Cary Kopczynski & Company

CTBUH Silver Member

About

Member Since: 2018

Member Offices: Seattle

For more than 30 years, Cary Kopczynski & Company (CKC) has provided structural engineering excellence for major projects throughout the United States and beyond.

CKC focus on major urban projects include – multifamily residential buildings, office buildings, hotels, retail, parking structures, and more. CKC is based in Seattle with offices in Chicago, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

CKC‘s engineering designs have received more than 60 awards of excellence from national trade and professional associations. A testimony to the ability to consistently provide engineering excellence.

CKC’s passion for innovation and new technology, combined with our extensive experience, inspires cutting edge structural designs that lead the industry. CKC designs also reflect a keen understanding of the most efficient construction techniques, which makes them more buildable and cost-effective.

Fields of Expertise

Seismic Design; Structural Engineering

Membership details

Membership Level

Silver

Member Since

2018

Member Offices

Seattle

Buildings

Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	400 Lincoln Square	Bellevue	2017	139.4 m / 457 ft
2	500 Lincoln Square	Bellevue	2017	139 m / 456 ft
3	Premier on Pine	Seattle	2015	135.3 m / 444 ft
4	Arrive	Seattle	2019	134.1 m / 440 ft
5	Kiara	Seattle	2018	134.1 m / 440 ft
6	Circa Tower 1	Los Angeles	2018	123.8 m / 406 ft
7	Circa Tower 2	Los Angeles	2018	123.8 m / 406 ft
8	Escala	Seattle	2009	109.7 m / 360 ft
9	Cosmopolitan	Seattle	2007	100.6 m / 330 ft
10	The Vermont West Tower	Los Angeles	2014	97.1 m / 319 ft

Building Completions Timeline

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Videos

05 February 2010

Envisioning the Future: Building Design and Construction in the New Millennium

The design and construction of large urban buildings is changing dramatically. The use of BIM and Integrated Project Delivery is radically changing design offices; the...

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Research

01 August 2016

High-Rises, High Seismicity: New Materials and Design Approaches

When construction completes in 2017, the Lincoln Square Expansion (LSE) will add two 135-meter towers to downtown Bellevue, Washington. The nearly 275,000-square-meter development serves as...

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Research

03 March 2008

Tall, Gray, and Green: Reinforced Concrete Construction in the Pacific Northwest

This paper presents four case studies of how structural engineers at Cary Kopczynski & Company (CKC) have contributed to green building design in the Pacific...

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Rank	Name	City	Completion	Height
1	Seattle House North Tower	Seattle	2022	142 m / 465 ft
1	Seattle House South Tower	Seattle	2022	142 m / 465 ft
3	400 Lincoln Square	Bellevue	2017	139 m / 457 ft
4	500 Lincoln Square	Bellevue	2017	139 m / 456 ft
5	Premier on Pine	Seattle	2015	135 m / 444 ft
6	Arrive	Seattle	2019	134 m / 440 ft
7	Kiara	Seattle	2018	134 m / 440 ft
8	Circa Tower 1	Los Angeles	2018	124 m / 406 ft
8	Circa Tower 2	Los Angeles	2018	124 m / 406 ft
10	Escala	Seattle	2009	110 m / 360 ft
11	Cosmopolitan	Seattle	2007	101 m / 330 ft
12	The Vermont West Tower	Los Angeles	2014	97 m / 319 ft
13	901 Harrison Street	Seattle	-	81 m / 265 ft
14	Centennial Tower and Court	Seattle	1991	80 m / 262 ft
15	One Pacific Tower	Seattle	1995	79 m / 259 ft
16	The Martin	Seattle	2013	78 m / 255 ft
17	The Vermont East Tower	Los Angeles	2014	75 m / 247 ft
18	Enso at 2201 Westlake	Seattle	2009	63 m / 208 ft

Statistics

Average Building Age*

9 Years

Most Common Function*

Residential (73%), 11 Buildings

Most Common Material*

Concrete (86%), 12 Buildings

* Based on 150 m+ buildings currently in the database.

Function
Material

Total: 15 Buildings for which a function has been assigned.

Total: 14 Buildings for which a material has been assigned.

*Based on 15 Completed & Under Construction Buildings

Building Completions Timeline

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