Nichelle Seely

Architect, Writer, Adventurer

I'm an independent, creative, practical, figure-it-out kind of gal. Whether it's sussing out an architectural design, creating fictional worlds and stories, researching my latest journalistic project, or exploring the world, I'm up for the challenge.

Nichelle Seely

Architect, Writer, Adventurer

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Building Community in Chefornak
In a remote Native Alaskan village, a new school rises from the tundra. This building is destined to become the center of the village, the one place where everyone can congregate for recreation and cultural events, as well as serving to educate the children. Construction in this far corner of the frozen north isn't easy, and everyone must work together to ensure a successful outcome.
Alaska Business Monthly
Labor of Love: Architect Grows While Building Rural Alaska
Nichelle Seely is an architect working in Alaska. She travels to all corners of the state in the course of her work, providing schools, housing, and other buildings to remote communities throughout the state.
Alaska Magazine
Making the Case for Mixed-Use Development in Anchorage
How Anchorage, Alaska could benefit from mixed-use development in the downtown core, enhancing the economy and livability of the city.
Alaska Business Monthly
Engineering Mertarvik
The village of Newtok is threatened with destruction. The coastline is eroding away, chunks of land disappearing every year. A site christened Mertarvik, "the place we go for water," is virgin land slated for the new village, to be built from the ground up. First structure on the agenda is a self-sustaining evacuation center that can house the entire population in case of disaster.
Alaska Business Monthly
Access Alaska Celebrates Universal Design at New Remodeled Facility
The overall mission of Access Alaska, a nonprofit company serving the disabled community, is the complete integration of disabled individuals into society and the community of their choice. Access Alaska walks their talk, going above and beyond to empower their clients by providing universal access design standards in their friendly, sunlit facility.
Alaska Business Monthly
Sustainable Arctic Construction: Challenges Inspire Creativity
Operating under extreme climate, funding, and program restrictions, the University of Alaska Fairbanks and BDS Architects plan for a tiny world-class lab that has captured the attention of international scientific groups.
Alaska Business Monthly
Decontaminating Kipnuk
To prepare for the construction of a new school, hazardous materials on the building site must be dealt with: the removal of a sewage lagoon, mitigation of fuel-contaminated soils, disposal of hazardous materials found in old buildings slated for demolition, and free methane gas that permeates the soil.
Alaska Business Monthly
Sitnasuak Native Corporation
This Nome-based, Native-owned holding company gives back to its shareholders by providing career paths, scholarships, and leadership opportunities. Its policies have made it one of the most successful companies in Alaska
Alaska Business Monthly
Crystal Cruises Plans Port of Anchorage Departure
As the arctic warms and polar sea ice melts, an enterprising cruise ship company plans for a voyage through the Northwest Passage. The company says they've got everything planned to minimize the impact on this fragile part of the planet. Do they really?
Alaska Business Monthly
Alaska Glacier Products Exports Value-Added Water
In a state known for natural resource extraction, Alaska Glacier Products takes it one step further, marketing the Alaska experience in a bottle of clean, pure glacier water.
Alaska Business Monthly

About

Nichelle Seely

architecture

construction

travel

cooking

sustainable living

writing

editing

I grew up in a small ranching town in Eastern Oregon, with no idea about the kind of life I would live. I always loved reading and writing, so much so that I obtained a degree in English from the University of Oregon. After discovering I couldn't make a living, I went back to school to get a degree in architecture and became an architect. I have lived and practiced in Oregon, Alaska, and Colorado, harnessing my skill and love of writing by producing articles for regional magazines. My passions are designs, travel, and the stories all around us, begging to be told.