November 2, 2005

Design Detailings: Charles Jencks to speak at Benaroya

International architect and author Charles Jencks will speak tonight at Benaroya Hall at 7:30 p.m.

Jencks, who lives in Scotland, did a landscape project for the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. He has also written more than 30 books, including a 1977 volume called "The Language of Post-Modern Architecture" and most recently, "The Iconic Building," which looks at structures by Frank Gehry, Daniel Libeskind and Rem Koolhaas.

Jencks lectures in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and Asia. He earned degrees in architectural history at the University of London, and English literature and architecture at Harvard University.

Tonight's talk is sponsored by NBBJ, Sellen Construction Co. and Seattle law firm Reed, Longyear, Malnati, Ahrens & West. Cost is $15, $7.50 for students or those under 25. For tickets, see http://www.boxoffice.html.

CHS Engineers, McAndrews merge

Two Bellevue engineering firms have merged: CHS Engineers and The McAndrews Group. The combined company will be known as CHS Engineers.

Principals are Larry McAndrews, Scott Christensen, Rodney Langer, Evan Henke and John Nottingham. All are engineers.

Christensen helped start CHS Engineers in 1993. The company's specialty is consulting for municipalities. McAndrews founded The McAndrews Group 10 years ago to work with small cities and towns, as well as developers and architects.

The combined company will continue to provide code and building inspection services, but also offer packages for surveys, road design and construction management support.

W&H Pacific wins award for Ore. bridge

The National Steel Bridge Alliance recognized W&H Pacific of Bothell for the Bill Healy Memorial Bridge in Bend, Ore. The awards recognize innovative steel bridges built in the United States.

The Bill Healy bridge won second place in the medium span category. W&H Pacific did structural and civil engineering, landscape architecture and construction management on the project, which finished in 2003.