Visitor and education center · Wilburton
Bellevue Botanical Garden Aaron Education Center
LEED Gold visitor and education center at Bellevue Botanical Garden, designed by Olson Kundig, opened 2014.
The Bellevue Botanical Garden's visitor center, which houses the Aaron Education Center, serves as the welcome point and learning hub for the city-owned 53-acre botanical garden in the Wilburton area. The center supports classes, workshops, lectures and community programs about plants that thrive in the Pacific Northwest.
Designed by Olson Kundig Architects, the building opened in June 2014 and is designed to integrate naturally into the garden landscape. It earned LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for its sustainable design.
The garden itself opened in 1992 and operates through a partnership between the City of Bellevue and the Bellevue Botanical Garden Society, with the education center anchoring its public and interpretive programming.
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