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| Planning to Attend Ochsner Lecture This Saturday? | |
What: The History of Seattle Architecture
Part II, 1945-2010
When: Saturday, April 17, 1 - 3pm
Where: Microsoft Auditorium, Seattle Public Library, 4th & Madison
Cost: FREE
As you can see, the Microsoft Auditorium was jam-packed for Professor Ochsner's first lecture on April 10th. We hope we'll have every seat filled again this Saturday.
Sometimes success creates challenges. Please be aware that the Library is changing the event arrangements in order to avoid going over the 203 occupancy maximum as we did last Saturday.
People will be asked to give up saved seats 10 minutes before the program begins. The doors will close at 1pm and if all the seats are filled, no one else will be allowed into the auditorium. If the seats are not filled at 1pm the Library will allow more people to enter through the Children's area door until 1:30 and then close access. No one will be allowed to sit or stand on the stairs.
Co-sponsored by the Hugh & Jane Ferguson Seattle Room at the Seattle Central Library |
| 13th Annual Architecture Model Exhibit |
HOPE: Something to Build On
June 25 - July 31
We are currently accepting submissions! Click here to download the entry form and guidelines.
The design profession has suffered greatly this past year with layoffs, budget cuts and projects put on hold indefinitely. We believe these archived ideas, projects and dreams deserve to see the light of day. This year's model exhibit Hope is dedicated to all the un-built work waiting for its debut. We may not be able to fix the economy, but we can collectively celebrate what will someday become a part of our built world. |
| Family Style Fun! | |
Here are two opportunities to engage the family in architectural fun and learning.
Family Tour: Eye Spy Seattle
When: Saturday, April 24, 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. Click here for more information re appropriate ages and to register. Or you may call 1.800.838.3006 to register.
Family Model Making Workshop: Build a Community
When: Saturday, May 15, 11am - 2pm
Where: Raiier Square Atrium conference Center, 1333 5th Avenue, Third Level
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Don't wait to register for one of these returning favorites:
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| Old is the New Green: Starbucks Center | |
Presented in Partnership with the Cascadia Region Green Building Council Seattle Branch
When: Wednesday, May 26, two 90-minute tours offered at 11am and 12:30pm
Where: 2401 Utah Avenue S, Seattle, 98134
Cost: $20 in advance/$25 day of/$10 for students. Register online or call 1.800.838.3006. Advance registration is highly recommended.
 At 2.1 million square feet the LEED-EB certified building is the largest multi-tenant building in Washington State and helped to breathe life back into Seattle's SODO neighborhood. Kevin Daniels, President of Nitze-Stagen and Daniels Development, will speak to the challenges of being a trailblazer in sustainable preservation and what made this project such a success. Don't miss the chance to get an insider's view at what makes Starbucks' global headquarters a leader in green preservation. |
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Check out Links & Resources on the SAF website for a listing of organizations and resources that will help you get informed and involved in shaping our community.
SAF is always looking for information to share about Seattle's history, current issues and shaping its future. Please send a very brief blurb and link to Sydney@seattlearchitecture.org for inclusion in a future issue of this E-Newsletter.
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$1M Vote for Historic Seattle/Puget Sound Sites
Partners in Preservation, a partnership between the National Trust for Historic Preservation and American Express, has announced 25 Washington sites that are eligible to win funds to support preservation efforts. 12 of the 25 sites are in Seattle: Theodor Jacobsen Observatory, University of Washington; Tugboat Arthur Foss Naval Reserve Armory, Museum of History & Industry; Horiuchi Mural, Seattle Center; Schooner Adventuress; The 5th Avenue Theatre; Town Hall Seattle; Washington Hall, Seattle; Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle Building; King Street Station; Japanese Cultural & Community Center, Japanese Language School; and University Heights Community Center.
This is truly a contest. The one that gets the most votes is guaranteed a grant. Click here to go the website where you can vote once each day for your favorite(s) until May 12.
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From Vacancy to Vibrancy - The Creative Use of Space
CityClub: Arts and Culture Series
When: Monday, April 19, Noon - 1:30pm
Where: Rainier Square Atrium, Third Floor conference Room, 1333 5th Avenue, Seattle
Cost: $12/CityClub members; $15/Guests and co-presenters; $18/General Public
Registration: Call 206.682.7395 to register in advance. Walk-up registration welcome beginning at 11:30am.
What can the cultural sector do to benefit the long term economic picture of our community? Is there a way to bring space to artists and new life and capital to existing space? While the recession is on its way out, the construction boom that came before it left us with an overabundance of space. How are the development and business sectors coming together with individual artists and arts organizations to get creative and make lemonade? Are we creating the foundation for long term mutually beneficial partnerships? Bring your own questions and ideas and join us!
Featured speakers: Kate Joncas, President, Downtown Seattle Association; Jim Kelly, Executive Director, 4Culture; Nick Licata, Chair, Housing, HumanServices, Health & Culture Committee, Seattle City Council; Kerry L. Nicholson, Senior Managing Director, Legacy Partners Residential, Inc. Moderator: Marcie Sillman, KUOW 94.0 FM
Co-presenting organizations: AdvisArts Consulting, AIA Seattle, ArtsFund, Cascade Land Conservancy, Central District Forum for Arts & Ideas,City Green Building, Downtown Seattle Association, Executive Service Corps of WA, Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce, Humanities WA, Museum of History and Industry, Seattle Architecture Foundation, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs, Seattle Office of Film & Music, and WA State Arts Commission
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Tour: The New Seattle Steam Plant
Sponsored by ARCADE
When: Monday, April 19 & April 26, 4 - 5pm
Where: Seattle Steam, 1319 Western Avenue (just north of University St.)
Cost: FREE/donations gratefully accepted. Registration required: email ARCADE or call 206.971.5596. Please include your name, number in party and date preference. Each tour is limited to 10 registrants.
Seattle Steam is a privately-owned utility that provides reliable and sustainable heat to approximately 200 buildings in Seattle's Central Business District and First Hill neighborhoods. Their new green facility at University and Western has generated a lot of talk and interest.
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Design Challenge: Sustainable Backyard Cottages
Sponsored by infiniti RED
When: Register by April 20th; submit drawings by May 15th
Cost: Your talent, time and materials
Help create the next generation of affordable, green housing! Method Homes and Infiniti RED are joining forces to promote public awareness of Backyard cottages in Seattle. Architects and designers, Method Homes, a Seattle-based custom prefab manufacturer, is looking for innovative backyard cottage designs to offer their growing client base. Design challenge participants' entries will be unveiled at at public event in May, displayed at the Method Homes/Infiniti RED booth at June's Seattle 2010 Green Festival, showcased on Method Home's website, and included in all design challenge promotional materials. Click here for more information.
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FREE Presentation: Newly Renovated Furuya and Corgiat Buildings
Sponsored by Historic Seattle
When: Monday, April 26, 5:30 - 7pm
Where: Klondike Gold Rush Historic Park Auditorium, 168 S. Jackson St.
Cost: FREE/donation. Registration required. Click here for more information and to register.
Four times a year Historic Seattle invites its members and the public to learn about programs and projects of interest taking place in our community and through the auspices of Historic Seattle. These events are held at sites of historic or architectural interest. A short quarterly business meeting precedes the program.
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Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) 9th Annual Awards Program Submission deadline: April 30, 2010
Submit your tall building projects for consideration for one of the Council's five Tall Building Awards. As a nominated project, your building(s) will be profiled in the Annual Awards Book and promoted around the world. All nominated buildings must have been/will be completed in the 20-month period between January 1, 2009 and October 1, 2010.
No tall building to submit? Check out the CTBUH website anyway. It's full of interesting information, including the criteria that define tall buildings.
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The Smith Tower is opening the 35th floor Chinese Room and open air Observation Deck for public viewing. Click here to reach the home page and Observation Deck Calendar.
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Forum: Living Future 2010
Sponsored by Cascadia Region Green Building Council
When: Wednesday, May 5 - Friday, May 7
Where: Westin Hotel, 1900 5th Avenue, Seattle, 98101
Cost/Registration: Click here for the full program, rates and registration.
This is the forum for leading minds in the green building movement seeking solutions to the most daunting global issues of our time. Out-of-the-ordinary learning and networking formats provide innovative design strategies, cutting-edge technical information, and the inspiration needed to achieve significant progress toward a truly living future. Keynote speakers include James Howard Kunstler, Pliny Fisk, Jason McLennan, and John Francis.
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A Travel Study: Smart Seawalls
Gallery show sponsored by AIA Seattle
When: Through Friday, May 7, M-F, 5 - 7pm
Where: AIA Seattle, 1911 First Avenue, 98101
Local architectural designer Cristina Bump, Associate AIA, was the 2009 recipient of the AIA Seattle Emerging Professionals Travel Scholarship for her proposal to study innovative seawall designs in Australia and Canada. After her travels abroad, she documented her findings through this model, video and print exhibition. Of special interest will be large-scale physical models of the different "smart" seawalls she studied and how they could be applied to Seattle's habitat, ecosystem, and tidal patterns.
Note: Cristina is conducting tours of Seattle's waterfront for Seattle Architecture Foundation. Watch this newsletter for dates/times.
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Event: Second Annual Preservation Awards Sponsored by Historic Seattle
When: Tuesday, May 11, 5:30 - 7:30pm Where: Women's University Club, 1105 Sixth Ave. at Spring St.
Cost: $60 general public; $50 Historic Seattle members; $25 students Register online or call (206) 622-6952
While you're at the website check out the Washington Hall House Party, May 1-2.
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Renewable City: Call for Ideas to Repurpose Vacant Urban Spaces
Ideas selected by AIA Seattle will be published in the August/September issue of Forum magazine.
Deadline for submissions: Friday, May 14, 2010
We are living a new economic paradigm, with profound impacts on our built environment. To what creative uses can we put vacant or underutilized buildings? Can partially constructed projects contribute to, rather than diminish, our neighborhoods? Are there more constructive uses for vacant lots than just another parking lot? How might we rethink outmoded infrastructure? How does the new economy create opportunities for lean, fresh solutions to our urban problems?
AIA Seattle's Forum magazine is seeking illustrated ideas that repurpose or rethink underused or vacant spaces of all kinds for its upcoming issue, "Coming Out of the Curve." We challenge designers and artists to think boldly about innovative approaches to underutilized land, buildings or infrastructure.
Send a 72dpi jpeg with a 100 word synopsis to Isla McKetta at imcketta@aiaseattle.org by May 14. JPGs should be at least 8.5"x9". We cannot accept previously published images. If your idea is selected, a 300 dpi version will be requested. Click here for more information.
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Submit Your Workshops & Events
Requirements: The workshop/event must be open to the general public and related to architecture and design
Deadline: Third Wednesday of the Month
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