Design Detailings: City seeks public comment on Civic Center

The city of Seattle is holding an informal public design discussion about the $226 million Civic Center. The discussion, "How to Enliven an Open Space Downtown," will be held from noon to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 4 in Key Tower, 42nd floor, 700 5th Ave. in Seattle.

Peter Bohlin, lead architect for the new City Hall, and other members of the Civic Center project team will be available to answer questions and hear public comment.

Attendees are encouraged to bring bag lunches to the event.

CECW looks at benchmarking

The Consulting Engineers Council of Washington state is holding a breakfast discussion about financial and workforce benchmarking for small firms. The talk takes place from 7 to 9 a.m. on Wednesday, April 5 at the Hyatt Regency in Bellevue. Keynote speaker John Pruitt will discuss which type of benchmarking is most relevant for engineering firms and how to interpret and use such information.

Registration is $22 per person. To register, call the CECW at (206) 623-5936.

Noise study workshop at Boeing Field

King County International Airport is holding an open house to inform the public about its noise and land use compatibility study, called a Part 150.

The open house will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5 at KCIA/Boeing Field, 7299 Perimeter Rd. in Seattle.

The Part 150 study identifies potential solutions to address the noise impacts from the airport. Maps of noise contours, flight tracks and other graphics will be available to the public for review.

For more information about the study or to be placed on the study mailing list, contact Clare Impett, (206) 296-7426. Information about the project is also available on the Internet.

CNA splits from parent firm

Mark Woerman and Arlan Collins, partners of CNA Architecture, have purchased the Bellevue-based architectural firm from parent company, CNA Companies. The buyout involved their purchase of shares from Larry Cook, the owner of CNA Companies, a consulting engineering and information technology firm.

Woerman and Collins joined CNA Architecture in 1988. The firm, which specializes in commercial, high-tech and healthcare projects, has about 60 employees and expects to add eight to ten architects this year. Its projects include Sammamish Park Place in Issaquah and Overlake Hospital Medical Center in Bellevue.

Mahlum Architects acquires Portland firm

Mahlum Architects has acquired Michael & Kuhns Architects, a Portland architectural firm known for its work in student and low-income housing. Mahlum Architects, founded in 1938, has offices in Seattle and Portland.

The acquisition formalizes an understanding the two firms reached a year ago to join forces and market their services together. Both firms have experience designing academic buildings and senior housing facilities.

Mahlum's current projects include the design of a five-building student housing complex at Linfield College in McMinnville, Ore., the renovation of Coe Elementary School in Seattle and an assisted living facility for the Sisters of Providence in Spokane.

Founded in 1969, Michael & Kuhns has completed more than 300 projects in five states, including award-winning projects, such as the Goodwill Industries headquarters building in Portland, student housing at the University of Alaska and the Houser Terrace project in Renton.

UW offers professional programs for engineers

The University of Washington is offering several courses in its Professional Engineering Practice Liaison Program. The PEPL course calendar can be found online. Locations vary; call (206) 543-5539 for more information.

• "Hydrologic Modeling and Design of Retention/Detention Facilities," 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., April 5-7. Early registration is $510 ; regular tuition is $545."Design and Retrofit of Culverts for Fish Passage in the Northwest," 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., April 26 and 27. Early registration is $345; regular tuition is $375.

• "New Technologies and Concepts in Stormwater Treatment," 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., May 8 and 9 and repeated May 11 and 12. Early registration is $365; regular tuition is $395.

• "Seismic Hazard Analysis for Constructed Facilities," 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., May 19 and 20. Early registration is $365; regular tuition is $395.

SMPS holds marketing seminar

The Seattle chapter of the Society of Marketing Professional Service is holding an interactive workshop, "Motivating Technical Professionals to Market" on Wednesday, April 5.

Led by Karen Johnston of the Johnston Training Group, the workshop will discuss how encourage technical staff to market their services.

The seminar will be held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at 1 Union Square in the Board Room. The cost is $50 for SMPS members, $55 for member firms and $65 for nonmember firms.

For more information, visit the SMPS Web site or contact Karen Johnston at (206) 256-0206. To register, contact Tosha Vandegrift of GeoEngineers at (425) 861-6000.

Artist and filmmaker sought by SAC

The Seattle Arts Commission is seeking a lead artist or team to develop a historic preservation plan for Pioneer Square. The SAC is also seeking a filmmaker to create a documentary about Washington's Boundary Dam.

The Pioneer Square Arts and Legends Plan will require the artist to identify locations for public art in the community; develop historic and thematic contexts, budgets, project partners and implementation schedules; and identify opportunities for other artists to participate. The artist will also participate in public presentations and workshops with client groups and the public. The artist will receive $15,000 to develop, in collaboration with a historian, a comprehensive written art plan. Once the plan is approved, additional funds will be allocated for artists who will design or create art works for the project.

Applications are due Monday, May 8. For further details, call Lisa Richmond of the SAC at (206) 684-0998.

The SAC and Seattle City Light seek to commission a filmmaker to create a 30-minute documentary film about the evolution of the Boundary Dam and the people who created it. Located on the Pend Oreille River, the Boundary Dam is Seattle's largest energy producer. The film will be used by Seattle City Light for public presentations at the Boundary Dam visitors' center and will be broadcast on TVSea, the city's cable television channel.

The filmmaking team will receive $30,000 plus production costs to create the documentary. Applications for the Boundary Dam project are due on Monday, May 22. For further details, call Barbara Goldstein of the SAC at (206) 684-7311.

Design Detailings: Dodds Engineers changes name

Dodds Engineers of Bellevue has changed its name to Core Design.The new name "really suits our company," said Craig Krueger, principal. "We are responsible for the foundation -- the core services of a development, and our success is built not by just one individual, but by a core group of professionals."The firm was founded in the 1950s, and provides land planning, site engineering and surveying for commercial, residential and public projects. The company's projects include the Snoqualmie Ridge, Lincoln Square in Bellevue and The Lakes at Kent. Core Design employs more than 40 people.

SMPS looks at Internet marketing

The Seattle chapter of the Society of Marketing Professional Services is holding a series of marketing seminars the next few Wednesdays.Today, the topic, "How to Get Value from E-Relationships," will be discussed by Tony Aguirre of Microsoft's Business Solutions Group. He will talk about the Internet's effects on business and marketing efforts.The March 29 seminar will discuss how to encourage technical professionals to market their work. On April 5, SMPS tackles the topic of the law and marketing.All seminars will be held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. in the Rainier Square Conference Center, 1310 Fourth Ave. in Seattle. The cost is $50 per session or $180 for all four seminars (member rate). For more information or to register, visit the SMPS Seattle Web site or call Tosha Vandegrift of GeoEngineers at (425) 861-6000.

PSU looking for urban planning instructors

The Urban and Regional Planning program at Portland State University would like to identify a pool of professionals who are qualified to teach in the graduate program. Applicants should send a resume, a list of courses that the applicant is qualified to teach and a description of teaching approaches to: Sy Adler, Director, School of Urban Studies and Planning, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207. For more information, e-mail adlers@pdx.edu.

Shannon & Wilson cited for work on 'Big Dig'

Alexander Feldman, Gerard Buechel, Michael Kucker and Hollie Ellis of Shannon &Wilson with John McRae of Geokon Inc. have been awarded Best Paper at the 1999 Fifth International Symposium on Field Measurements in Geomechanics, held in Singapore.The paper, "Instrumentation Program for Boston Red Line Subway Tunnel," discusses Shannon & Wilson's design and installation of a unique instrumentation program to monitor the structural integrity of the existing Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Red Line Subway Tunnels. The project involves constructing six concrete immersed tube tunnel sections across Boston's Fort Point Channel. It is one component of the Massachusetts Highway Department's "Big Dig" -- an $11 billion project that will include 11 underground highway lanes, making it the nation's largest freeway project. Shannon & Wilson is a subconsultant to Gannett Fleming on the project.

Facilities management contest seeks entries

Entries are being accepted for the 2000 Facilities Management Excellence (FAME) Awards competition, a 16-year-old program sponsored by the Association for Facilities Engineering Foundation.Eligible participants are plant and facilities engineers and managers representing large and small industrial plants, hospitals, commercial office buildings, governmental installations and education facilities.Entries should reflect staff involvement on a facilities project completed within the last three years. Judges base their decisions on the project's originality, efficiency of problem-solving method used, measurability of results achieved, contribution to corporate objectives and applicability of the solution to comparable facilities.The nonrefundable entry fee is $65 per entry for AFE members and $80 per entry for nonmembers. Entries and fees must be postmarked by July 28 and received at AFE headquarters no later than July 31.For more information, go to the Web site or contact Gabriella Jacobs.

Chicago group seeks design for park

The Chicago Architecture Club is sponsoring its Burnham Prize Competition to solicit designs for Millennium Park, a park along Michigan Avenue that is being rebuilt by the city.Entrants are asked to articulate what a current and future vision for the public space could be.The contest is open to architects and architectural degree graduates under 40 years old who are residents of Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Michigan, Ohio or Wisconsin. The registration deadline is March 28, and the submission deadline is April 11. The winner will receive a three-month scholarship to the American Academy in Rome.For more information or to register, contact: The Chicago Architecture Club, I-Space Gallery, 230 W. Superior St., Chicago, IL 60610, or go to the Web site.

AIA awards 2000 Institute Honors

Five individuals and two organizations were honored by The American Institute of Architects as recipients of the 2000 Institute Honors for Collaborative Achievement for exceptional contributions to the design and architecture community.The awards will be conferred in May at the 2000 AIA National Convention and Expo in Philadelphia. The recipients are: lighting designer William Lam, Cambridge, Mass.; acoustical designer Christopher Jaffe, Norwalk, Conn.; architecture professor and artist Douglas Cooper, Pittsburgh; researcher, planner, and consulting architect of judicial facilities projects F. Michael Wong, Beverly Hills, Calif.; pioneers in the field of color and architectural paints Donald Kaufman and Taffy Dahl, New York; the San Antonio Conservation Society, San Antonio; and the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, Geneva.For more information about the 2000 AIA Awards program, call Robin Lee at (202) 626-7390.

Ellerbe Becket moves office in Seoul

Ellerbe Becket, a Minneapolis-based international architecture and engineering firm, has relocated its office in Seoul, Korea and added new staff.Company chairman Bob Degenhardt said the Seoul office will be used as a base to pursue projects in China, Hong Kong and Shanghai. The firm is providing architectural and design services for the 80,000-seat Guangdong Olympic Stadium in Guangzhou, China, a project currently under construction.The new office in Seoul will be staffed by principal Kyun Kim and staff from other Ellerbe Becket offices worldwide. Company representatives said the office will be fully operational within a few years. Locally, Ellerbe Becket is designing the new $430 million professional football and soccer stadium that will replace the Kingdome.

Design Detailings: Transportation group talks about 'traffic calming'

The Puget Sound chapter of the Women's Transportation Seminar, an organization of traffic and transportation professionals, is holding a dinner discussion tonight about "traffic calming," or traffic and transportation designs that make cities more pedestrian friendly.

The speakers include: Karen Gonzalez; neighborhood programs manager for the city of Bellevue; Joe Giacobazzi, a consultant with KPG Inc., and Pat O'Neill of the city of University Place.

The event will be held at The College Club, 505 Madison St. in Seattle. It begins with a social hour at 5:30 p.m.; dinner will be held at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $25 for members and $35 for nonmembers.

For more information, contact Kimberly Morley, (425) 348-2307.

Public to get a look at City Hall design

The public will have its first opportunity to view at a model and floor plans of Seattle's new $66 million City Hall at a design workshop from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, in the City Council Chambers, 11th floor, Municipal Building.

Seattle Mayor Paul Schell will join lead architect Peter Bohlin in presenting the schematic concept for the new City Hall. Bohlin of Bohlin Cywinski Jackson and Bassetti Architects are designers of the new City Hall.

The schematic concept for the Civic Plaza will be presented in April. The final schematic for both projects is due in mid-May.

Another public design discussion, "Enlivening a Public Space Downtown," will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, March 24 in Council Chambers.

Update on DCLU changes

The Seattle Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Structural Engineers Association of Washington are holding a dinner meeting on Tuesday, March 21, to discuss changes at the Seattle Department of Design Construction and Land Use.

Craig Ladiser and Tom Kinsman of the DCLU will provide an update on the department's reorganization, changes in the permitting process, the introduction of technical experts at intake appointments, pre-application site inspections for site-development projects and internal technical audits to improve quality.

The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. with a social hour, followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. and a 7:30 p.m. business meeting. The discussion begins at 7:45 p.m. The event will be held at the Ballard Yankee Diner, 5300 24th Ave. N.W. The cost is $25 per person. To make reservations, call (206) 682-6026 or e-mail. The reservation deadline is noon on Friday, March 17.

CECW features winning project

The Consulting Engineers Council of Washington State is holding a luncheon on March 23 that will spotlight KPFF's Terminal 5 Project, an Engineering Excellence Award winner this year. The luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Rock Salt Steak House, 1232 Westlake Ave. N., in Seattle.

Registration is $15 for retired CECW life members or retired engineers, $20 for CECW members and $25 for nonmembers. To register, call the CECW at (206) 623-5936 by March 16. Reservations can also be made online.

Class on controlling building moisture

The University of Washington is offering a continuing professional education class on moisture control and indoor air quality. The class will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 29. Registration will be held from 8 to 8:30 a.m. The presenter is Joseph Lstiburek from the Building Science Corp. in Westford, Mass.

The class will be held at the Mountaineers Building, Olympus Room, 300 Third Ave. W., Seattle. The cost is $300 per person, which includes tuition, handouts, refreshments and lunch. Members of the American of Institute of Architects will receive seven learning units. For more information, contact Lyn Firkins, (206) 685-8222.

SMPS luncheon on coaching skills

The Seattle chapter of the Society of Marketing Professional Services is holding a luncheon program, "Powerful Coaching Skills: Five Tools for Marketing and Communications Success," on Thursday, March 23, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.The program is led by Norma Reiss, president of Wisdom at Work and a certified master coach. The cost of the event is $30 for SMPS members, $35 for member firms and $40 for nonmembers. Registration is due by March 20.

For more information or to register, visit the SMPS Seattle web site, or contact Tosha Vandegrift of GeoEngineers at (425) 861-6000.

Sparling gets kudos from United Way

Sparling, a Seattle electrical engineering and technology consulting firm, recently was presented with the "Extra Mile Award," honoring record contributions to the United Way in 1999. The new award was created through a partnership between the Consulting Engineers Council of Washington and the United Way of Washington to recognize engineering firms that generate extraordinary support, both corporate and employee, for the charity.

Sparling raised more money for the United Way than any other firm. Employee and corporate contributions totaled more than $111,600 in 1999 -- a 126 percent increase from 1998 contributions.

According to Sparling CEO Jim Duncan, more than 60 percent of the firm's staff contributed to United Way. He said that the firm kicked off its campaign in 1999 with a Halloween party, during which several principals competed in a hula hoop contest to generate contributions.

"Apparently the sight of the company executives gyrating inside hoops ignited our employees' generosity," Duncan said.

New foster-care center opens

Designed by DKA, formerly Donald King Architects, the new headquarters for The Casey Family Program Seattle was recently dedicated.

Located in Seattle's Central District, the 15,000-square-foot, two-story Casey Family Program building brings family support services closer to many users of the organization's long-term foster care services. The building is steel framed with a masonry veneer of brick and concrete block in three colors.

The siting of the building is at the street edge. Gabled dormer roofs and lower parapets were used at the back of the building to reflect the scale of the large older homes across the street. The facility includes staff offices, community meeting rooms and a kitchen.

Turner Construction was the general contractor. Other team members include Taylor Engineering Consultants, civil engineering; Peterson Strehle Martinson, structural engineering; Path Engineers, mechanical and electrical engineering; and Nakano Associates, landscape architecture.

The Casey Family Program is a Seattle-based private foundation, established by Jim Casey, a Seattle native and founder of United Parcel Service.

New name for Donald King Architects

Donald King Architects has changed its name to DKA, signifying a new era for the 15-person professional design firm.

"The new name better reflects the wide range of services and people that make up the firm," said Donald King, who started out as a sole proprietor in Seattle in 1985. DKA's staff of 15 provides planning, architecture, interior design and design management services on a variety of projects, including commercial and retail, transportation, health care, housing, libraries and schools.

Facilities management contest seeks entries

Entries are being accepted for the 2000 Facilities Management Excellence (FAME) Awards competition, a 16-year-old program sponsored by the Association for Facilities Engineering Foundation.

Eligible participants are plant and facilities engineers and managers representing large and small industrial plants, hospitals, commercial office buildings, governmental installations and education facilities.

Entries should reflect staff involvement on a facilities project completed within the last three years. Judges base their decisions on the project's originality, efficiency of problem-solving method used, measurability of results achieved, contribution to corporate objectives and applicability of the solution to comparable facilities.

The nonrefundable entry fee is $65 per entry for AFE members and $80 per entry for non-members. Entries and fees must be postmarked by July 28 and received at AFE headquarters no later than July 31.

For more information, go to the Web site or contact Gabriella Jacobs at gjacobs@afe.org.

Chicago group seeks design for park

The Chicago Architecture Club is sponsoring its Burnham Prize Competition to solicit designs for Millennium Park, a park along Michigan Avenue that is being rebuilt by the city.

Entrants are asked to articulate what a current and future vision for the public space could be.

The contest is open to architects and architectural degree graduates under 40 years old who are residents of Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Michigan, Ohio or Wisconsin. The registration deadline is March 28, and the submission deadline is April 11. The winner will receive a three-month scholarship to the American Academy in Rome.

For more information or to register, contact: The Chicago Architecture Club, I-Space Gallery, 230 W. Superior St., Chicago, IL 60610, or go to the Web site.

PSU looking for urban planning instructors

The Urban and Regional Planning program at Portland State University would like to identify a pool of professionals who are qualified to teach in the graduate program. Applicants should send a resume, a list of courses that the applicant is qualified to teach and a description of teaching approaches to: Sy Adler, Director, School of Urban Studies and Planning, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207.

For more information, e-mail adlers@pdx.edu.

Shannon & Wilson cited for work on 'Big Dig'

Alexander Feldman, Gerard Buechel, Michael Kucker and Hollie Ellis of Shannon &Wilson with John McRae of Geokon Inc. have been awarded Best Paper at the 1999 Fifth International Symposium on Field Measurements in Geomechanics, held in Singapore.

The paper, "Instrumentation Program for Boston Red Line Subway Tunnel," discusses Shannon & Wilson's design and installation of a unique instrumentation program to monitor the structural integrity of the existing Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's Red Line Subway Tunnels. The project involves constructing six concrete immersed tube tunnel sections across Boston's Fort Point Channel. It is one component of the Massachusetts Highway Department's "Big Dig" -- an $11 billion project that will include 11 underground highway lanes, making it the nation's largest freeway project.

Shannon & Wilson is a subconsultant to Gannett Fleming on the project.

AIA awards 2000 Institute Honors

Five individuals and two organizations were honored by The American Institute of Architects as recipients of the 2000 Institute Honors for Collaborative Achievement for exceptional contributions to the design and architecture community.

The awards will be conferred in May at the 2000 AIA National Convention and Expo in Philadelphia. The recipients are: lighting designer William Lam, Cambridge, Mass.; acoustical designer Christopher Jaffe, Norwalk, Conn.; architecture professor and artist Douglas Cooper, Pittsburgh; researcher, planner, and consulting architect of judicial facilities projects F. Michael Wong, Beverly Hills, Calif.; pioneers in the field of color and architectural paints Donald Kaufman and Taffy Dahl, New York; the San Antonio Conservation Society, San Antonio; and the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, Geneva.

For more information about the 2000 AIA Awards program, call Robin Lee at (202) 626-7390.

Design Detailings: New Name for RCA/Huitt-Zollars

RCA/Huitt-Zollars has changed its name to Huitt-Zollars. Former principal Richard Carothers recently retired from the firm after a 40-year career in landscape architecture.

RCA/Richard Carothers Associates merged with Dallas-based Huitt-Zollars in February 1998. Locally, the firm has 37 staff and offices in Seattle and Tacoma practicing planning, civil engineering, landscape architecture and land surveying.

Also, the firm's Tacoma office has moved to 302 S. Ninth St. in downtown Tacoma. The phone number, (253) 627-9131, remains the same.

ASEM & ASCE talk about liability and marketing

The American Society for Engineering Management and the American Society of Civil Engineers is holding a dinner meeting to discuss the liability pitfalls of marketing materials.

The event will be held Wednesday, March 15 at the Rock Salt Steakhouse in Seattle. Keynote speaker Duncan Findlay, president and CEO of Shannon & Wilson, will discuss federal and state statutes relating to unfair business practices with an emphasis on the design professionals' marketing materials. Findlay has been the company's legal counsel for over 20 years. Internet advertising will also be covered during the discussion.

Reservations are requested by March 14; call (206) 695-6670 for more information. The cost of the dinner talk is $23 in advance and $25 at the door.

SMPS sponsors study sessions for CPSM

The Seattle chapter of the Society of Marketing Professional Services is sponsoring a series of roundtables to help marketers prepare for the Certified Professional Services Marketer examination.

The exam will be held Aug. 9 in conjunction with the SMPS National Convention in Austin, Texas.

Each roundtable will focus on a different area of knowledge needed to pass the exam. The study roundtables are scheduled for the following dates, all at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesdays: March 14, April 11, May 9, June 6, July 11 and Aug.1.

The upcoming study session will be held at Shannon & Wilson, 400 N. 34th St., suite 100, Seattle. For more information about the roundtables, call Joanmarie Gorans-Eggert at (206) 633-6811.

City of Seattle seeks Design Review Board applicants

Applications for membership on Seattle's Design Review Board are now being accepted through April 3. Eight Design Review boards represent 47 members, which include community representatives, individuals involved in property development and design professionals. Board members convene in five-person panels, to hold public meetings and assist in the evaluation of projects subject to design review.

Local representative members are jointly appointed by Mayor Paul Schell and the Seattle City Council; these members represent community business interests and neighborhood residential interests from each of seven geographic areas within the city. Local representative members must be nominated by a community, residential or business organization.

At-large members, to be appointed by Schell and City Councilmember Judy Nicastro, are confirmed by the whole Council and represent each of these fields: development, residential, general community interests and design professionals.

To find out about current openings for these positions, contact DCLU's senior urban designer Patrick Doherty at (206) 233-3852.

Design Detailings: Volunteer Park water tower to be a 'sensory wonderland'

The Seattle Arts Commission is presenting "Aqua Pura Vista," a video installation blending image, light and sound by architect and artist Iole Alessandrini. The exhibition opens March 21 and will run through April 24 at Seattle's Volunteer Park water tower.

The installation will be open every day from dawn to dusk, and admission is free.

"Aqua Pura Vista" will begin at both the north and south entrances of the water tower. Video imagery and the sound of water will greet audiences as they wind their way to the observation level where 16 arched windows offer panoramic city views Multiple light and video projections will encircle the water tower's deck. Accompanying sound effects will depict people, water and the landscape.

Alessandrini has received numerous grants and awards, including one from the Paul Allen Foundation for a recently displayed light installation in downtown Tacoma.

The Seattle and King County arts commissions are the exhibit sponsors and are working with Seattle Public Utilities, which made the water tower available for the display.

New director joins AIA SW Chapter

Karin Poppy McCarthy has been hired as the executive director of the American Institute of Architects, Southwest Washington Chapter, located in Tacoma.

Previously, she was the program coordinator for the Washington Forest Protection Association.

McCarthy is a 1978 graduate of the University of Puget Sound and is currently enrolled in the architecture engineering design program at Clover Park Technical College.

GGLO will move to Harbor Steps

GGLO Architecture and Interior Design has leased about 19,000 square feet of office space in Harbor Steps North at 1201 First Ave. in downtown Seattle. The company will move in upon completion of the building on Nov. 1.

Harbor Steps North, the third and final phase of The Harbor Steps development, includes more than 700 apartments, a fitness center and underground parking.

GGLO officials say the move from the Second and Seneca Building will accommodate current needs and allow for future growth. GGLO is the interior designer for the project.

New Name for RCA/Huitt-Zollars

RCA/Huitt-Zollars has changed its name to Huitt-Zollars. Former principal Richard Carothers recently retired from the firm after a 40-year career in landscape architecture.

RCA/Richard Carothers Associates merged with Dallas-based Huitt-Zollars in February 1998. Locally, the firm has 37 staff and offices in Seattle and Tacoma practicing planning, civil engineering, landscape architecture and land surveying.

Also, the firm's Tacoma office has moved to 302 S. Ninth St. in downtown Tacoma. The phone number, (253) 627-9131, remains the same.

Design Detailings: Seminar today about solar power in the NW

Steven Strong, an expert in adapting solar electricity to architectural design, will be conducting a free seminar today from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Bell Harbor Convention Center in Seattle. Strong designed the world's first solar electric neighborhood of 30 homes in Gardner, Mass., and is the author of "The Solar Electric House," a primer on the use of photovoltaic technology in architectural design.

He will talk about his project in Portland and offer information about how photovoltaic cells can be used in the Northwest.

To reserve a space, call Sparling, the sponsor of the event, at (206) 667-0555.

City to hold design workshop on City Hall

The city of Seattle has planned a design workshop to solicit public input on the new City Hall and open space plaza. The workshop will be held from noon - 1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25 in the City Council Chambers, 11th floor of the Municipal Building at 600 Fourth Ave. The architects for the project, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson/Bassetti Architects, will lead the discussion. Participants are encouraged to bring a brown bag lunch.

In early March, the architects and landscape designers will be putting forward their schematic concept for these two projects. During March, April and early May, the city will be gathering public comments on those concepts and will present a final schematic at the end of May. The final design will continue to evolve until October. Public comment is sought up until the final design is approved by the Mayor and City Council, anticipated in early October.

The Justice Center project has reached the schematic design phase. Graphics of the design will soon be posted on a re-designed Web site for the Civic Center project.

For more information about the workshop or the design status of the Civic Center, call (206) 233-3905.

SMPS sponsors luncheon on client relationships

The Society of Marketing Professionals is holding a luncheon to discuss strategies for cultivating and maintaining relationships with clients. The event, which is $30 for members and $40 for non-members, will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Washington Athletic Club, 1325 Sixth Ave. A networking session will begin at 11 a.m.

Janet Sanders, a board member of the National SMPS Foundation and founder of The Clayton Consulting Group, is the guest speaker. For more information, call Kim Hinckley at (206) 431-2300.

Design Detailings: CECW director speaking tonight

, executive director of the Consulting Engineers Council of Washington, is the featured speaker at a dinner talk today that looks at the some of the legislative issues confronting the industry.

Garrity will talk about the need for consulting engineers to be involved in lobbying their elected officials on issues that impact their profession. He has more than 17 years of management experience representing professional and trade associations in the design and construction industry.

The event starts at 6 p.m. and will be held at the Rock Salt Steakhouse on 1232 Westlake Ave. N. in Seattle. The cost is $23. For more information, call Shannon & Wilson at (206) 695-6670 or e-mail lkd@shanwil.com. The American Society of Civil Engineers’ management in engineering committee and the American Society for Engineering Management are sponsoring the talk.

CECW celebrates National Engineers’ Week

The Consulting Engineers Council of Washington celebrates National Engineers Week, Feb. 20-26, with two events: a “Tiny Truss” bridge building competition and a luncheon and technical presentation with the Seattle Engineers’ Club.

The Tiny Truss is a stick-bridge building competition co-sponsored by CECW member EISI Consulting Engineers and the Eastside Girl Scouts. Nearly 100 Girl Scouts from fifth to eighth grade have attended presentations on basic engineering theory and are now designing and building trusses using kits provided by the CECW.

On Tuesday, Feb. 22, a team of engineers will stress-test the structural durability of each bridge. The competition will be held from 1- 4 p.m. at Holy Family Church School Social Hall on 7300 120th Ave. N.E. in Kirkland.

The Engineers' Club/CECW luncheon will be held at the Rock Salt Steakhouse (formerly Latitude 47) at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23. The program includes a technical presentation by Greg Katzenberger of INCA Engineers about the juvenile fish bypass outfall release structures at Bonneville Dam. Also during the luncheon, Amy Haugerud, secretary of the CECW education foundation, will be awarding three scholarships to engineering students enrolled in engineering schools around the state.

PSEC holds technology fair and banquet

The Puget Sound Engineering Council on Saturday, Feb. 26 and Sunday Feb. 27 is holding its annual Engineering, Science and Technology Fair at the Crossroads Shopping Mall in Bellevue.

There is no admission charge for the fair, which runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. Some of the latest engineering innovations, products and projects will be showcased at the event. Exhibitors will be charged $150 per booth. For more information, contact Bill Forde at (425) 337-4179.

The PSEC is also holding its annual Engineers’ Week Banquet on Saturday, Feb. 26. The event starts at 6 p.m. with a social hour and dinner. Awards will also be given in several categories, honoring government, industrial, professional, academic and young engineers. The cost is $35 per person. For reservations, call (206) 448-4200, extension 115 or e-mail don_northey@msm.com.

The PSEC is an umbrella organization representing 14,000 members in 30 engineering societies.

AIA looks at development in Tacoma

Major construction projects in Tacoma will be discussed at an event featuring J.J. McCament from the Tacoma Development Office and Stuart Young from BCRA/Tsang Architects.

The event, sponsored by the American Institute of Architects Southwest Washington chapter, will be held 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23 in the Tacoma Club.

McCament will talk about several upcoming projects including the Convention Center project, the Thea Foss Waterway development, the Harold LeMay Car Museum and market-rate housing projects.

Young, a project manager from BCRA/Tsang, will discuss the proposed Pacific Block development in downtown Tacoma.

The cost is $25 for AIA members and $30 for non-members.

Reservations should be made by calling AIA Southwest Washington at (253) 627-4006 before Friday, Feb. 18.

ASCE launches new journal

The American Society of Civil Engineers has just released its first issue of Natural Hazards Review, a multidisciplinary journal written by professionals, academics and organizations working in the field of natural hazard mitigation. Articles contain detailed case studies and original research findings from the physical, social and behavioral sciences, as well as from engineering and public policy study.

The publication is now seeking submissions from engineers and social scientists.

For more information, contact Betty Shepard,(703) 295-6211.

Nominations sought for historic preservation

The Washington office of Archeology and Historic Preservation is seeking nominations for the 10th Annual State Historic Preservation Officer’s (SHPO) Awards for outstanding achievement in historic preservation.

The closing date for nominations is March 17. Nominations can by submitted online.

The awards recognize individuals, organizations, projects, publications and efforts setting exceptional standards for historic preservation in Washington state. This year’s award program features a new category, which recognizes the media's outstanding achievement in portraying historic preservation.

For more information about the awards or to obtain nomination forms, call (360) 407-0752.

AIA series highlights winning projects

Local and state chapters of the American Institute of Architects are sponsoring a five-part series, starting next week, that focuses on the process, or relationship, between clients and architects of winning projects from the 1999 Honor Awards for Washington Architecture. A class on creating winning submittals will also be offered.

• On Wednesday, Feb. 23, the featured project will be the Seattle Police Department’s West Precinct/911 Communication Center.
• March 8: The University of Washington’s Fisheries Building
• March 22: The Cooling Tower at the Seattle Tacoma International Airport, the Yaquina Head Interpretative Center and the Kennewick Library
• April 5: A residence in Queen Anne and a cabin and pump house on Maury Island
• April 12: "Secrets of the stars," a class about preparing a winning awards submittal

All seminars will be held from 4-6 p.m. at AIA Seattle on 1911 First Ave. The cost is $50 for AIA Seattle members and $70 for non-members. For more information, call (206) 448-4938. Participants receive 10 Learning Units or 8 Health, Safety and Welfare credits.

UW offers professional programs for engineers

The College of Engineering at the University of Washington is offering several professional programs.

• “Understanding and surviving ESA: A technical workshop for project managers,” will be held from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. on March 21 and 22. Early registration is $365; regular tuition is $395.

• “Designing and implementing habitat modifications for salmon and trout,” will be held from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. on March 28 – 30. Early registration is $455; regular tuition is $495. An optional field trip limited to 30 persons will be held March 31; the cost is $110.

• “Achieving real success as a project manager,” will be held from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on March 30 and 31. Early registration is $365; regular tuition is $395.

New engineering Web site for youth

As part of its mission of promoting engineering to future generations, Eastman Chemical Company, co-chair of National Engineers Week, has developed a new educational Web site. The Web site offers information on engineering achievements that affect everyday life, such as how a CD player works and what keeps roller coasters on track.

Design Detailings: Engineering grads average $42,281

According to Jobtrak.com’s salary index for engineering, college students entering this field have an average starting salary of $42,281 -- well above $34,433, the average starting salary for other majors. Based on the results of the engineering index, there was a 2.8 percent increase in total job openings related to engineering posted in 1999 in comparison to the year prior.

• Average starting salary for new college grads in engineering in 1999: $42,281, up 3 percent from 1998
• Average starting salary for new college grads in all fields in 1999: $34,433

Average starting salary for new college grads by field:

• Engineering-related technology $42,229
• Chemical engineering $44,033
• Civil engineering $37,543
• Electrical engineering $45,691
• Industrial engineering $39,750
• Mechanical engineering $44,166

According to the survey, 12.1 percent of the job listings posted for college students fall into the engineering category.

Jobtrak.com is a job listing and resume service targeting college students and alumni.

CECW luncheon spotlights EEA project winner

The Consulting Engineers Council of Washington is holding a luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 23, that will feature a presentation by one of the firms that received an Engineering Excellence Award on Jan. 26. The luncheon will also present engineering scholarships. The event will be held from 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Rock Salt Steak House on 1232 Westlake Ave. N. in Seattle. Registration is $20 per person by Feb.16; $25 thereafter. To register, call the CECW at (206) 623-5936.

WSU seeks landscape architect

Washington State University is looking for an assistant professor in landscape architecture. The position is for nine months and may lead to a tenure-track appointment.

Requirements for the position include: a bachelor’s or master’s degree in landscape architecture of a degree closely allied with landscape architecture; teaching or professional practice experience in landscape architecture, specifically construction technologies and computer-aided design and other computer applications.

Screening of applications began on Feb. 1 and will remain open until the position is filled. For more information, contact Beverly Brantner, program assistant at (509) 335-3943 or e-mail; or John Mack Roberts, search chair, Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture, Washington State University, P.O. Box 646414/ Pullman WA 99264-6414 or e-mail.

Artist Trust holds auction preview lectures

Local curators will present their views on the work of contemporary Washington state artists through a series of three informal lectures about art work donated to the Artist Trust Art Auction. The donated works will be auctioned Sunday, Feb. 6, in the Seattle Center Pavilion at the Artist Trust's Annual Art Auction & Brunch. The lectures are free and run from 2-6 p.m. The art work will be displayed from noon to 8 p.m.

The Saturday lecture schedule includes curators for the Seattle Arts Commission, the Safeco Corp., the Henry Art Gallery, the Bellevue Art Museum, the Tacoma Art Museum and the Cheney Cowles Museum. For a lecture schedule or for more information, call Jan Culp, director of foundation and corporate relations at the Artist Trust, at (206) 467-8734, ext. 17 or e-mail janculp@artisttrust.org.

Ronald Skaggs is AIA president for 2000

Dallas architect Ronald Skaggs, chairman and chief executive officer of the 500-person HKS Architects, has been inaugurated as the 76th president of the American Institute of Architects .

Skaggs succeeds San Francisco architect Michael Stanton and will represent the more than 63,000 members of the institute through 2000.

Singling out three major issues for his presidency, Skaggs identified inspiring those who are training to be tomorrow's architects, improving the livability of communities, and encouraging architects to become active civic and business leaders.

His firm’s work includes the Hartford Connecticut Children's Hospital, the University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill and the Milwaukee Brewers ballpark in Wisconsin.

Skaggs received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in architecture from Texas A&M University.

Design Detailings: CECW Engineering Excellence Awards tonight

The Consulting Engineers Council of Washington is holding its annual Engineering Excellence Awards banquet tonight at 7:30 in the W Hotel in downtown Seattle. An awards preview will be held at 6:30 p.m. on the second floor. Firms submitted projects in one of five categories, including studies and research; structural systems; environmental; wastewater and water resources; and transportation.

One firm will be nominated to compete in the awards program for the national Consulting Engineers Council. Local comedian and television personality Ross Shafer will be the master of ceremonies for the event.

The Consulting Engineers Council of Washington is a professional trade association representing 185 consulting engineering, land surveying and planning firms statewide.

Business psychologist speaker at CECW winter meeting

Judith Kennedy, a business psychologist with more than 15 years of experience working with organizations, will be the keynote speaker at the Consulting Engineers Council of Washington winter meeting today.

The meeting will be held at noon in the W Hotel Seattle on Fourth Avenue and Seneca Street in downtown Seattle. Kennedy will talk about the qualities of successful leadership and the traits that impede effective leadership. Following her presentation, she will hold a workshop.

New architectural firm sets up shop

John DeForest and Scott Ogden have formed DeForest Ogden design office, a new architectural firm in Seattle.

DeForest, a Seattle native, was previously a project manager with Stephen Sullivan Architects and has also been associated with firms in San Francisco and Connecticut. He is a graduate of Harvard's Graduate School of Design and Yale University.

Ogden was most recently a project manager with Wanzer Munizza Design Studio. He has worked for other local firms including Integrus and WaterLeaf. Originally from Ohio, he is also a graduate of Harvard's GSD.

Both principals are licensed architects with more than 18 years of combined experience in residential, commercial and institutional projects.

DeForest Ogden design office is located at 80 Yesler Way, suite 310. The phone number is (206) 262-0820. The firm’s Web site is www.do-2.com.

Arcade Magazine announces design competition

Arcade Magazine, a nonprofit quarterly journal about architecture and design in the Pacific Northwest, is sponsoring a design competition in which, it might be said, less is more.

On one sheet of 8.5-inch by 10.25-inch paper, each entrant should submit one plan, one section and one sentence describing a complete, designed or speculative building. The contest is open to any architect in the Northwest United States or western Canada. No pre-registration is required and there are no entry fees. Students are not permitted to participate, but unregistered architects are eligible. The complete prospectus is available on the Web site http://www.arcadejournal.com. The entries are due on March 2.

The jurors are Crystal Coleman, an architect working in Seattle for Zimmer Gunsul Frasca, Jerry Garcia, the principal designer at U.n.d., and Glenn Weiss, a writer on architecture at Seattle Magazine and Arcade.

The prize is publication in Arcade magazine. All legitimate entries will be published electronically for six months on the Web site.

Callison takes to the slopes with Calif. resort projects

Seattle-based Callison Architecture has been selected by Intrawest, the owner, developer and manager of resort properties, to provide architectural and interior design services for its newest project, The Village at Mammoth.

Located in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., the complex includes three multiple-story lodges with 265 residential units that surrounding pedestrian plazas and a gondola ski lift. More than 60,000 square feet of retail will front on the new plazas and existing arterial.

Construction is expected to begin in May of 2000 with completion scheduled for November 2001.

In addition to The Village at Mammoth, Callison, Intrawest and Mammoth Mountain are working together to build Juniper Springs Lodge, Eagle Lodge Base Camp and Sunstone Lodge in Mammoth Lakes. Juniper Springs Lodge is a 174-unit resort/condominium that includes a pool, sports facilities and meeting rooms. Eagle Lodge Base Camp is a skier day lodge consisting of retail and meeting space, restaurants and skier services. Sunstone Lodge is an all-season resort with 77-condominium units, pool and fitness center.

ASCE and Paul Dorpat highlight public works projects

The Seattle Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers is hosting on Wednesday, Feb. 9 a dinner discussion and slide show with local historian Paul Dorpat about interesting engineering works around Washington state.

The dinner will be held at the Ballard Yankee Diner, on 5300 24th Ave. N.W. The cost is $16.

The event begins at 5:30 p.m. with a social hour, followed by dinner at 6:30 p.m. and a business meeting at 7:30 p.m. The program starts at 8 p.m. Call (206) 632-2667 for reservations.

The reservation deadline is noon on Monday, Feb. 7.

Light installation in Tacoma by celebrated local artist

“Winter, Season of Light,” by Iole Alessandrini will be on display until Jan. 31 in Tacoma on Pacific Avenue between 13th and 15th streets. For more information, call Jan Bussey at Tacoma’s Chamber of Commerce at (253) 627-2175.

Jenny Sue Brown Award goes to McGranahan CEO

The Jenny Sue Brown Award, the highest award the American Institute of Architects Washington Council can bestow on an architect, was given to Gary Chandler, president and chief executive officer of McGranahan Architects.

The award was established in 1992 by the AIA Washington Council to acknowledge architects in the state who have given extraordinary service to the professions and selfless effort in promoting and advancing a favorable climate in which to practice architecture. Chandler was a member of the Oversight Committee on Alternative Public Works Delivery Methods under Govs. Lowry and Locke and has served as officer, task force member, committee chair and board member on more than 30 AIA local, state, regional and national boards and committees. He also has been active in a number of public policy initiatives related to the construction industry in Washington.

Chandler has been with McGranahan architects for 19 years. His projects include the Pierce County Jail, the state Department of Ecology Headquarters in Lacey, Phase II of the University of Washington Tacoma Campus Expansion and the Denney Juvenile Justice Center in Everett.

King County art program seeks collection coordinator

The King County public art program is looking for a full-time collection coordinator to provide curatorial oversight and staff coordination for on-going maintenance and conservation, public information and database records for the county’s 1000-plus public art collection. The applicant must have at least 3 years of visual art administration experience. Excellent writing and communication skills are essential, as well as a comprehensive knowledge of contemporary art and an understanding of public art issues. The deadline to apply is Feb. 14. Questions may be directed to Cath Brunner, executive director, King County Public Art Program, at (206) 296-8680 or e-mail cath.brunner@metrokc.gov. The King County job line can be found on their Web site.

Asphalt Paving Association donates $57.6 K

The Asphalt Paving Association of Washington, which says it is the single largest source of scholarship funds offered to the University of Washington Civil and Environmental Engineering College, has selected 32 students to receive $1,800 in scholarship assistance. The award also includes summer job opportunities within the paving industry. Recipients attend the University of Washington, Washington State University, Gonzaga University and the University of Alaska. More than 100 students applied for this year’s scholarship program.

The Asphalt Paving Association of Washington is a nonprofit trade association of producers of Hot-Mix asphalt pavement materials.

Idaho D.O.T. declares CivilTech Corp. a DBE

Bellevue-based CivilTech Corp., a structural, geotechnical, and software engineering firm, has been certified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) by the State of Idaho Transportation Department