Port of Entry

Honor Award

  • Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge
  • U.S. General Services Administration
  • Consultants Thomas, Dean & Hoskins, Inc. (Structural); DuSable, Inc. (Civil Engineering); CTA Architects Engineers (MEP)
  • Division Miscellaneous
  • Location Raymond, MT
  • General contractor Joanne Johnson Contracting LLC/Rolac Construction

Photos

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Port of Entry photo #1
Photo: Craig Brandt, Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge
Port of Entry photo #2
Photo: Craig Brandt, Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge
Port of Entry photo #3
Photo: Craig Brandt, Hammond Beeby Rupert Ainge

Overview

"It embraces the huge sky above; it's an elegant representation of the landscape out there," one juror said of this airy border-crossing station in northeastern Montana. They were romanced by the "combination of two forms under a large roof—they have a beautiful relationship. The solid form has external support, and the translucent form for daily use is made slightly smaller." The barren, windswept landscape and the bulkiness of the commercial trucks and farm equipment that pass through this station posed a formidable challenge, but the result is "something purely beautiful."