Portland	OR
Palos Verdes Library District, Peninsula Center Branch, Palos Verdes Estates, CA		Palos Verdes Estates	CA
Portland Community College, Cascade Campus Plan, Humboldt, Portland, OR	1970-1971	Portland	OR
Providence Health and Services, Colby Campus, Regional Medical Center, Tower Building, Everett, WA		Everett	WA
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, Family Justice Center, Central San Jose, San Jose, CA	2013-2016	San Jose	CA
United States Public Health Service, Marine Hospital, Beacon Hill, Seattle, WA	1930-1933	Seattle	WA
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center, Mission Bay Campus, Genentech Hall, San Francisco, CA		San Francisco	CA
University of Oregon, School of Education Building, Eugene, OR		Eugene	OR
University of Washington, Seattle (UW), Molecular Engineering Buildings Phases I and II, Seattle, WA	2009-2011	Seattle	WA

Publications

Cochrane, Samuel, "Splendor Restored", Architectural Digest, 71: 4, 190, 2014-04. "Letters", Architectural Digest, 71: 6, 38, 2014-06. Pearson, Clifford A., "Track star, Seattle: ZGF's renovation of King Street Station revives a faded landmark while positioning the city for an integrated transit future", Architectural Record, 202: 8, 118-120, 2014-08. Crosbie, Michael, Architecture for Books, 174-179, 2003. Solomon, Nancy B., "Wind and Light: Strikingly Simple, the Faceted Towers of the Oregon Convention Center Belie Technical Challenges", Architecture: the AIA Journal, 80: 3, 127-129, 1991-03. Dietsch, Deborah K., "Twin Peaks: Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon, Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership", Architecture: the AIA Journal, 80: 3, 86-93, 1991-03. " Le cime gemelle (Wrightiane) di Portland", Architettura; cronache e storia, 37: 10, 813-815, 1991-10. McDonald, Martha, "On the right track: 2014 Palladio Awards, restoration and renovation - winner, ZGF Architects, Seattle, WA; project, restoration of King Street Station, Seattle, WA", Clem Labine's Traditional Building, 27: 3, 9-11, 2014-06. Bierman, M. Lindsay, "New Edition", Interior Design, 68: 4, 144-151, 03/1997. Thompson, J. William, "Remembered Rain: in Portland, a Stormwater Garden Celebrates Rain Falling on an Urban Setting", Landscape Architecture, 94: 9, 60,62-64,66, 2004-09. Library Builders, 214-215, 1997. Karaim, Reed, "Ticket to ride: eight historic places across the country that honor America's railroad heritage", Preservation: The magazine of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, 71: 2, 73-74, 2019 Spring. "King Street Station", Preservation: The magazine of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, 65: 2, 13, 2013 Summer. Elin, Jessica, Boles, Daralice D., "More than a Box with Docks", Progressive Architecture, 70: 2, 79, 1989-02. Romano, Ben, "Hutch & Steam Plant--30 years in the making", Seattle Times, D4, 2018-06-17. King, Marsha, "Feats of Clay--Architects Turn Back to Terra Cotta to Bring Vivid Colors to Buildings", Seattle Times, L1, 1989-03-12.

Links

About the Institute History of the Oregon Historical Society In One of 2010’s Biggest Deals Yet, Suburban Seattle Office Property Trades for $310M It Takes a Team New Molecular Engineering Building Nears Completion University of Washington, MolES AND NanoES BUILDINGS Laboratories and Research University of Washington’s New Nano-ES Building Meets Design, Schedule, and Budget Goals with Wausau’s Unitized Curtainwall