February 9, 2005
Design Detailings: WSU interior design in top 10
Design Intelligence magazine ranked Washington State University's interior design program as the eighth best in the nation, based on a survey of design professionals.
Greenway Group's Counsel House Research sent surveys to those with experience hiring and evaluating performance of graduates at interior firms and architecture companies with interior design departments.
OSKA to design homes in China
Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects was selected to design eight contemporary residences in Shenshan, a town outside of Shanghai in southern China. The homes will be part of a 79-home Zhongkai Senshan development, in which all houses are being designed by U.S.-based architects. Scott Allen leads the Olson Sundberg's design effort.
The company's Tom Kundig is part of an exhibition that takes place on Feb. 16 at the American Federation of Arts, 41 E. 65th St., in New York. "Restructure: New Forms in Architectural Mesh" shows new ways to apply architectural mesh.
Berger staff gets LEEDs
Three people at the Berger Partnership recently became LEED accredited: principal Jonathan Morley, associate Jud Youell and landscape architect Brice Maryman. The Seattle company does landscape architectural and site planning.
BOLA architect earns his LEED
Intern architect Matt Hamel of BOLA Architecture + Planning has earned LEED accreditation. Hamel is working on restoration projects in Ellensburg for Washington State Parks and studying conditions of the historic Carnegie Library in Snohomish.
I-90 corridor talk Thursday in Spokane
Marketing Associates of Spokane hosts a meeting Thursday at the Red Lion River Inn, 700 N. Division St., in Spokane from noon to 1:30 p.m.
Featured speakers are Mike Gribner and Larry Larson, designers who are leading the Department of Transportation's North Spokane corridor project. They will cover the timeline and design for the limited access highway.
Gribner is designing the corridor and Larson is the principal assistant. Gribner has 22 years of experience in construction and design. Larson focuses on traffic, planning and construction.
Cost is $15 for members, or $25. For more information, call MAS Vice President Jamie Miller at (509) 927-7747 or see www.maspokane.org.
GIS workshop series in Tacoma
UW Tacoma's KeyBank Professional Development Center is offering a workshop series on geographic information systems starting Saturday at its Tacoma campus, at South 19th Street and Pacific Avenue.
The three-month program is targeted to those seeking skills in GIS, a computer-based mapping tool. Cost is $1,295.
GIS software uses data to generate images of geographic features, streets, buildings, water features or terrain. UW recommends the course for those in urban and regional planning, environmental research, resource management, marketing or real estate.
For information, call the center at (253) 692-4618. Also see www.tacoma.washington.edu/pdc.
Seattle Design Center sample sale March 5
The Northwest Society of Interior Designers holds its 18th annual sale March 5 at the Seattle Design Center, 5701 Sixth Ave. S., from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Sample Sale offers 70 percent off designer furnishings and accessories. Among the items will be sofas, art, lighting and fabrics.
Cost is $11 per person and proceeds go to the society and its Women In Transition program, which provides furnishings to women and children getting transitioning from domestic violence shelters. See http://www.thesamplesale.com or call (206) 763-8799 for more information.
Designer McCombs to open showroom
Seattle-based interior designer Kelly McCombs will open a showroom March 15 to feature her line of furniture, antiques, flea market finds and European vintage textiles. McCombs changed her focus to interior design after recently closing her retail Pacific Place boutique Les Piafs. The new showroom will be near Safeco Field at 85 S. Atlantic. For appointments call (206) 956-8366. A Web site for Kelly's Timeless Interiors debuts this month.