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SAF in the News
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KOMO 5 report of SAF's April 8th InbeTWEEN event.
"Don't miss" SAFs Cascade: "Tenass Chuck" Grows Up" tour.
Design Details tour featured: A meanagerie of whimsical architectural details
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 Caitlin Simkovich is SAF's first Administrative Assistant. Her work supports all of SAF's programming. She joins SAF after having spent the last several years working and volunteering with a variety of non-profits in the NYC and Pittsburgh area, including The New York Road Runner's Foundation, The New York Irish Center, and The Footlight Players: Theater-For-Youth Day Camp and Performing Arts Academy. An avid believer in promoting the importance of preserving community and culture, she "couldn't be more excited to be a part of such a celebrated organization as SAF!"
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
No Experience Necessary |
Youth Programs
Volunteer Social This Wednesday!
When: Wednesday, February 22nd (5:30-7:00pm)
Where: Seattle Architecture Foundation Gallery, 1333 5th Avenue, Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98101
Cost: FREE, BUT PLEASE REGISTER
 Come network, socialize and learn about the Seattle Architecture Foundation's exciting 2012 Youth Programs! This event is intended for new and potential volunteers as well as current volunteer leaders. Come hear stories from current volunteers, get your questions answered, and learn how you can get involved! See below for upcoming youth programs.
Annual Model Exhibit
Volunteer Social This Friday!
When: Friday, February 24nd (5:30-7:00pm)
Where: Seattle Architecture Foundation Gallery, 1333 5th Avenue, Suite 300
Seattle, WA 98101
Cost: FREE, BUT PLEASE REGISTER
 Come network, socialize and learn about the Seattle Architecture Foundation's annual Model Exhibit! This event is intended for new as well as returning Model Exhibit volunteers. Come hear stories from past leaders, get your questions answered, and learn how you can get involved! Light snacks and drinks will be provided.
Architecture Tours
People who take our guided walking tours keep coming back for more, and they encourage their friends to come along. Giving a tour connects not only the public, natives and tourists alike, with Seattle's architecture, they will connect you, too. You'll get to know Seattle in a very special way. The more people know about their community the more they take responsibility for shaping its future. Help us help others to appreciate Seattle and make good decisions for our city's future. No previous guiding experience or knowledge of architecture and design is necessary. Guide training is required and following are the dates and times. Sign up, today, by emailing Sydney.
 When/Where
3/3/2012, Classroom Day, 8:30am - 4pm, Rainier Square Conference Center, 4th & Union
3/15 or 3/22/2012, Tour Walkthrough, 6 - 7:30pm, SAF Office in Rainier Square
3/31 or 4/7/2012, Practice Tour, 9:30am - 12:30pm, SAF Office in Rainier Square
Cost: FREE, but $10 donation to help cover costs will be appreciated.Contact: Sydney@seattlearchitecture.org , 206.667.9184 Tuesdays - Thursdays, 9am - 4pm Design in Depth SAF's outstanding lectures are developed by the Design in Depth 6 - 7:30pm in the 30th floor conference room of the Rainier Square Tower, 1301 5th Avenue. See the notice below about the March 13th Civic Design lecture as an example. The first step is to attend a meeting. Contact Sydney about receiving the notice for the March 20th meeting. |
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Thank You, Generous Sponsors!. |
SAF has begun its annual campaign to fund 2012 programs. For the first time, we are offering program sponsorships and memberships. Both options support our public programming. For information on sponsorship and membership request more information or take the link from our homepage.
Diamond ($5,000 - 9,999)
LMN Architects
MulvannyG2
Platinum ($2,000 - 4,999)
Clothier & Head
Freestone Capital Management Charitable Foundation
GGLO
Hermanson
Integrus
McKinstry
NBBJ
Sparling
Swenson Say Faget
Virginia Mason Medical Center |
Civic Design: Staged Transparency
How Design Engages Public Participation |
When: Tuesday, March 13, 7 to 8:30pm (Doors open at 6:30)
Where: Town Hall, 1119 8th Avenue (& Seneca Street)
Cost: $20 General; $10 Students, Seniors & SAF Members
Register online or purchase your tickets at the door.
City buildings have transformed from styles of strength and perfmanence through solid and powerful structures to a more transparent and inviting building to draw the pubic into the processes. Panel participants will share their goals and strategies for this new idea of civic architecture.
Panel members include: Craig Curtis, Partner, The Miller Hull Partnership; Bill Valdez, Principal, DLR Group; Sally Clark, President, Seattle City Council; and panel moderator, Norie Sato, Lead Artist for Seattle's Link light rail, Seattle's Justice Center, and the new Port of Portland Headquarters. For more information about the speakers, contact the SAF office. |
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Upcoming Youth Programs |
Model Building Workshop
When: Saturday, March 10th (11:00-2:00pm)
Where: Seattle Architecture Foundation
Cost: $10 per participant. Register Online.
 Be an architect for a day. Young architects work with their family to build a model and create a community together. Through discussion and hands-on activities, workshop participants learn how design impacts the ways we live, work and play. Recommended for ages 8-11. Your young architect must be accompanied by an adult, but no fee is charged for the adult. If you need assistance with the workshop fee, please contact Dan Mahle, Program Director, about a Carolyn Purser Scholarship.
Art Generation: The Story of Me
Sponsored by Callison Architecture
When: Saturday, March 24th (1:00-9:00pm)
Where: Metrocenter YMCA, 909 4th Ave Seattle, WA 98104
Cost: FREE - advance registration is required. Register online.
 The purpose of ART GENERATION is to cultivate the creative intelligence of youth in the greater Seattle area by engaging them in a variety of artistic mediums and providing the tools, inspiration and support they need to make creative expression a sustainable part of their whole lives. ART GENERATION is designed for middle and high school students, ages 13-18. Our first event will focus on learning to express the 'story of self' in a variety of different artistic mediums.
InbeTWEEN: Portable Shelters
When: Friday, March 30th (5:30-9:30pm)
Where: Seattle Architecture Foundation, Rainier Square Atrium, 1333
Cost: $15 per participant. Advanced online registration required.
 Our InbeTWEEN events are designed for students (ages 11-16) who are interested in exploring architecture and design. Students are given a social issue to solve through design. In teams, students work with design professionals to investigate, plan and build a model that represents their solution. At this event, students will design and build a mock-up demonstration of an easily packable and movable single person shelter.
For answers about Youth Programs: Contact Dan Mahle, Program Director at dan@seattlearchitecture.org or 206.667.9184. |
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Community Connections |
It's your waterfront. Help shape it. Join us!
When: 5:30 - 7:00pm on
2/27 - Environment and Ecology
3/5 - Setting the Stage
3/14 - Uniquely Seattle
Where: Downstairs at Town Hall, 1119 8th Avenue & Seneca
Cost: FREE, but please RSVP to Waterfront Seattle.
Join the City of Seattle's Waterfront Seattle project and our community partners for a series of informal discussions on key topics that are shaping the future of the waterfront. Now is the time to get involved!
For more information, visit www.waterfrontseattle.org, email info@waterfrontseattle.org, or call us at 206-499-8040.
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Napkin Sketches
SAF is excited to announce that a special collection of napkin sketches, created by Urban Sketchers, is for sale at the SAF office. (See directions below.) Each unique work of art is offered from $25 to $45 with all proceeds going to support future SAF programming. Please note that the sketches are for sale on a first-come, first-served basis and therefore will be available only for a limited time!
Notecards & Notepads
Boxed and single notecards and small spiral notepads with Seattle images, including our popular Doubletree Arctic Club Hotel Walrus and Cobb Building Indian. Great stocking stuffers, $1.95 - $9.95, including tax.
Seattle Architecture: A Walking Guide to Downtown
Our award winning guidebook by Maureen Elenga was published in 2007 and is still the most comprehensive and accurate guide to downtown Seattle architecture. The guidebook includes nine downtown neighborhoods with suggested self-guided tours including over 400 images and a history of Seattle. It's perfect for Seattle natives and newcomers. $21.95 including tax or we'll mail for $25. This item may be purchased online.
These items are for sale in the SAF Gallery and office located at 1333 5th Avenue, between Union and University, on the third level of the Rainier Square Atrium.
If you are making a special trip, we encourage you to call ahead, 206.667.9184, before you come to the SAF Gallery and office to ensure that someone is available to help you when you arrive.
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SHAPE SEATTLE! The Seattle Architecture Foundation connects people to the architecture, design and history of Seattle. We provide entertaining workshops, dynamic tours, educational seminars and enthusiastic community advocacy. Through our programs and civic engagement, SAF will empower you to make a difference in your community. Join us.
Seattle Architecture Foundation
1333 5th Avenue, Ste 300
Seattle, WA 98101
p 206.667.9184
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