Rudy Bruner Award Collection

Title

Pike Place Market

Description

1987 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence - Gold Medal

Pike Place Market in Seattle renovated historic waterfront buildings to create a thriving farmers market with retail, low-income housing, and social services. Much more than a market, the project spans seven acres and includes 300 businesses and 750 subsidized housing units in an interdependent network of business owners, consumers, and neighbors.

The Market Foundation, created to support local residents, offers a wide a variety of social services including a health clinic, food bank, child care center, and senior center to strengthen and serve the community.

The farmers market was established in 1907 by local farmers in response to steep price increases in produce. The project preserves the founders’ commitment to creating and serving community by combining retail with residential units and social services. At the same time, the project preserves a section of the city’s waterfront, mixing new development with the adaptive reuse of several blocks of historic buildings. The market’s programming reflects its intention to attract a diverse population to the venue, where people can still “meet the producers” in the oldest continually run farmers market in the country.

Coverage

Seattle, WA

Date

1987

Subject

public markets

mixed-income housing

historic preservation

historic districts

social services

mixed-use developments

community development

retail development

public-private sector cooperation

farmers' markets

food security

Contributor

City of Seattle

Contributor

en Public Agency

Bumgardner Architects

Contributor

en Architect

Pike Place Market Historical Commission

Contributor

en Public Agency

Pike Place Market Preservation & Development Authority

Contributor

en Developer

Herzog Associates, Inc. Planning and Evaluation Services

Contributor

en Planner

Pike Place Market Foundation

Contributor

en Community Group

Friends of the Market

Contributor

en Community Group

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