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| Central Waterfront:
Shifting Tides at Seattle's Front Door |
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When: Saturday, January 30, 10am to Noon
Where: Corner of First Avenue & Yesler Way
Cost: $20 in advance/$25 day of. Register Online.
Experts engage in a "what if" scenario of the central waterfront once the Alaskan Way Viaduct is replaced and the challenges and opportunities for redevelopment along the way. Walk and talk with experts as they examine the past, present and future of Seattle's seawall including a description of the State, County and City efforts, a detailed description of the challenges and opportunities along the waterfront, and the proposed framework for its future redevelopment.
Lead guide Cristina Bump, architectural designer at Mithun, is the recipient of the AIA Emerging Professionals Travel Scholarship; her research includes seawalls in Sydney, Melbourne and Vancouver, and the impact alternative approaches can have on urban development and natural habitat. Other guides include: Jeff Benesi, Landscape Architect and Urban Designer, Mithun; Lee Copeland, FAIA, Architect, Mithun; Jeff Cordell, Principal Research Biologist, University of Washington, Maureen Goff, Research Biologist, University of Washington, Dennis Haskell, FAIA, AICP, Urban Designer, SRG Partnership. |
| Family Tour: Eye Spy Seattle |
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When: Saturday, January 30, beginning at 10am
Where: SAF office and gallery, 1333 5th Avenue, Level 3, Rainier Square Atrium
Cost: $15/adult and $10/child ages 5 and up. Register online or call 1.800.838.3006.
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| Annual Volunteer Open House & Celebration |
When: Thursday, February 4, 5:30 - 8:00pm
Where: Palace Ballroom, 2030 5th Avenue & Virginia
Cost: FREE
The annual open house and celebration is a very special opportunity to learn about SAF programming directly from the volunteers who develop and implement our tours, workshops and events.
- Want to make a difference in your community?
- New to seattle and eager to learn about your surroundings?
- Passionate about architecture and design?
- Don't have a clue about architecture and design but want to learn?
- Want to meet people who share your interests?
- Have some ideas about programs you'd like to see?
- Love the annual model exhibit?
- Like working with young people?
- Interested in becoming a tour guide?
This is the place for you.
This event is open to everyone but your RSVP to sydney@seattlearchitecture.org will be appreciated so we'll have enough refreshments on hand. Questions? Call 206.667.9184. |
| Family Model Making Workshop:
Build A Community |
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When: Saturday, March 13, 11am - 2pm
Where: Rainier Square Atrium Conference Center
1333 5th Avenue, Third Level
Cost: $15 per child and $15 per adult. Register online or call 1.800.838.3006.
Turn 2-D into 3-D in this unique model making workshop! Using a variety of materials and techniques, young architects and their families will build several types of models in this workshop. Participants learn how architects and designers use models to imagine a building.
Join us for one or both of our popular model making workshops offered during the school year. These workshops are recommended for 8 - 12 year olds. Young architects must register with an adult. For more information, please contact Tracy Vicory-Rosenquest, Program Director at Tracy@seattlearchitecture.org or 206.667.9184. | |
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| Community Connections |
Check out links on the SAF website for a listing of organizations and resources that will help
you get involved in shaping our community.
NEW RESOURCE: Modern Architectural Styles
Docomomo WEWA (Documentation and Conservation of buildings, sites and
neighborhoods of the Modern Movement, Washington State Chapter), has added
a Modern Architectural Styles section to its website. It includes a history/overview,
architects, styles and neighborhoods.
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9th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference
Cosponsored by Historic Seattle
When: Thurs - Sat, February 4-6
Where: Washington State Convention & Trade Center
Cost: Go to website for details, conference fees and to register.
Alan Liddle House Tour
Co-sponsored by Docomomo WEWA and Historic Tacoma
When: Saturday, January 16, 11am - 2pm
Where: 12735 Gravelly Lake Drive SW, Lakewood
Cost: FREE, but donations accepted
Tour Tacoma architect Alan Liddle's Lakewood home overlooking Gravelly Lake, completed
in 1969. The house was designed by Liddle as his own residence and represents
the unique, personal space of one of Tacoma's most prominent architects. He
passed away in May 2009. The house was deeded to the Tacoma Art Museum.
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Visual Acoustics
Sponsored by Northwest Film Forumn Liddle House Tour
When: Saturday, 29, 7pm through February 4, 9pm
Where: 1515 12th Avenue
Cost: $9 / $6 Members / $6.50 Children and Seniors
Narrated by Dustin Hoffman, Visual Acoustics celebrates the life and career of Julius Shulman, the world's greatest architectural photographer, whose images brought modern architecture to the American mainstream. Shulman, who passed away this year, captured the work of nearly every major modern and progressive architect since the 1930s. Click here for more information.
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