Interior Design magazine features Southwest's Firstenburg Tower
February 1, 2008

Southwest Washington Medical Center’s new E.W. and Mary Firstenburg Tower is featured in the February 2008 Interior Design magazine. The latest tour de force of Seattle architect, NBBJ, the Firstenburg Tower design puts the human factor first. Innovation started with a basic question: How do you ameliorate the fear factor? “We added inspiration, beauty and healing to the usual survey of operations, functions, and space programming,” said NBBJ’s Rysia Suchecka. Read more

Modern Healthcare ranks new patient tower among top hospitals nationwide for design and guest amenities
September 24, 2007

Southwest was one of four Award of Excellence winners chosen by Modern Healthcare out of 181 entries. The winners are profiled in the magazine’s Sept. 24 issue, on newsstands today. Entries were evaluated on design excellence, functional utility, flexibility of design, and response to families and patients. Healthcare and design architects, as well as healthcare executives served as judges.Read more 

Health Care Design Magazine bestows national architectural honor on new patient tower
October 4, 2007

The Firstenburg Tower was featured on the front cover of the 2007 Architectural Showcase publication of Healthcare Design Magazine . Southwest is one of nine Citation of Merit winners recognized by a 14-person panel of health care architects. Read more. 

2007 Community Pride Award celebrates outstanding development projects

Six projects, including the E.W. and Mary Firstenburg Tower, were honored at the 2007 Community Pride Design Awards ceremony for their innovative approach to architectural design, community enhancement, public facilities, and commercial development.

Read more about the awards or get an inside look at the tower by viewing the video presented at the awards ceremony. 

Firstenburg Tower Earns Honors in The Columbian's review of best architecture in Clark County  

The Firstenburg Tower—standing tall as the highest man-made point in Vancouver—also stands out in the crowd among other examples of creative architecture from around Clark County. In a recent contest for The Columbian newspaper, the Firstenburg Tower made the top 10 on the list of Clark County’s Best Architecture.

A group of local architects were polled using criteria similar to the recent national poll by the American Institute of Architects. Members of the Vancouver chapter voted the Firstenburg Tower as #9 on Clark County’s list, and readers voted the Tower as their #2 pick.

2007 Outstanding Project of the Year Award from the Northwest Wall and Ceiling Bureau

Southwest’s Firstenburg Patient Tower was recognized with a 2007 Outstanding Project of the Year Award from the Northwest Wall and Ceiling Bureau. The awards were announced at the association’s recent annual convention in Coeur d’Alene. The top five commercial and residential projects from the Pacific Northwest were selected for outstanding interior and exterior work. Performance Contracting, received an Interior Commercial Award for their work on the Firstenburg Tower’s lobby ceiling. The structure features a dramatic flowing form made from steel framing and drywall.