October 19, 2005

Design Detailings: Tom Kundig lecture Oct. 28

Tom Kundig, a principal with Seattle-firm Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects, will give a free public talk Oct. 28 about his work from 1995 through today.

Organizers say Kundig's poetic and intuitive style helped him win a 2005 National Design Award in Architecture from the The Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum.

Kundig's slide lecture will start at 7 p.m. at the University of Washington's Kane Hall. For information, call (206) 685-2296.

AHBL, Martens-Chan have merged

AHBL and Martens-Chan have merged. Their new Seattle address is Park Place Building, 1200 Sixth Ave., Suite 1620. Telephone is (206) 267-2425. Martens-Chan is a Seattle company that does structural engineering for medical centers and architecture firms. AHBL does landscape architecture, and civil and structural engineering. It also has a Tacoma office.

SMPS offers workshop on Oct. 25

The Society for Marketing Professional Services' will hold a workshop Oct. 25 about business development strategies, networking tools, lead development and cold calling.

The interactive workshop will cover the differences between marketing and business development in professional service firms, how to prepare for client introductions and how to build relationships.

The program is for technical staff, principals, project managers, sales and marketing personnel. Presenters will be Karleen Belmont, president of KB Consultants, and David Mastroieni, principal of DDM Consulting. They each have more than 20 years of experience in marketing and business development.

The workshop will run from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Washington Athletic Club, 1325 Sixth Ave. Cost is $125 for SMPS members and $200 for non-members. Online registration is available at http://www.smpsseattle.org/calendar/102505.html.

Architectural award entries due

AIA Southwest Washington is seeking entries through Oct. 27 for a juried competition. All projects are eligible, including interior architecture, urban planning and renovations. Winners will be announced at an event Nov. 9 at Pioneer Park Pavilion in Puyallup.

Cost to attend the event is $25 for AIA members, or $35 for others. Jurors include the principals of Clint Pehrson Architects and Robert Harrison Architects of Seattle.