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Enjoy great discounts and benefits when you become an SAF member.
Your support will allow us to continue connecting people of all ages to the diverse architectural landscape of Seattle.
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Volunteer Orientation
Our next New Volunteer Orientation is scheduled for April 9. Here, you will learn more about SAF, meet other new and current volunteers, learn about ways you can get involved and hear about new opportunities.
April 9, 6:00-7:30PM
Seattle Architecture Foundation Gallery
1333 Fifth Avenue, Suite 300
Register Here
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World/City: The Architecture of Global Relationships.
This year's theme is about global exchange. Selected projects will be exhibited at the SAF 2013 Model Exhibit. Find out more here
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Historic Seattle
hosts its third annual
Building Renovation Fair, focusing on repairing old buildings. Meet restoration and renovation architects, contractors, interior designers and tradespeople.
April 13, 10AM-4PM
Washington Hall.
Find more info here
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Presents a conference: Ingredients for Designing a Family-Friendly Downtown, highlighting the challenges of attracting and retaining intergenerational families in urban neighborhoods.
April 11, 8AM - 5PM
Seattle City Hall.
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Thank You!
We are grateful for the support of the following Corporate Sponsors:
Diamond Level
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PLATINUM LEVEL
MILLER HULL PARTNERSHIP
SWENSON SAY FAGÉT
GOLD LEVEL
DCI ENGINEERS
DLR GROUP, INC
DEFINITIVE AUDIO
GGLO
GREEN & YALOWITZ, PLLC
HOFFMAN CONSTRUCTION
KEENEY OFFICE SUPPLY
KIBBLE & PRENTICE
KI COMMERCIAL FURNITURE
KREKOW JENNINGS
MAGNUSSON KLEMENCIC ASSOC.
MITHUN
NBBJ
NORTHWEST BUILDING LLC
OHNO CONSTRUCTION
RDH BUILDING SCIENCES, INC.
SCHUCHART
SKELLENGER BENDER
SOUNDEARTH STRATEGIES
SPARLING
STEELCASE
SWEENEY CONRAD, P.S.
UNIMARK
WEBER THOMPSON
(Donations made 6/1/2012 - 3/26/2013) You can find more information on our Sponsor Program here.
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Stay Connected
 
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2013 Architecture Tour Season Begins!
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Our 2013 Downtown Tour Season kicks off in April! Our tours are a fantastic way for local residents and visitors alike to learn new things about our city and neighborhoods, and to explore the rich history and culture of Seattle's built environment. The 2013 tour schedule is now available on our website. Reserve your spot today! We have three exciting new tours for 2013:
To celebrate our Tour Season launch, we have a special
3 for $30 promotion. You can choose any three of our architecture walking tours for $30. This promotion ends on April 8, 2013, and all tours must be redeemed by the end of 2013. Limit two per household.
Purchase this special promotion here. Want a taste of what our tours offer? Take a free Greatest Hits tour led by our 2013 Tour Guide Trainees as part of their Guide Instruction. You help our trainees do a practice tour run, and in turn, you get to learn more about the iconic buildings that make up Seattle's skyline. Space is limited. April 20: 10AM - 12PM or 10:30AM - 12:30PM April 21: 1 - 3PM Register Here
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Art GenerationTeens Shape Seattle!
Designing Your City
Where do you go in the city to have fun outside? What would your dream park look like? Build your own Pop-Up Park model. Envision and design a new Seattle Waterfront! The goal of this interactive program is to inspire teens to develop connections between design, architecture and art and to get involved in shaping our urban and community spaces.
Presented in partnership with Waterfront Seattle and The Seattle Department of Transportation.
Saturday, April 6, 10AM - 4PM
The Vera Project at Seattle Center
$25 Registration. Full Scholarships are available.
Register Now!
InbeTWEEN
Youth Solving Social Issues Through Design
Special Event in Partnership with the Sammamish Arts Commission
Community centers provide opportunities for residents to gather to host a variety of functions. The Sammamish Arts Commission invites youth to come together to investigate, plan and build models that envision what their new community center should look like. Teens and pre-teens will have the opportunity to work with architects and design professionals on this real world proposition, and voice their opinion about the design of their community center.Saturday, April 27, 11AM - 3PM Sammamish Boys & Girls Club Teen Center
23823 NE 22nd St Free event sponsored by the Sammamish Arts Commission, but registration is required.
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Platinum Sponsor
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Two-Part Lecture on Seattle's Architectural History with Jeffrey Karl Ochsner.
Co-Sponsored by the Seattle Central Public Library
Join architecture historian and UW professor, Jeffrey Karl Ochsner in a fascinating overview of 125 years of Seattle architectural history in two lectures, beginning at about 1880 through to the present day. The lectures will explore the broad architectural and urban developments; a range of building types and stylistic directions; and major architects who shaped the architecture of the city and region.
April 13: Part 1, 1880-1935
April 20: Part 2, 1935-Present
1 - 3PM
Both lectures will be held at the Seattle Central Public Library, Microsoft Auditorium, 1000 4th Avenue
Free to the public and no registration is necessary. More information here
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