Another huge highlight of 2020 was the construction of the North Bank Playground in Riverfront Park. This update video from August shows LaRiviere and ID Sculpture crews working to bring the plans to life, including the hand-carved splash pad walls and climbing elements. Crews have wrapped up exterior site work for the year and will continue on the maintenance and operations building through the winter. The playground is scheduled for completion in early spring 2021.

Crews at the North Bank Playground at Riverfront Park are still going strong. The operations and maintenance building is dried in and ready for more snow. The exterior masonry and interior utilities have been completed, and the drywall installation is underway. The very-fun play tower is nearing completion, with the surrounding finished grade nearly finalized, tower slides placed, and the skin/panels are going up. Bravo to the crews busy on-site, no matter what weather gets thrown their way. We can’t wait to play in the spring.
Check out the latest drone shots of the North Bank of Riverfront Park. You can see the playground progress before the final push next spring. The play equipment is installed, and the basketball court is ready for winter. These photos Selkirk Development provide context and you can see the proximity of the playground to the new Sportsplex, former Ram Building, and the connectivity to the rest of Riverfront Park and downtown Spokane.
Winter is barely here, but we are already looking forward to spring!

Here’s a Good Read: The New York Times covers the completion of the Catalyst Building in the University District.

At the North Bank Playground at Riverfront Park, crews are working on the operations and maintenance building interior systems.
The CSO 26 Plaza design was one of the most interesting and challenging projects we have worked on.
#WorksiteWednesday We are thankful for clear, blue skies at the Ridgeline High School site in Liberty Lake. It is a very active site, with crews working on all fields – baseball, football, and prepping the tennis courts for paving. This will be a premier sports complex for high schools in the Inland Northwest.

Bernardo Wills Architects is proud to sponsor Career Explore NW, a community tool designed to guide people and students toward a job or career, while helping employers in our region create a talent pipeline. We are partnering with KSPS Public Television and the Spokane Workforce Council to highlight the folks that make Bernardo Wills Architects great: interior designers, architects, and landscape architects. Here is our second spotlight, featuring landscape architect and certified arborist James Davis. Learn more about the landscape architecture field and Career Explore NW here.

Check out this video about Spokane Valley’s Appleway Trail. The 5.1-mile paved pathway is designed for walkers, runners, and cyclists. Improvements to the Appleway Trail have been in progress since 2015, and Bernardo Wills Architects provided landscape architecture services to the City of Spokane Valley for this project.

#WorksiteWednesday At Union Stadium in the Mead School District, crews are putting the finishing touches on the field and stadium that will serve Mead and Mt. Spokane high schools. These images feature the installation of the play clock, artificial turf, and scoreboard. Also included: paving progress of the upper parking lot and the beautiful new soccer field.