Seattle City Hall (also known as the Seattle Municipal Building) is the home of the offices of the
mayor and
city council of
Seattle, Washington, located between 4th Avenue and 5th Avenue in the
downtown
''Downtown'' is a term primarily used in North America by English speakers to refer to a city's sometimes commercial, cultural and often the historical, political and geographic heart. It is often synonymous with its central business distric ...
area of the city. Most city departments have their offices in the nearby
Seattle Municipal Tower. In 2003, the Seattle city government moved into a new, "green" city hall building. Until 1962, the city government operated from the
King County Courthouse, alongside the
King County
King County is located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population was 2,269,675 in the 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Washington, and the 13th-most populous in the United States. The county seat is Seattle, also the st ...
government. The new City Hall and Plaza, together with the adjacent Seattle Municipal Tower,
Seattle Justice Center, and (unbuilt) Civic Square, comprise the
Seattle Civic Center.
Awards
* 2005 U.S. Green Building Council:
LEED
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a
green building certification program used worldwide. Developed by the non-profit U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), it includes a set of rating systems for the design, construction ...
-NC v2 Gold
* 2005 AIA Seattle: Commendation for Design
* 2006 AIA Washington Civic Design Awards: Honor Award
* 2006 American Institute of Steel Construction IDEAS Awards Program: Merit Award
* 2007 AIA Northwest & Pacific Region: Merit Award
Gallery
See also
*
Black Lives Matter street mural (Seattle City Hall)
References
External links
Seattle City Hall websiteU.S. Green Building Council
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Government buildings in Seattle
City halls in Washington (state)
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold certified buildings
Tourist attractions in Seattle
Downtown Seattle