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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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2012 Model Exhibit - DEADLINE REMINDER!
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The deadline for submissions for SAF's 2012 Model Exhibit is today! Entry forms are available on our WEBSITE! Please submit them via email to Program Director, Aletheia Wittman, by midnight tonight - Tuesday, July 17th.  Feel free to contact aletheia@seattlearchitecure.org with any further questions or inquiries.
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Arc.i.Tek
When: Saturday, August 18th, 11am-3pm.
Where: TBD, please check our website over the next week for details.
Cost: $20.00 per entry
Join us! Arc.i.Tek is a workshop series developed for the young citizens of Seattle, ages 7-18, to design their visions of a Seattle World's Fair in 2062.
The program will culminate with a final showcase and award ceremony in October where the winning architectural models will be selected and all models will be recognized. The grand prize is an architecture summer internship at Miller Hull in 2013.
InbeTWEEN
When: Friday, August 24th, 5:30-9:30pm.
Where: TBD, please check our website over the next week for details.
Cost: $15.00 per participant.
Our next exciting theme is Waste Not! For registration info, Click Here!
This program is designed for youth ages 11-16. Space is limited to 15 participants. Scholarships are available for those in need, thanks to the Carolyn Purser Scholarship Fund (enter code: Carolyn Purser).
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Design in Depth - Gear up For a New Season!
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SAF is excited to launch the Fall Design in Depth lecture series: Developing Community Through Design!
Registration for all events will be open by August 10th, 2012.
All events will be held at Town Hall beginning at 6:00 pm.
*September 11, 2012 -
Living Together by Design, Co-housing and shared living models.
*October 8, 2012 - Innovation in workplaces, Building your Community.
*November 13, 2012 - Places Between Spaces, Seattle's Pocket Parks.
*January 8, 2013 - Designing Big in Small Spaces, Small Homes and Houseboats.
*February 12, 2013 - Restaurant Design.
*March 12, 2013 - A Career of Small Spaces and Community Architecture with James Cutler.
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Need an Excuse to be Outside? Take a Tour!
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Looking for an excuse to get out of the house this August? Take one of our neighborhood walking tours. Check out our featured tours!
Pike/Pine Tour, Saturday August 11th
Where bass players once roamed, cupcakes now rule. Experience the revolution as we take a trip through this eclectic neighborhood's past, present and future.
Harvard Belmont Tour, Saturday August 25th
Have your cake and gossip too as we visit Seattle's only residential Landmark District featuring a wealth of upscale, early 20th century architecture.
South Lake Union Tour, Saturday August 25th
Witness the profound effect that money, green construction, adaptive re-use and streetcars can bring to a community. On this tour, you'll see what happens when high tech meets green tech, in this ever-evolving community. Click HERE to Register! Tickets reserved on a first-come, first served basis. Book now, these tours fill up quickly! Visit our tours' site for more info!
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Discounts for SAF Members!
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Shape Seattle! And Join SAF's Membership Program!
Membership at SAF provides discounted admission to walking tours, lectures programs, and special members' only opportunities. Plus, you'll receive a complimentary copy of the Seattle Architecture Foundation Guidebook (a $25 value). 
Don't miss out on this fabulous opportunity to enjoy engaging programs year-round! Memberships start at $40 a year, with special rates for seniors, students and volunteers.*
Please visit our website for more information about SAF's membership program. Join Today!
*Guidebook not included w/ Senior, Student, and Volunteer memberships.
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Community Connections
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Transforming Seattle's 520 Floating Bridge: 2012 International Design Ideas Competition
Registration Closes August 10
Submissions Due August 15
The Transforming Seattle's 520 Floating Bridge 2012 International Design Ideas Competition is challenging the design and art communities to envision new, innovative reuse strategies for Seattle's 520 floating bridge, which will be decommissioned in 2014. The Competition seeks design proposals which either utilize the bridge in its current state or take the bridge apart and reuse its pontoons.
Co-presented by Washington State University and AIA Seattle. For more information visit: https://www.aiaseattle.org/node/6853.
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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
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