The Oregon State University (OSU) Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building
The Oregon State University (OSU) Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building was recognized as a Grand Prize Award in 2021 by Learning by Design. The building was built by YGH Architecture (now merged with Integrus Architecture) with support by Andersen Construction Co, KPFF Consulting Engineers and OSU. The Learning by Design awards jury, made up of architects and educational facility experts from across the continent, architecture firms, schools and universities, said that it was “designed with sea level rise in mind and designed to withstand an earthquake and a tsunami. It is an example of design for coastal resilience and public safety.” The building currently serves as a Vertical Tsunami Evacuation Structure for the coastal communities of Newport and South Beach, OR. Through a University of Washington-YGH contract in 2018-2019, PMEL and UW CICOES experts (Diego Arcas and Yong Wei) with the Center for Tsunami Research made major contributions in tsunami hazard assessment and the track of large debris for the building design.