Design Detailings: Feb. 5 UW course on engineering ethics

The University of Washington College of Engineering is offering a day course, Applied Engineering Ethics, on Feb. 5.

The course examines case studies of ethical challenges based on interviews with professionals in the Northwest. Case studies represent a range of civil engineering specialties including design, construction, transportation and environmental. Participants will examine the dilemma, what course of action was taken and the outcome. The course will earn .7 CEUs/7 PDHs in continuing educations units. Cost is $310.

The instructors are Michael Hrachovec and David Perry.

Hrachovec is a principal in Miramar Group, an engineering and project management consulting firm. He has done training programs in design and maintenance of stormwater treatment facilities, water quality and the Endangered Species Act.

Perry is a professor of ethics at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pa., and former director of ethics programs at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. He is an analyst of business and ethics issues, and has developed and taught university-level ethics courses for eight years.

For information, call (206) 543-5539, fax (206) 543-2352 or e-mail Stephanie Strom at sstrom@u.washington.edu, or Stacy Williamson at stacyw@u.washington.edu.

Cultural projects awarded $926,000

The Cultural Development Authority of King County recently announced 2003 Cultural Facility awards totaling $926,000 to 56 arts and heritage projects. Funds will be used for construction, renovation and acquisition of property for cultural facilities, and for the purchase of equipment.

"Lower interest rates have enabled many arts and heritage museums, performing and visual arts groups to build and equip new spaces, despite the current fundraising climate," said Jim Kelly, CDA executive director. The Cultural Facilities Program provides support for capital construction projects of all sizes.

Some of this year's award recipients:

Wing Luke Asian Museum will receive $140,000 for acquisition and renovation of the Kong Yick Building in the International District, which will become the museum's new home in 2007.

Meadowbrook Farm Interpretive Center near North Bend will receive $40,000 to complete construction of an interpretive center and classroom.

Cornish College of the Arts will receive $75,000 to help complete the renovation of its new home in the Denny Triangle.

Seattle Academy of Fine Art has moved into the St. Nicholas Building on Capitol Hill, which was vacated by Cornish College prior to its move to the Denny Triangle, and will receive $35,000 towards the renovation of the facility.

White River Valley Museum in Auburn was awarded $20,000 to renovate its collections storage area and upgrade public areas of the museum.

Jan. 8 talk on LEED standards

The January program and luncheon meeting of the Marketing Associates of Spokane will cover the origin of LEED (Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design). The United States Green Building Council developed the LEED program as a national standard for high-performance, sustainable buildings. Local, state and federal agencies are increasing emphasis on sustainable design, and firms who can demonstrate LEED knowledge and experience will have an edge.

Participants in the Jan. 8 discussion will see examples of LEED-certified buildings, and uncover the myths and truths surrounding this standard. Paladino & Company, a Seattle based sustainable building consulting firm, will make the presentation. Paladino was instrumental in the formation of the standard, and provides continued technical assistance to the USGBC. For more information visit www.paladinoandco.com.

The meeting will take place at noon at the Red Lion River Inn, 700 North Division St., in Spokane. The cost is $15 for MAS members and $25 for non-members. Reservation deadline is Jan. 5. For membership information or to make a reservation, contact MAS vice president Greg Sofio at (509) 534-0451 or go to the MAS Web site at www.maspokane.org.

ACEC awards held Jan. 7

The American Council of Engineering Companies Washington 38th Annual Engineering Excellence Awards Banquet and Industry Forecast Conference will be Wednesday, Jan. 7.

The event begins with registration and social at 11 a.m. At 11:30 a.m., Gordon Goodman, executive director of business development for the 2010 Winter Games, will speak on planning for the Winter Olympics 2010. He will discuss the impact of the games on the region. According to a recent economic study by the British Columbia Ministry of Competition, Science and Enterprise, the 2010 Winter Olympics combined with the expansion of the convention center in Vancouver could generate up to $10 billion in direct economic activity and create about 228,000 direct and indirect job years across B.C.

Goodman has been meeting with Olympic experts from around the world to develop an Olympic economic opportunities strategy. He will share how the dream of bringing the Winter Games to Vancouver and Whistler became a reality, and discuss what will happen between now and 2010.

A business meeting will be held at 1 p.m. At 2:15 p.m., panelists will discuss what will dominate the political landscape in 2004. A panel of Olympia observers and experts will share their thoughts regarding the 2004 legislative session, ballot measures and the elections. Included on the panel are Steve Leahy, president of the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce; Brian Minnich, vice president of government affairs, Building Industry Association of Washington; and Rowland Thompson, executive director of the Allied Daily Newspapers. The panel will be moderated by Cliff Webster, lobbyist for the Architects & Engineers Legislative Council.

At 3:30 p.m., an economic forecast will be given by John W. Mitchell of U.S. Bancorp. The awards banquet begins at 6:30 p.m. All events will be held at Bellevue's Hyatt Regency. Cost is $80 for the banquet only, and $140 for the meeting and banquet. For information, call (425) 453-6655. Register online at www.cecw.org.

Design Detailings: Site Development opens in Bothell

Site Development Associates opened in Bothell earlier this month. SDA is a civil engineering firm with 30 years of design and project management experience in a variety of project types, frequently teaming with owners, architects, contractors and developers.

SDA has project experience in residential, commercial, multi-family, senior housing, retail, transportation and other special projects.

The firm's principals are Roger Cecil, Bill Helsley and Jonathan Turcott. Cecil has 13 years experience in engineering design and project management. Helsley has 13 years of experience in site development engineering. Turcott has six years experience in civil engineering. He has worked for local consulting and design-build firms. Turcott has design experience with small projects, and large, multiphase endeavors. He has a focused expertise in stormwater management design.

The address is 10166 Main St., Suite 106, Bothell 98011. The phone is (425) 486-6533, and fax is (425) 486-6593. The Web site is sdaengineers.com.

New media artist chosen for library

The Seattle Public Library board of trustees has selected video and sound artist Franklin Joyce to design artwork for the new South Park Branch of Seattle Public Library.

The seven-member South Park Art Advisory Panel recommended the Seattle artist after interviewing four finalists. The panelists liked Joyce's plan to reflect the history of the neighborhood in the new branch, recognizing it will become a central gathering place and cultural center for South Park. The panel included project architect Johnston Architects.

Joyce's creates projection and sound installations that re-think how technology and art shape the way individuals interact with the world.

Over the summer, he created a temporary five-channel sound installation called "Audio Art Walk" in a stairwell in the Temporary Central Library, filling the passageway with animated sounds, dialogue and interviews.

Design Detailings: DT Architecture now Mosaic Architecture

DT Architecture has changed its name to Mosaic Architecture, Planning and Interiors. This coincides with a change in ownership structure for the Seattle firm.

The new firm is a collaboration between two studios, located in Helena, Mont., and Seattle. Mosaic will work on projects in Montana and Washington. DT Architecture has worked on mixed-use developments such as the Great Northern Town Center in Helena, the University of Montana Student Recreation Center and remodel of the High Point Shopping Center in Port Orchard.

Joshua Scott has worked in Seattle for DT Architecture since September 2000, and will continue as principal of Mosaic's Seattle studio. DT Architecture's clients will continue to receive design and planning services from the Mosaic's studio, located at 3131 Western Ave., Suite 314. The phone is (206) 352-2360.

Submissions wanted for architecture awards

The 2004 Business Week/Architectural Record Awards, an annual international awards program sponsored by The American Institute of Architects, is seeking submissions. The submission entry deadline is April 16, 2004, and the competition is open to licensed architects and their clients.

Entries must be submitted jointly by the architect and client. The submission cost for projects under $5 million is $375, and $750 for projects costing more than $5 million.

The number of awards depends on the quality of submissions. Projects completed on or after Jan. 1, 2000 are eligible. International projects are welcome. Projects submitted previously but not selected for this award can be re-entered as long as they meet all current eligibility requirements.

Projects are evaluated by a jury of architects, design professionals and business leaders selected for their expertise in business and/or design. The jury will evaluate how design contributed to the project's success, the level of architect and client collaboration, measurable results versus stated goals and the quality of the architectural design solution.

For information on submitting, go to www.aia.org, then click on the Awards and Competitions link, or call (888) 242-4240, or e-mail Bwarawards@aia.org.

Roth Hill ranks high in firms to work for

For the third year in a row, Roth Hill Engineering Partners has ranked as one of the top consulting engineers in the nation to work for, based on a survey conducted by Civil Engineering News.

Roth Hill, a 55-person Bellevue-based civil engineering company, was the highest ranked Washington state firm on the list. It was ranked 14th out of 210 participants in this year's survey.

"We are extremely proud to have been included in CE News' survey of top firms to work for," said Greg Hill, president of Roth Hill. "To be selected as the number one employer in Washington state validates the hard work that has gone into building this practice and is exemplified in the dedication we see in our employees. By retaining the best and brightest in our industry we continue to grow and expand the quality of service we provide our clients."

Roth Hill specializes in civil engineering and land surveying, as well as permitting compliance, planning, public relations/community involvement, and construction administration.

Your chance to bid on the Eiffel Tower, Space Needle

Statue of Liberty

Several Seattle area architects, engineers and contractors are auctioning their Design in Light sculptures to the public, with all proceeds going to support the Overlake Service League's Adopt-a-Family program.

As a new addition to the Wells Fargo Magic Season this year, Design in Light brings holiday lights to the Bellevue Downtown Park in the form of six famous landmarks from around the world. The structures, some as high as 25 feet, will light up the park every night at dusk through Jan. 4.

Designs include the Eiffel Tower, Stonehenge and the Statue of Liberty's torch, and local familiar sights like the Seattle skyline, a lighthouse and Mount Rainier.

Designers of the Eiffel Tower, the Seattle skyline and the lighthouse have volunteered to deliver their sculptures to the home or business of the highest bidder. To bid on a sculpture, visit www.magicseason.com/designinlight.htm. Bidding starts at $200 for each sculpture. The winners will be announced Jan. 4.

The following are on display:

The Eiffel Tower

• The Eiffel Tower, by NBBJ, KPFF Consulting Engineers, GLY Construction, Valley Electric and University Mechanical Contractors.

• Stonehenge, presented by ZGF Architects, KPFF Consulting Engineers, Turner Construction, Evergreen Erectors and Puget Sound Steel.

• Space Needle & Ferry, by DCI Engineers.

• Statue of Liberty's Torch, by MulvannyG2, GLY Construction and Candela Architectural Lighting.

• Mount Rainier, CollinsWoerman and Swinerton Builders

• Lighthouse, by Baylis Architects; Foushee & Associates Co.; Frank Everett III; Becky M. Gray/Coldwell Banker Bain; Marenakos Rock Center; Nelson Construction; SeaTac Electric; Star Rentals; and Universal Mechanical.

Design Detailings: USGS funds study of quake hazards

Seattle consulting geologist William C. Haneberg has been awarded a one-year contract to investigate how errors in computer data sets affect the reliability of maps showing the potential for earthquake-triggered landslides.

The project, funded by the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program through the U.S. Geological Survey, will use global positioning system receivers to find errors in digital elevation models of the earth's surface and evaluate their effects.

Once Haneberg has information about the sizes and locations of the errors, he will use a mathematical procedure known as geostatistical simulation to generate alternative versions of the earth's surface.

The results can be used to make more reliable maps of potential hazards in earthquake prone areas such as the Puget Sound region, the San Francisco Bay Area and southern California. His approach has attracted international interest from researchers.

The results may have applications in environmental science and engineering that are not related to earthquakes. Computer simulations of storm runoff, flood hazards, erosion and sedimentation, groundwater recharge, wetland occurrence and landslides triggered by rainfall can rely on digital elevation models containing the same kind of errors.

Haneberg is an authority on landslides and other geologic hazards, and is currently serving as the chairman of the Geological Society of America's Engineering Geology Division.

San Antonio firm wins AIA top award

Photo by David Lake Lake/Flato Architects designed the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad in Fort Worth. Lake/Flato won AIA's Firm Award.

The Board of Directors of the American Institute of Architects recently named the San Antonio firm Lake/Flato Architects recipient of the 2004 AIA Architecture Firm Award. The award last year went to Seattle's Miller|Hull Partnership.

Lake/Flato's work ranges from family retreats to museums, arboretums and corporate headquarters. Over the last 20 years, the firm has won more than 90 regional and national architecture awards, including AIA's Honor Award in 1992, 1997 and 1999.

The 44-member firm emphasizes individual creativity and teamwork, according to the AIA, and has helped revitalize downtown San Antonio.

Photo by Paul Hester Lake/Flato's Congregation Agudas Achim in Austin.

The late architect William Turnbull wrote that Lake/Flato has "specifically Texas insights, but the quality of their translation into architecture can serve as a lesson for us all -- how a building stands to the sun, how it welcomes the cooling breeze. Nothing sensational or exotic, no visual fireworks of fashion, just architecture that intrigues the mind, delights the soul, and refreshes the eye with its elegant detail and simplicity."

The AIA Architecture Firm Award is the highest honor the AIA gives a firm, and recognizes a practice that has consistently produced distinguished architecture for at least 10 years.

UW artists adorn South Park district

University of Washington Students in the Public Art Program have been working since September to lend their skills to a business district revitalization effort in the South Park neighborhood. The project is being funded with federal money.

The 20 students in the public art class have developed concepts for metal street banners and public murals for the small South Park business district along 14th Avenue South. The artwork and banners reflect the past and present heritage of the community and are part of an overall project to revitalize the neighborhood business district.

Final design, fabrication and installation of the artwork will be through federal Community Development Block Grant funds. Once the designs have been approved by the neighborhood, installation should take place in the spring. The public mural will come later in the year.

WSU students pitchRookery Block plan

Students at Washington State University Spokane's Interdisciplinary Design Institute will present design concepts Friday for the historic Rookery Block in downtown Spokane. The presentation will be from 2:30 to 5 p.m. in the WSU Phase I Classroom Building Gallery.

The concepts are the product of a semester-long project. The designs will be reviewed by Greg Kessler, director of the WSU School of Architecture and Construction Management; Bob Power, owner of a building adjacent to the Rookery Block; city planner Steve Franks; and interested community members.

Students mapped the 24-square-block area surrounding Rookery Block, located on Riverside Avenue. The maps include first- and second-floor plans of all buildings, sections, elevations, human use patterns, historical development figure grounds, property use maps and semi-abstract color maps of details and materials.

CollinsWoerman builds 100 bikes

Employees of CollinsWoerman, a Bellevue architecture firm, last week participated in the 100 Bikes for 100 Kids benefit for the Forgotten Children's Fund.

This is the second year CollinsWoerman has teamed up with the Forgotten Children's Fund for the 100 Bikes for 100 Kids event. The company participated in the event, in lieu of having a Christmas party. CollinsWoerman also provided one large food basket and three wrapped gifts per child, including a coat for the kids and families who receive the bikes.

"We can't afford to let children go overlooked, especially during the holidays," said Mark Woerman, principal of CollinsWoerman. "Assembling and donating these bikes is our way of showing that we care about our local kids and want them to have a happy holiday season."

Design Detailings: SRG logs $155M in new projects

Since opening with four employees in June, SRG Partnership's Seattle office has secured $155 million in work and grown to 11 people. The 30-year-old firm employs 77 people, with an office in Portland.

The firm won the feasibility study for expansion of KeyArena at Seattle Center in partnership with Heinlein Schrock Stearns, sports facility designers in Kansas City. Seattle principals Dennis Forsyth, Rick Zieve and Ralph Belton led the design for renovation of KeyArena in 1995 while at NBBJ. While there, they teamed with Heinlein Schrock Stearns on Safeco Field.

The firm also won a $12 million, 68,000-square-foot instructional building at Grays Harbor College's main campus in Aberdeen. The mixed-use facility will house the president's office and college administration, classrooms for the nursing program, business program, biology department, and small performance/rehearsal areas for the music and drama departments.

On the Washington State University Pullman campus, SRG has been awarded the new biomedical sciences facility. It is the first phase of a comprehensive plan that will meet the long-term space needs of the Colleges of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy, with 56,000 square feet of biomedical and biotechnology research and support space for teaching and research.

Other new work in Washington includes the WSU Bioproducts Building on the Tri-Cities campus in Richland, and a master plan for the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma. The firm is also working on a master plan for the 11-acre French American International School in Portland.

SRG has also assumed responsibility for the Bellevue Civic Center, which Forsyth and Zieve began work on while at NBBJ. Laura Hill, of the Portland office, is principal for the interior furnishings package for the $70 million project that involves renovation of the old Qwest building to house city hall and police headquarters. The adaptive reuse will save the city of Bellevue approximately $50 million over construction of a new building, according to SRG.

New name and logo for Cierra Associates

Cierra Associates has changed its name to Cierra Electrical Group, Inc. The consulting engineering firm incorporated under the new name in 2001. The firm is also launching a new logo and graphic identity.

Cierra Electrical Group is a Seattle electrical engineering firm founded in 1996 by Jay Jack. The firm supports architects and contractors in health care, laboratory, civic, commercial and retail facilities, as well as design/build. Current projects include Sammamish City Hall, outpatient surgery renovations at Overlake Hospital and Medical Center, and Northwest School renovations and addition.

Swinerton Builders completes 3 banks

Bellevue's Swinerton Builders Northwest recently finished two Bank of America retail banking centers. The new Bonney Lake location opened Nov. 10, one week after the opening of the new Duvall store. A third store, Redmond Ridge, is scheduled for completion by the end of the month.

All three of the 4,000-square-foot Bank of America projects have been built simultaneously by Swinerton's special projects group. This group, within the Swinerton's Seattle division, was formed over a year ago to lead projects that are under $5 million and often constructed on fast-track schedules. In addition to building the new retail center, over the past year Swinerton's special projects group has completed several Bank of America tenant improvement projects in Seattle's Bank of America tower.

PND moves up in Colman Building

In early October, PND, Inc., consulting engineers, moved to the fifth floor of the Colman Building. The move provides more space to the firm to meet increased demand for services and the integration of PND's Astoria, Ore., office. Plans to add additional engineering staff are underway.

Current projects by PND include development of the 12th Street Marina in Everett; a cruise ship facility in Portland, Maine; a 21-mile highway project in conjunction with the U.S. Forest Service in Southeast Alaska; and the Columbia Point Marina Master Plan in Richland.

PND has undergone several changes in the recent months, including the addition of two principals in Seattle and unveiling of a new corporate identity. The firm's phone is (206) 624-1387, and fax is (206) 624-1388.

Design Detailings: DLR designs Idaho public safety center

DLR Group will design the 40,000-square-foot Blaine County Public Safety Building in Hailey, Idaho. The facility will include 79 jail beds, a 911 dispatch center, sheriff's administration and patrol services offices, video visiting, a full-service kitchen, a laundry and support services.

DLR Group designs justice, education, corporate, retail and sports facilities. It has 17 offices across the United States.

Perkins Coie gets new look in Bellevue

Boise Workspace, the contract furniture division of Boise Office Solutions, has completed an office furniture project for the law firm Perkins Coie's new 40,000-square-foot offices in Bellevue. Workspace provided space planning, design and installation services for 55 private offices, two executive conference rooms and one boardroom.

When Perkins Coie moved into its new offices, the average office size was reduced by 20 square feet for its partners and associates. To offset the smaller workspace, Boise Workspace worked with Perkins Coie to design furniture that would provide both storage and work surfaces.

To help give the offices a clean, more modern design, Boise Workspace designed a 22-foot long, custom maple conference table and custom matching marble-top sideboards for Perkins Coie's executive boardroom. The table, which contains an inlaid brushed aluminum design, also holds power and data pop-up units for computers and Internet hookups, and embedded microphones that are connected to the boardroom's telecommunication system.

West Consultants celebrates 15 years

West Consultants had its 15th anniversary in September. West has grown from a single-person firm operated by Jeffrey Bradley in his back bedroom in San Diego to a 32-person firm with offices in Bellevue, San Diego, Tempe, Ariz., and Salem, Ore.

West is a water resource consulting firm that provides services in erosion control, geomorphology, stream restoration, scour analysis, sediment transport, wetland hydrology, surface and groundwater, hydrologic modeling, flood control and water quality. The Web site is www.westconsultants.com.

ASCE elects Galloway first woman president

Patricia Galloway was recently installed as the American Society of Civil Engineers' first woman president in its 151-year history. Galloway, chief executive officer and president of the Nielsen-Wurster Group, an international management consulting firm based in Princeton, N.J., was installed Nov. 15 at ASCE's annual business meeting in Nashville.

"Women have long been breaking barriers and making astounding contributions to the engineering profession that it seems implausible that only in the 151th anniversary year of ASCE's founding a woman has been selected to serve as president for the very first time," said Galloway. "I don't view my election as a milestone, but instead a validation on how far we have come in 151 years in accepting people for their abilities and skills, strengthening our profession."

A leader in civil engineering and construction, Galloway has chaired a number of ASCE committees. She has served on several private and nonprofit boards, including the Purdue University Engineering Alumni Board, the International Activities Commission of the American Association of Engineering Societies as chair and the Society of Women Engineers, serving as president of the New York and Wisconsin sections.

When ASCE was founded in 1852, its membership was restricted to men, a policy which eventually led to a sexual discrimination lawsuit filed in 1916 by Nora Stanton Blatch DeForest, the granddaughter of women's rights advocate Elizabeth Cady Stanton. A Cornell University engineering graduate, DeForest was admitted to junior membership in ASCE in 1905.

ASCE represents more than 133,000 civil engineers worldwide and is America's oldest national engineering society.

Public art needed for Harborview

Washington Public Art Program is seeking an artist or artist-led team to join the NBBJ/Site Workshop design team to participate in overall design development of the Ninth Avenue streetscape on Harborview Medical Center's campus.

Harborview is the region's only Level 1 adult and pediatric trauma center and medical research facility. As part of the current bond program the campus is undergoing extensive seismic upgrades and construction over the next two to six years. Two new buildings will be constructed and improvements will be made to the campus streetscape and open spaces.

The public art budget is $275,000. The artist will be paid $50,000 for design services through the end of the construction document phase. The deadline is Dec. 10.

For information, call Public Art Program Cultural Development Authority of King County at (206) 296-8676, www.culturaldevelopment.org, or e-mail publicart@culturaldevelopment.org.

The Web site is www.culturaldevelopment.org.

Design Detailings: Berger/ABAM moves to 720 Olive Way

The Seattle office of Berger/ABAM Engineers has moved four blocks to Seventh Avenue and Olive Street, across from Pacific Place. The 8,500-square-foot office is significantly larger than the previous space on Fifth and Virginia, and has a high-tech conference center.

The new address is 720 Olive Way, Suite 1100, Seattle, WA 98101. The phone number is (206) 357-5600, and the fax is (206) 357-5601.

In addition to its Federal Way headquarters, Berger/ABAM has offices in Portland and Las Vegas.

MulvannyG2 grows its Portland office

MulvannyG2's new Portland office will be 35 percent larger than its pervious space.

MulvannyG2 Architecture's Portland office is moving in December to a larger space on the 12th floor of ODS Tower, which is located downtown and owned by Wright Runstad & Co. The address will be 601 S.W. Second Ave., Portland, OR 97204-3153. The phone number (503) 223-8030, and fax is (503) 223-8381.

The move is in response to the company's growth in Portland. The office's staff and billable work have grown 34 and 53 percent, respectively, said Brian Fleener, vice president and manager of the Portland office. The firm as a whole saw revenue rise 13 percent in 2002 and expects a 20 percent gain this year.

The new MulvannyG2 Portland office will increase its square footage by 35 percent to 13,528 square feet. The increased space will accommodate 70 employees.

The firm's interior design studio is creating the Portland office. It will feature an industrial look, with recycled flooring, post-consumer steel and re-claimed lumber throughout.

DLR designs Idaho public safety center

DLR Group has been selected to design the 40,000-square-foot Blaine County Public Safety Building in Hailey, Idaho. The facility will include 79 jail beds; a 911 dispatch center; sheriff's administration and patrol services offices; video visiting; a full-service kitchen; a laundry; and support services.

DLR Group designs justice, education, corporate, retail and sports facilities. It has 17 offices across the United States.

Bosnian gardens heal war wounds

Davorin Brdjanovic will give a lecture, "The Healing Landscape," tonight at 6:30, in the Architecture Hall 147 of University of Washington.

He will be speaking about the Bosnian garden project he created to help war refuge families stabilize their lives. Brdjanovic was in Sarajevo during the war 10 years ago, and later worked in partnership with the Friends Service Committee to develop gardens where Croatians, Serbs and Bosnians could reconstruct their lives.

The main goals of the community garden project are to build reconciliation among people that were in conflict during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and to offer work therapy for those who suffer post-war traumas.

$400K to diversify HCC engineering

A $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will make it possible for more women and minorities to attend Highline Community College to study engineering. The grant will fund the Engineering Scholars program, and provide 29 scholarships for the next four academic years to encourage academically talented, financially needy students from under-represented groups to pursue an associate of science degree in engineering.

Lisa Skari, Highline's executive director of Institutional Advancement, said she pursued the grant because "engineering faculty members are concerned that students in the program don't reflect the demographics of the campus. Students pursing their transfer degree in engineering are predominantly Asian American and white men, so faculty members would like to attract and retain more Native American, Latino, African American and female students."

Among the Highline students' reporting their ethnicity, 22 percent are Native American, Latino or African American, but only 12 percent of those students are enrolled in the engineering program. Women make up 63 percent of Highline students, but only 16 percent of engineering program students.

Design Detailings: RoseWater celebrates its 20th anniversary

RoseWater Engineering celebrated its 20th anniversary in October. RWE has grown from a one-woman operation, founded in 1983 by Amy J. Haugerud in her basement, to a 40-person civil engineering consulting firm in downtown Seattle.

RWE provides civil engineering planning and design services in three main areas: site development associated with public buildings; water and wastewater piping and pumping systems; and surface water management and drainage systems.

Haugerud is active in the local and national consulting engineering community, serving as president of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Washington from 1998 to 1999 and on the national Board of Directors for the ACEC from 1998 to 1999.

The company is providing civil engineering services for projects such as the Alaskan Way Viaduct, Sound Transit Light Rail, SR 509 improvements and the King County Inflow and Infiltration Reduction Program. Construction is nearing completion on the Elliott Way Pipelines portion of King County's Denny Way combined sewer overflow reduction project in Myrtle Edwards Park, designed by RWE. RoseWater was also recently selected by Seattle Public Utilities to provide on-call engineering services over the next several years for CSO reduction, sewer replacements and drainage improvement projects.

Opening party Nov. 13 for SAM sales gallery

From 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, the Seattle Art Museum's Rental/Sales Gallery hosts a grand opening party for its new space, designed by Tom Kundig of Olson Sundburg Kundig Allen. Two inaugural exhibitions, "Works on Paper" and "New Painting," will showcase a selection of the gallery's most popular artists. The new location is 1220 Third Ave., in the Seattle Tower Building, one block east of the Seattle Art Museum.

The rental/sales gallery space was increased by 400 square feet to 2,600 square feet and has 16-foot high ceilings. "Works on Paper" and "New Paintings" will be on view through Dec. 13. "Works on Paper" features monotypes, collagraphs, drawings, collages and paintings on paper. The artists exhibiting work are Bobbi Ambrosini, Claire Cowie, Joe Max Emminger, Rachel Illingworth, Marilyn Jones, Gary Nisbet, Mark Rediske, Sally Schuh, Nina Seven and Anne Siems. The second exhibition highlights new works by 10 artists including Juan Alonso, Lisa Buchanan, Laura Castellanos, Margaret Coe and Junko Yamamoto.

For more information call (206) 748-9282. Rental/Sales Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Rice Fergus Miller gets 3 fire contracts

Bremerton's Rice Fergus Miller was recently awarded contracts to undertake strategic planning services for the following fire districts:

Northshore Fire Department: assessing the needs, physical condition, structural integrity and maintenance issues at the headquarters station located at the north end of Lake Washington.

Littlerock Fire Department: preparing preliminary building and site plans for replacing two stations south of Tumwater. The department expects to seek voter approval in the spring.

Cowlitz 2 Fire and Rescue: preparing a district-wide capital improvement plan giving the costs and justifications for replacing two stations and improving four others serving the city of Kelso and areas surrounding Kelso and Longview.

SMPS offers to help Dress for Success

The Outreach Committee for Seattle's Society for Marketing Professional Services encourages members and associates to clean out their wardrobe closets in an effort to collect professional women's clothing for Dress for Success Seattle.

Committee members will pick up interview-appropriate attire from participating SMPS businesses on Friday. They will also accept donations at the SMPS luncheon program on Nov. 20 at the Columbia Tower in downtown Seattle.

Dress for Success provides interview suits, confidence boosts and career development to more than 45,000 women in 75 cities each year. Dress for Success is a not-for-profit organization that helps low-income women make transitions into the workforce. Each Dress for Success client receives one suit when she has a job interview and a second suit when she gets the job. The Dress for Success Professional Woman's Program provides ongoing support to help the client build a successful career.

Women are referred to Dress for Success by not-for-profit and government agencies including homeless shelters, domestic violence shelters, immigration services and job training programs.

For more information on SMPS, visit the chapter Web site at: www.smpsseattle.org, or call Nikki Kloeppel at (425) 453-8822.

Design Detailings: Waterfront's future topic of Friday forum

Seatte's Planning and Design commissions will hold a second Waterfront Plan Forum from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at the Odyssey Museum at Pier 66. A tour and reception will be from 3:30 to 5 p.m.

The purpose of the forum will be to get more public input for the plan and discuss the first forum and the results of ongoing discussion groups. The commissions are developing a report on the waterfront. It will include several chapters on several topics, including history, land use, urban design, transportation, regulatory framework, economic conditions and natural conditions. For copies of review drafts of any of these chapters, contact Dennis Meier at dennis.meier@seattle.gov or at 684-8270.

The city also is issuing a call for groups to form charrette teams to develop their own concepts for the waterfront. The charrette will take place over a two- to three-day period in February. Those who would like to participate or form a team can contact Catherine Maggio, city waterfront planning project manager, at catherine.maggio@seattle.gov or (206) 684-5933.

Get a glimpse of SAM's new addition

Curious what the Seattle Art Museum's downtown expansion will look like? Tickets are available for the design unveiling, to be held at noon Nov. 13 at Town Hall. Portland-based architect Brad Cloepfil, principal of Allied Works Architecture, will present his design plans. Tickets are free, but reservations are required. Call (206) 654-3226 or e-mail rsvp@seattleartmuseum.org.

SAM will also hold an Olympic Sculpture Park design update at noon Nov. 20 at Town Hall at noon. Weiss/Manfredi Architects of New York and Charles Anderson, Seattle landscape architect; and Lisa Corrin, SAM's deputy director of art, will discuss plans for the project.

Rice Fergus Miller gets 3 fire stations

Bremerton's Rice Fergus Miller was recently awarded contracts to undertake strategic planning services for the following fire districts:

Northshore Fire Department: assessing the needs, physical condition, structural integrity and maintenance issues at the headquarters station located at the north end of Lake Washington.

Littlerock Fire Department: preparing preliminary building and site plans for replacing two stations south of Tumwater. The department expects to seek voter approval in the spring.

Cowlitz 2 Fire and Rescue: preparing a district-wide capital improvement plan giving the costs and justifications for replacing two stations and improving four others serving the city of Kelso and areas surrounding Kelso and Longview.

Design Detailings: SABArchitects opens in South Lake Union

SABArchitects has opened in the historic Buffalo Building in the South Lake Union neighborhood. The firm provides design services for office interiors, single-family residences and biotech research, development and manufacturing facilities.

SABA was founded in September by Steve Erickson, Arthur Furukawa and Bob Vizenor. The architects have known each other for 10 years and worked together at NBBJ and Stock & Associates.

SABArchitects is located at 1124 Eastlake Ave. E., Suite 201, and can be reached at (206) 957-6400 or on the Web at http://www.sabarch.com.

Scientists to discuss local seismic hazards

Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Washington will host a free public forum Tuesday to discuss seismic hazards in the Puget Sound region. The forum will be held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Grand Ballroom C, 1400 Sixth Ave.

A four-member panel will discuss how seismic faults are found, what faults look like above and below ground, the types of earthquakes faults have produced and will produce in the future, and where scientists next will search for faults.

Panelists include Ralph Haugerud and Brian Sherrod, both affiliate University of Washington faculty members in earth and space sciences, and scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey in Seattle. Joining them will be Rick Blakely and Tom Brocher, with the USGS in Menlo Park, Calif. Kathy Troost, a UW research scientist in earth and space sciences, will moderate.

Seminar tackles moisture control

AIA Seattle Continuing Education presents a two-day seminar, "Envelope Wall Design to Avoid Moisture Issues," on Thursday and Friday, at Bell Harbor, 2211 Alaskan Way, Pier 66.

Architects will present a series of case study presentations to show how to prevent moisture intrusion. Interactive sessions with expert presenters and attendees will cover a variety of exterior envelope systems for low, medium, and high-rise buildings using wood, masonry, concrete, metal, plaster and curtain wall materials. The moderator will be Dave Matthews of LMN Architects.

Discussions will include projects such as Benaroya Hall, Seattle's Children's Theatre technical pavilion and Olympic College Shelton.

Cost for both days is $220 for AIA Seattle members, and $370 for non-members. Cost for individual day sessions is $170 for AIA members and $245 for non-members. For registration information, contact AIA at (206) 448-4938, or e-mail aia@aiaseattle.org.

Ulf Meyer speaks on Bauhaus myth

Ulf Meyer, a historian and author of "Bauhaus Architecture 1919-1933" and "Berlin: Capital City," will speak on "The Myth of the Bauhaus" tonight at 6:30 p.m., at UW's Architecture Hall 147.

Meyer will review the roles of Mies van der Rohe and Hannes Meyer as directors of the Bauhaus movement, as well as the role of the expressionist era in the early stage of Bauhaus. For more information on the talk, go to http://www.caup.washington.edu/praxis.

A/E team to study sustainability in Scandinavia

Representatives from CH2M, Vulcan, CollinsWoerman are going to Denmark and Sweden from March 27 to April 2, to study urban sustainability projects.

The group will be looking at projects concerning the key areas: sustainable sites and landscapes, including storm water management; water efficiency; energy; materials and resources; indoor environmental quality; economics; corporate responsibility; and transportation choices.

The tour is organized with the assistance of urban planning offices in Denmark and Sweden. The study group has been invited to present their findings to members of Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels cabinet and the City Council. Those who would like to join the delegation should contact trip leader Patricia Chase of grnNRG Consulting at Patricia@grnNRG.com.

Design Detailings: UW series looks at engineering future

University of Washington engineering faculty members will speak on a range of technology topics at a series titled "Engineering the Future."

The fall lecture series begins tonight with UW engineering dean Denice Denton, who will discuss "Crossing Boundaries, Forging Connections." Denton will explore how UW Engineering is working to unravel the mysteries of the genome, explore nanotechnology and microsystems, develop alternative energy sources and tackle the challenges of homeland security.

On Nov. 5, Yongmin Kim, chair of the Department of Bioengineering, will present "House Calls: High-tech Medicine on Your Doorstep." Futurists project that people will, for example, be able to use a portable ultrasound to gauge the health of one's arteries or the status of a high-risk pregnancy at home by sending the images to a doctor for evaluation.

On Nov. 19, Steve Kramer, professor of geotechnical engineering, will present "Shake, Rattle and Roll: Are We Prepared for the Big One?" An expert on soil behavior during major temblors and the effect on structures, Kramer will explore the causes, risks and consequences of big earthquakes, focusing on the Pacific Northwest.

Each lecture have a reception at 6:30 p.m. in the Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering. Lectures begin at 7:30 p.m. in the adjacent Electrical Engineering Building, room 125. Cost of single lectures is $15, and admittance to the entire series is $40. For more information or to register, go to www.uwalum.com, or call the alumni association at (206) 543-0540.

Norten and Shim speak Nov. 7 at UW

Enrique Norten and Brigitte Shim, internationally known designers and jury members for this year's AIA Seattle Honor Awards, present their award-winning work at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 7, at UW's Kane Hall 130.

The presentation is part of the 2003 AIA Honor Awards, this year titled "Idea Realized," to be held Nov. 10.

Norten is founder of TEN Arquitectos in Mexico City. The firm uses a contemporary vocabulary that unites modern and local traditions. TEN's work includes furniture design; single-family apartments and houses; residential, commercial, and cultural buildings; as well as international parks, urban design and redevelopment projects.

Shim is a principal of Shim-Sutcliffe Architects in Toronto, a design firm focused on the integration of furniture, architecture and landscape. Her work has been honored with six Royal Architectural Institute of Canada Governor General's Medals and Awards for Architecture along with AIA, American Wood Council, Canadian Wood Council, Architectural Record Interiors and I.D. Magazine Design Review awards. Recent projects include Ledbury Park, Toronto, and the Moorelands Camp Dining Hall, Haliburton, Ontario.

Advance tickets are $10, available at Peter Miller Books, 1930 First Ave. For information, call (206) 441-4114. Tickets at the door will be $15.

Exhibit focuses on light and architecture

The Henry Art Gallery's new exhibit, "Architecture and Light," is a selection of photographs showing the ways shadow and light animate the surfaces of varied structures -- from church interiors to tents.

The exhibition was inspired by the James Turrell Skyspace in the Henry's sculpture court, and features a newly acquired sculpture by local artist Victoria Haven. The piece, "Supermodelcity," is a three-dimensional exploration of architecture and light.

Examples include works by Frederick H. Evans, who sought to capture the soul of cathedrals spending weeks living in a church studying the way light and shadow defined forms and created a spiritual atmosphere. Hiroshi Sugimoto's images of ornate movie theaters built in the 1920s and 1930s are lit purely by cinematic light, as the length of exposure for each photograph is the precise length of the film being screened.

"Architecture and Light" runs through Jan. 11. Cost is $8. For information, call (206) 543-2280, or go to www.henryart.org.

SMPS conference: post-boom marketing

The Society for Marketing Professional Services' regional conference: "Elevation -- Reaching New Heights in Marketing," will be held Thursday and Friday, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in downtown Portland.

The conference will feature "Life After the Boom," an economic panel moderated by John Mitchell of M&H Economic Consultants. The panel, which will address the direction of the industry in the face of the economy, will include Marty Brantley, director of the Oregon Economic and Community Development Department; Dick Larman, acting assistant director of the state of Washington's Office of Trade and Economic Development; and Ron Adams, dean of engineering at Oregon State University.

Additional programs offered throughout the conference include: "Communication Training," with Denise Harrington of Harrington & Associates; "Motivating Technical Staff to Market," with Sally Handley of The Marketing Partnership; and "Marketing for Tomorrow's Built Environment," with Kelly Coller of NBBJ.

Registration costs are $300 for SMPS Members and $375 for non-members. Individual sessions are available at $50 for members and $65 for non-members. Register online at smpsoregon.org/autumn.html or contact Sally Cox of Perteet Engineering at (425) 252-7700. For individual program registration, contact Janice Westcott of Lease Crutcher Lewis at (503) 223-0500.

Pyatok firm joins housing consortium

Pyatok Architects has joined the Housing Development Consortium of Seattle-King County as an associate member. The addition brings the nonprofit trade association's membership to 29 nonprofit members and 34 associate members. All share an interest in affordable housing.

HDC's nonprofit members have developed nearly 15,000 units of affordable housing, primarily in the Seattle-King County area. Associate members include architects, contractors, financial institutions, law firms, consultants and government agencies.

"Most of our clients belong to HDC," said Tom Eanes, principal at Pyatok Architects' Seattle office. "Our firm focuses on affordable and market-rate multi-family housing, community planning, student housing and mixed-use development within inner cities and suburbs."

Pyatok Architects has offices in Seattle and Oakland, with a staff of 25 architects. The firm's most recent projects include the Refugee Women's Alliance Center in south Seattle and the Eliza B. McCabe Townhomes in Tacoma.