The Office of the Waterfront, Civic Projects, and Sound Transit acts as the lead for several interagency transformative civic projects. Civic program implementation includes public outreach, partner coordination, planning, design, and construction oversight.
Established as the Office of the Waterfront and Civic Projects in 2014, the office expanded to include the once-in-a-generation Sound Transit expansion portfolio in January 2025. To that end, Office of the Waterfront, Civic Projects, and Sound Transit Director Angela Brady was appointed as the Mayor’s Sound Transit Designated Representative on behalf of the City of Seattle. Read the press release.
Award Winning
Waterfront Park received the following awards:
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- American Society of Landscape Architects, Honors Award, Urban Design 2026, New York Chapter: 2026 General Design Honor Award
- American Institute of Architects, Regional & Urban Design Award 2026
- American Institute of Architects New York + American Society of Landscape Architects-New York, 2026 Transportation + Infrastructure Design Excellence Honor Award, Open Space
- Rethinking the Future, First Award, 2026 Public Landscape
- Architizer A+Awards, 2026 Popular Choice Winner, Urban and Master Plan
- Monocle Design Awards 2026: Best in Urbanism Award
- Fast Company World Changing Ideas, People-focused Urban Design 2026
- 2025 Outstanding New Park Project Award from World Urban Parks, recognizing it as one of the world’s most innovative and community-driven public spaces.
Waterfront Seattle Program received the following awards:
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- Construction Management Association of America, Transportation: Construction Value Greater Than $50 Million, 2026
- American Public Works Association (APWA) Washington Chapter and National Project of the Year Award - Over $75 Million in the Transportation Category 2026
- American Society of Civil Engineers, Region 8 and Washington Chapter Large Project of the Year, Construction Over $10 Million 2026
- Engineering News and Record, Best Landscape/Urban Development 2026
- American Council of Engineering Companies of Washington (ACEC Washington) 2026 National Platinum Award — Special Projects
- Urban Design 2012 award from the American Planning Association