The Burke Museum

Role at GGN: Project Manager and Project Designer (Design Lead, Shannon Nichol)

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Olson Kundig

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The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, located on the University of Washington campus and the historic land of the Coast Salish Peoples, offered an opportunity to showcase native plants of the Pacific Northwest in a highly-trafficked urban environment. A Doug Fir forest, Camas Meadow, and 'Burke Yard,' accommodate museum program within a rich, native-plant landscape. Camas meadows are an at-risk plant community, important ecologically and culturally for the indigenous peoples of this region.

INFO                                                                            Location: Seattle, WA
Size: 5.3 acres
Client: Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Completion Date: 2019       

TEAM                                                                            Olson Kundig, Architect
GGN, Landscape Architect
Magnusson Klemencic Associates, Engineer
Oxbow Farm & Conservation Center, Nursery

LINKS                                                                              The Burke Museum Native Plant List
Oxbow Native Plant Nursery  
Camas Meadow a Teacher for Future Generations