Alumni

Designed to Fly

Meet the alumni behind a recent expansion at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

By Robyn Kontra Tanner

Six people stand in front of amphitheater seating and a geometric architecture structure

Left to Right: Craig Sweet, Rich Whealan, Billy Schreiber, Jeff Sweet, Emma Gracyk, Brian Sweet.

If you are passing through the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, you might enjoy spaces crafted by Cal Poly alumni. A group of graduates played major roles in the airport’s C Concourse Expansion (CCE), which officially opened in June. The project added four new floors and 148,000 square feet to the existing structure of the Pacific Northwest’s busiest airport. Led by the Miller Hull Partnership and Woods Bagot, in collaboration with the Port of Seattle, the updated concourse was designed to improve the passenger experience by enhancing circulation, comfort and accessibility.

The Cal Poly alumni who worked on the project include:

Rich Whealan, AIA (Architecture ’88) – principal at Miller Hull Partnership and project manager for CCE

Billy Schreiber, AIA (Architecture ’15) – project leader at Woods Bagot

Emma Gracyk, AIA (Architecture ’19) – architect at Miller Hull Partnership

Jeff Sweet (Civil Engineering ’18) – construction project manager with Parametrix, consultant for the Port of Seattle

Mark Ferraresi, PE (Civil Engineering ’10, M.S. Fire Protection Engineering ’12) – fire protection engineer with Jensen Hughes

Brian Sweet, PE, CCM (Civil Engineering ’86) – director of engineering and construction management with the Port of Seattle

Craig Sweet, CCM (Civil Engineering ’15) — construction project manager with Parametrix, consultant on the CCE

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