MacDonald Architects logo

archive

June 26, 2012
  • Civil Engineering Magazine
  • Seattle Considers Three Replacement Bridge Designs
SR520 Seattle
May 29, 2012
  • Seattle Transit Blog
  • 520 Portage Bay Replacement Drawings
SR520 Seattle
May 29, 2012
  • Seattle Times
  • Towers, Cables in Designs for Portage Bay Stretch of 520 Bridges
SR520 Seattle
December 8, 2011
  • San Francisco Chronicle
  • 10 Changes for the Better in 2010
10 Changes for the Better in 2010
July 5, 2011
  • portlandmilwaukie
  • Groundbreaking for Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Bridge
Willamette River Bridge
July 5, 2011
  • Faktisk
  • Golden Gate version 2.0
Golden Gate version 2.0
May 20, 2011
  • Town of Ross
  • Lagunitas Bridge Dedication Ceremony
Lagunitas Bridge Dedication Ceremony
April 14, 2011
  • City of Redding
  • Cypress Bridge Dedication Ceremony
Cypress Bridge Dedication Ceremony
March 14, 2011
  • Marin Independent Journal
  • Liberatore at Large: Architect's Illustrated Book Reveals Secrets of the Golden Gate
Liberatore at Large: Architect's Illustrated Book Reveals Secrets of the Golden Gate
March 15, 2011
  • Civil Engineering Magazine
  • NBA Team Incorporates Bay Bridge into New Logo
NBA Team Incorporates Bay Bridge into New Logo
May 15, 2011
  • San Francisco Chronicle
  • Instant Icon
February 2011
  • Civil Engineering Magazine
  • Pedestrian Bridge Project in San Francisco Region was No Easy Walk
Pedestrian Bridge Project in San Francisco Region was No Easy Walk
February 2011
  • Modern Steel Construction
  • Wings of Steel
Wings of Steel
November 27, 2010
  • San Francisco Chronicle
  • Nod to History would Craft Best S.F. Architecture
Nod to History would Craft Best S.F. Architecture
October 29, 2010
  • Daily Pacific Builder
  • New Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge Opens Near Pleasant Hill BART Station
New Pedestrian and Bicycle Bridge Opens Near Pleasant Hill BART Station
October 9, 2010
  • San Francisco Chronicle
  • Footbridge an Elegant new Icon in East Bay
Footbridge an Elegant new Icon in East Bay
July 28, 2010
  • Marin Independent Journal
  • Transportation Agency Approves $5 Million for Suicide Barrier Work
Transportation Agency Approves $5 Million for Suicide Barrier Work
May 2010
  • Trains
  • New Bridge: No Cars Allowed
New Bridge: No Cars Allowed
November 18, 2009
  • Tekla Structures
  • Congratulations to the Winners of Tekla's 2009 North American Model Competition
Congratulations to the Winners of Tekla's 2009 North American Model Competition
November 3, 2009
  • Popular Mechanics
  • The World's 18 Strangest Bridges
The World's 18 Strangest Bridges
October 26, 2009
  • Daily Journal of Commerce
  • Portland Cycling Community Weighs in on New Bridge
Portland Cycling Community Weighs in on New Bridge
September 28, 2009
  • City of Napa
  • First Street Bridge Opening Ceremony
First Street Bridge Opening Ceremony
September 18, 2009
  • San Francisco Business Times
  • Winners of the Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
La Loma Foothill Bridge
September 4, 2009
  • San Francisco Examiner
  • SF Museum & Historical Society, Project Architect Off an Exclusive Tour of the Bay Bridge
Bay Bridge
August 23, 2009
  • San Francisco Chronicle
  • Bay Bridge Workers Face Test Labor Day Weekend
Bay Bridge
August 6, 2009
  • The Oregonian
  • New Willamette Bridge to Span Cyclist-Pedestrian Chasm
New Willamette Bridge to Span Cyclist-Pedestrian Chasm
July 29, 2009
  • City of Napa
  • New First St. Bridge to open Sat. Aug. 1 - Oxbow Market celebrates
First Street Bridge, Napa
July 28, 2009
  • The Architect's Newspaper
  • Rubber Bridge: Portland Mulls Beauty vs. Budget in Proposed Willamette River Crossing
Willamette River Bridge
July 24, 2009
  • Portland Art
  • Willamette Transit Bridge Design Update
Willamette River Bridge
July 8, 2009
  • Bike Portland
  • An Update on Bikeway Design for TriMet's New Light Rail Bridge
An Update on Bikeway Design for TriMet's New Light Rail Bridge
July 7, 2009
  • Portland Architecture
  • TriMet's Willamette Bridge: Have to Admit It's Getting Better?
Willamette River Bridge sketch
July 6, 2009
  • Examiner
  • TriMet Transit Bridge: It will be Gorgeous, Cheap, and Unique
The audience listens attentively to the designer
June 16, 2009
  • The Oregonian
  • Soaring or Boring? TriMet Ponders the Price of Originality
Willamette River Bridge
June 1, 2009
  • Portland Architecture
  • Design by Committee: Notes from the Latest Willamette River Bridge Meeting
Willamette River Bridge
May 28, 2009
  • Portland Mercury
  • Committee Splits on Bridge Design
Hybrid bridge
May 28, 2009
  • Daily Journal of Commerce
  • Transit Bridge Design not Finalized
Willamette River Bridge
May 13, 2009
  • Examiner
  • Bridge Over Troubled Waters: The New SF Oakland Bay Bridge
The New SF Oakland Bay Bridge
May 1, 2009
  • San Francisco Chronicle
  • Architects Proclaim New Span a Landmark
Architects Proclaim New Span a Landmark
March 29, 2009
  • City of Folsom
  • Grand opening ceremony of Folsom Dam Bridge
Grand opening ceremony of Folsom Dam Bridge
March 4, 2009
  • Downtown News
  • Rebuilding a Bridge
Sixth Street Viaduct
November 23, 2008
  • San Francisco Chronicle
  • Holiday Books: Architecture
Golden Gate Bridge: History and Design of an Icon
September 24, 2008
  • San Francisco Chronicle
  • New Bay Bridge Span on Road to Being Icon
Stephen Jackson
October 2007
  • Architectural Record
  • Editorial
Architectural Record
August 2007
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • La Loma Foothill Bridge opening for Fall 2007 semester at Berkeley
La Loma Foothill Bridge
July 2007
  • Builder/Architect
  • An Untutored Process
1083 Clay Street
May 2006
  • Roads & Bridges
  • Top Ten Bridges of All Time
Top Ten Bridges of All Time
May 2006
  • Team Bike Challenge
  • MacDonald Architects wins first place in the Bay Area for the Bike to Work Challenge
Bike to Work Day
November 9, 2005
  • LA DPW Engineering Newsletter
  • Groundbreaking of Avenue 19 Bridge over Arroyo Seco
Avenue 19 Bridge
September / October 2005
  • Constructor Magazine
  • A Graceful Link: North America's Longest Calbe-Span Bridge Opens in Charleston, S.C., Just Four Years From Award of the Initial Contract
Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge
2005
  • National Steel Bridge Alliance
  • Prize Bridge Competition: 2005 Winners
Cooper River Bridge
June 25, 2005
  • San Francisco Chronicle
  • Motorists to Dig Deeper for Soaring New Bay Bridge
Bay Bridge
March 10, 2005
  • San Francisco Chronicle
  • Safe, Slick Suicide Barrier Sounds Simple--But It's Not / Addition to Span Would Require Aerodynamic Finesse
Golden Gate Bridge Suicide Barriers
January 29, 2005
  • Napa Valley Register
  • Two Designs Offered for Napa's First Street Bridge
First Street Bridge, Napa
2005
  • Roadtraffic-Technology
  • Cooper River Bridge, United States of America
Cooper River Bridge
2004/2005
  • South Carolina Architecture
  • Architects & Engineers Push the Envelope
Coooper River Bridge
November 28, 2004
  • San Francisco Chronicle
  • Bay Area Architect of Bridge Redesign Angry / He Says Postponing Project for Years Puts Public at Risk
Bay Bridge
April 3, 2004
  • Bridge Design & Engineering
  • Winner Takes All
Bridge Design & Engineering
January 15, 2004
  • San Francisco Chronicle
  • Gate Bridge Bike Rails Blend Well
Golden Gate Bridge Bike Rails
October 12, 2003
  • Bridge Design & Engineering
  • High-Rise Remit
Cooper River Bridge
July 14, 2003
  • Engineering News-Record
  • Charleston's New Signature Span
Cooper River Bridge
April 12, 2003
  • City of Napa
  • Maxwell Bridge Groundbreaking Ceremony
Maxwell Bridge Groundbreaking Ceremony
February 16, 2003
  • The Post and Courier
  • Cooper River Bridge Taking Shape: Diamond-Shaped Towers Climb into the Sky
Cooper River Bridge
October 26, 2002
  • Press Democrat
  • Golden Gate Installs New Rail: Construction Project Will Add Barrier for Walkers
Golden Gate Bridge Patrol rides along the new bike rail
August 18, 2002
  • San Francisco Chronicle
  • The Bay Area's Next Landmark is Beginning to Rise Almost Unseen on Oakland's Shore
Bay Bridge
August 4, 2002
  • The Post and Courier
  • Designing a Lowcountry Landmark
Cooper River Bridge
March 3, 2002
  • San Francisco Chronicle
  • City of Berkeley Eastshore Pedestrian Overcrossing
Eastshore Pedestrian Overcrossing
January 30, 2002
  • Contra Costa Times
  • Work Begins on Bay Bridge Eastern Span
Former Gov. Gray Davis speaking at  groundbreaking ceremony
July 2, 2001
  • The Post and Courier
  • Announcing the New Cooper River Bridge
Cooper River Bridge