November 16, 2005

Design Detailings: Northwest AIA awards Dec. 5

The Northwest Chapter of the American Institute of Architects will hold its annual NWAIA Design Awards at 7 p.m. Dec. 5.

Entries are from NWAIA members who are based in Island, San Juan, Skagit and Whatcom counties.

Judges include Seattle architects George Suyama of Suyama Peterson Deguchi, Jim Brown of LMN Architects and landscape architect Shannon Nichol of Gustafson Guthrie Nichol.

The event will be held in McIntyre Hall on the Skagit Valley College Campus, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Cost is $15 and tickets can be purchased by going online to http://www.mcintyrehall.org, or by calling (360) 416-7727 or (866) 624-6897. Go to http://www.nwaia.org between Nov. 22 and Dec. 4 to vote for the People's Choice Award.

Walker Macy to design California river walk

The Portland-based landscape architecture, urban design and planning firm Walker Macy has been selected to plan, design and permit an extension of the West Sacramento River Walk in West Sacramento, Calif.

The river walk will be developed in industrial and mixed-use neighborhoods, and will resemble the firm's South Waterfront Greenway in Portland.

Walker Macy will create waterfront neighborhoods and districts, and make places for events along the Sacramento River.

Green design part of Third Thursday event

The Seattle Design Center's "Third Thursday" seminar on Nov. 17 will include sessions on different topics: "Offering Green Design to Your Clients," "Living With Leather" and "Furniture Reproduction Revealed."

The all-day free event runs 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The design center is at 5701 Sixth Ave. S. For information, call (800) 497-7997 or go to http://www.seattledesigncenter.com.