Design Detailings: WSU interior design in top 10

Design Intelligence magazine ranked Washington State University's interior design program as the eighth best in the nation, based on a survey of design professionals.

Greenway Group's Counsel House Research sent surveys to those with experience hiring and evaluating performance of graduates at interior firms and architecture companies with interior design departments.

OSKA to design homes in China

Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects was selected to design eight contemporary residences in Shenshan, a town outside of Shanghai in southern China. The homes will be part of a 79-home Zhongkai Senshan development, in which all houses are being designed by U.S.-based architects. Scott Allen leads the Olson Sundberg's design effort.

The company's Tom Kundig is part of an exhibition that takes place on Feb. 16 at the American Federation of Arts, 41 E. 65th St., in New York. "Restructure: New Forms in Architectural Mesh" shows new ways to apply architectural mesh.

Berger staff gets LEEDs

Three people at the Berger Partnership recently became LEED accredited: principal Jonathan Morley, associate Jud Youell and landscape architect Brice Maryman. The Seattle company does landscape architectural and site planning.

BOLA architect earns his LEED

Intern architect Matt Hamel of BOLA Architecture + Planning has earned LEED accreditation. Hamel is working on restoration projects in Ellensburg for Washington State Parks and studying conditions of the historic Carnegie Library in Snohomish.

I-90 corridor talk Thursday in Spokane

Marketing Associates of Spokane hosts a meeting Thursday at the Red Lion River Inn, 700 N. Division St., in Spokane from noon to 1:30 p.m.

Featured speakers are Mike Gribner and Larry Larson, designers who are leading the Department of Transportation's North Spokane corridor project. They will cover the timeline and design for the limited access highway.

Gribner is designing the corridor and Larson is the principal assistant. Gribner has 22 years of experience in construction and design. Larson focuses on traffic, planning and construction.

Cost is $15 for members, or $25. For more information, call MAS Vice President Jamie Miller at (509) 927-7747 or see www.maspokane.org.

GIS workshop series in Tacoma

UW Tacoma's KeyBank Professional Development Center is offering a workshop series on geographic information systems starting Saturday at its Tacoma campus, at South 19th Street and Pacific Avenue.

The three-month program is targeted to those seeking skills in GIS, a computer-based mapping tool. Cost is $1,295.

GIS software uses data to generate images of geographic features, streets, buildings, water features or terrain. UW recommends the course for those in urban and regional planning, environmental research, resource management, marketing or real estate.

For information, call the center at (253) 692-4618. Also see www.tacoma.washington.edu/pdc.

Seattle Design Center sample sale March 5

The Northwest Society of Interior Designers holds its 18th annual sale March 5 at the Seattle Design Center, 5701 Sixth Ave. S., from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Sample Sale offers 70 percent off designer furnishings and accessories. Among the items will be sofas, art, lighting and fabrics.

Cost is $11 per person and proceeds go to the society and its Women In Transition program, which provides furnishings to women and children getting transitioning from domestic violence shelters. See http://www.thesamplesale.com or call (206) 763-8799 for more information.

Designer McCombs to open showroom

Seattle-based interior designer Kelly McCombs will open a showroom March 15 to feature her line of furniture, antiques, flea market finds and European vintage textiles. McCombs changed her focus to interior design after recently closing her retail Pacific Place boutique Les Piafs. The new showroom will be near Safeco Field at 85 S. Atlantic. For appointments call (206) 956-8366. A Web site for Kelly's Timeless Interiors debuts this month.

Design Detailings: SEAW trade show Feb. 16 in Tacoma

The Structural Engineers Association of Washington southwest chapter will host its annual trade show Feb. 16 at the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center.

Attend free by registering before Friday. After Friday the cost is $10. Register by e-mail to seawswchapter@comcast.net or leave a message at (253) 565-0769. For more information, see http://home.comcast.net/~seaw_tradeshow/ .

Coney Island design contest

As part of a effort to revive urban recreation in New York City's waterfront communities, designers are invited to submit proposals for a pavilion in the amusement district of Coney Island. Registration for "The Parachute Pavilion: an Open Design Competition for Coney Island" ends Feb. 25. For more information, see http://www.vanalen.org/competitions/ConeyIsland/index.htm

ROCK: Installation by Roger Feldman

Contemporary gallery Suyama Space will show Roger Feldman's architectural constructivist sculpture through April 22 in an installation called "Rock."

Suyama Space is located at 2324 Second Ave. in Seattle. Admission is free.

WSU interior design program in top 10

Design Intelligence magazine ranked Washington State University's interior design program as the eighth best in the nation, based on a survey of design professionals.

Greenway Group's Counsel House Research sent surveys to those with experience hiring and evaluating performance of graduates at interior firms and architecture companies with interior design departments.

BLRB school wins award

Tacoma-based BLRB Architects received an award for its work on Mount Tahoma High School from the Masonry Institute of Washington. The project won in the category for new masonry construction more than $1 million. Awards recognize Washington's masonry design and construction.

BLRB Architects designs for public and private school clients.

Design Detailings: Mariano, Kim form Schemata

Grace H. Kim, Michael Mariano, Kathy Drabek and David Sachs have formed Schemata Workshop.

Schemata Workshop is a new architectural company based in Seattle. Founding principals Michael Mariano and Grace H. Kim worked together on housing and commercial projects for 12 years.

Mariano worked for the Miller/Hull Partnership. Kim worked at the Chicago firm Skidmore Owings & Merrill and was a principal at Place Architects.

Kim said the firm is called Schemata to reflect its collaborative design philosophy of involving other consultants and contractors in the design process from the earliest stages. "We want to put all that effort in the schematic design phase where it belongs."

Schemata will do commercial, institutional, multifamily and single-family projects. It has a staff of four now. "Someday we might be 12," Kim said, but growth will be "slow and considerate."

David Sachs and Kathy Drabek have also joined Schemata. Sachs was with the Miller/Hull Partnership and New York's Richard Dattner & Partners. Intern architect Drabek is a graduate the University of Arkansas. The firm is located at 159 Western Ave. W., No. 483, Seattle 98119. Their phone is (206) 285-1589, and fax is (206) 285-2701. For more information, go to www.schemataworkshop.com.

AIA seeks exhibits for Home Show

AIA Seattle invites its members to show work and host the AIA Seattle booth at the Seattle Home Show, which will be Feb. 19-27 at Qwest Field Events Center. Members hosting the booth can attend a Feb. 17 workshop on how to generate leads from booth visitors. Exhibitors can speak on how to select and work with an architect at a seminar on the topic set for Feb. 26. For more information, call AIA Seattle Program Director Peter Sackett at (206) 448-4938 or psackett@aiaseattle.org.

SMPS series starts Thursday

The first of a series of monthly sessions hosted by the Seattle chapter of Society for Marketing Professional Services will be Thursday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Otak's Seattle office, 117 S. Main St., Suite 400.

Marcie Lohr of Abacus Engineering Systems will give tips on how to research potential clients. Principals and senior level marketing professionals will also lead future sessions on marketing.

Cost is $25 for members, $40 for nonmembers.

For more information, see http://www.smpsseattle.org or e-mail education chairperson Diane Levy at (425) 822-4446 or diane.levy@otak.com.

AIA Washington leads Capitol tour

AIA Washington Council's "Capitol Connections" tour of the Temple of Justice and the newly renovated State Capitol Building will be Feb. 1. For more information contact the council's executive director Stan L. Bowman at (360) 943-6012 or bowman@aiawa.org.

Design Detailings: W&H Pacific opens Olympia office

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W&H Pacific has a new office in Olympia. The office comes just one month after the company launched an office in Spokane and brings the total of W&H Pacific's offices in Washington to four — including Bothell and Sumner.

W&H Pacific Olympia will be led by Susan Rants, director of land development services. Rants will direct land development services. Scott Sawyer joins as director of transportation, and Kelly Schimelfenig joins as project coordinator.

Kori at CoCA on Jan. 26

Japanese architect Yumi Kori will speak about some of her recent architectural projects on Jan. 26 at CoCA. Kori is the principal of the Tokyo-based firm Studio Myu and a professor of architecture at Columbia University. Lecture starts at 8 p.m. Cost is $5.

Kori will open an installation called "Infinitation" at CoCA in July.

UW lectures in February

The University of Washington's College of Architecture and Urban Design will host lectures in February on sustainable design and architecture.

On Feb. 7, Maureen O'Leary and Scott Smith of Sasaki and Associates, and Peter Alspach of Arup will talk on techniques for sustainable design at 6:30 p.m. in Gould Hall 322. They are based in San Francisco.

Milenko Matanovic of Pomegranate Center speaks on Feb. 16 on gathering places and community-making in Architecture Hall 147.

The film "My Architect, A Son's Journey" about architect Louis Kahn will be screened on Feb. 25, followed by commentary with the filmmaker, Kahn's son Nathaniel Kahn, in Kane Hall 130.

Lectures start at 6:30 p.m. For more information, see http://www.caup.washington.edu/praxis/.

Allied Arts hosts waterfront talk

Allied Arts Beer and Culture Forum hosts its next talk on Seattle's waterfront on Jan. 28 at the home of Deborah Daoust and Randy Apsel, 622 38th Ave., in Madrona at 7 p.m.

"The New Downtown Edge" covers where to locate square or parks, and what kind of development should be encouraged on the city-owned right-of-way. Cost is $35. RSVP to Wendy Cox, Allied Arts, at (206) 624-0433 or wendyc@alliedarts-seattle.org. For more information, see http://www.alliedarts-seattle.org.

OSKA shortlisted for Texas chapel

Seattle-based Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects was short-listed for the Austin, Texas-based St. Edwards University Chapel and the Holy Cross Institute. Also shortlisted is Weiss/Manfredi Architects, which is designing the Seattle Art Museum Olympic Sculpture Park.

Jim Olson and Rick Sundberg will lead the OSKA effort.

Others interviewing for the 15,000 square-foot, $5 million project are: Mack Scogin/Merrill Elam Architects, Rick Joy Architects and Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects.

New Web site for Dawson Design

Interior design company Dawson Design Associates recently launched a new Web site to feature new projects: http://www.dawsondesignassociates.com. Dawson has 20 years' of experience working on architecture, lighting, furniture and graphics for interior environments.

Sclater Partners gets two LEEDS

Sclater Partners Architects recently joined the U.S. Green Building Council. David Reddish and Phaedra Lankutis have been accredited under the council's LEED program. Sclater Partners is an architectural design and planning firm based in Seattle.

March 1 talk on enclosures, mold

A forum on building enclosure design takes place March 1 at The Mountaineers Building, Tahoma Room, 300 Third Ave. W. in Seattle from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Presenters will cover enclosure design and construction, and recommend ways to alleviate problems such as mold. Speakers will be: Robert Bombino of RDH Building Sciences in Seattle, Joe Lstiburek of Building Science Corp. in Westfield, Mass., and Dave Ricketts of Vancouver, B.C.'s RDH Building Engineering.

For more information, see www.caup.washington.edu/cpe. Call Lyn Firkins at (206) 685-8222 to register or e-mail jasper@u.washington.edu. Cost is $300 per person. The event is hosted by the College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Washington.

Design Detailings: Changes made at Thomas Cook

Thomas Cook Fitzgerald Architecture managing principals Ron Thomas, Randy Cook and Brian Fitzgerald.

Tacoma-based Thomas Cook Reed Reinvald Architects has changed its name to Thomas Cook Fitzgerald Architecture.

Founding partner Bill Reed and long-time partner Ilmar Reinvald now serve as emeritus members. Brian Fitzgerald has been a principal with the firm for nine years.

The 44-year-old firm has worked on the Thea Foss Waterway master plan, the Puyallup Public Market, the Columbia Bank Tower and Sherman Elementary School, along with various other Tacoma, Olympia and Seattle school projects.

Along with the name change, the firm has a new Web site, www.tcfarchitecture.com, and brand identity change. It is still located at 902 N. Second St., Tacoma, WA 98403. The phone number is (253) 572-3993, and fax is (253) 572-1445.

APWA workshop for consultants

The American Public Works Association hosts a workshop on Jan. 26 for consultants and public jurisdictions. "Strategies for Rosters and On-Call Consultant Services" takes place at the Rock Salt Restaurant, 1232 Westlake Ave. S. from 4 to 9 p.m.

Panelists include engineers from cities and counties. DJC columnist Clive Shearer will be the moderator. Speakers will cover the roster and on-call process, what they look for in consultants and 2005 capital improvement programs. Cost is $55. Register by Jan. 19 at http://www.apwa-wa.org/committees/mpac.htm. For more information call Mohammed Kashani at (425) 388-6493.

BC&J to run UW studio

BC&J Architects was selected to run a design studio at the University of Washington School of Architecture. The instructor for the for the winter quarter studio is BC&J Architects partner Peter Brachvogel. Assistants are project architects Anna Gunter and John Geurts.

Students will work on planning and concept design for a mixed-use building at the site of what is now a parking lot, an urban infill project in an historic neighborhood. BC&J is based on Bainbridge and San Juan Islands.

MulvannyG2 launches software

MulvannyG2 Architecture has created new software to help retailers manage warehouse stores. "Site|folio" was developed so the company's retail client could manage its 415 warehouse stores, building sites and projects.

The software tracks costs and shows what architects, engineers and consultants are working on. Mulvanny G2 says major retailers that include Fred Meyer are now using the software.

Bellevue-headquartered Mulvanny G2 provides architectural, planning and interior design services for office, retail and mixed-use facilities.

Peterson Strehle company turns 80

Seattle structural engineering company Peterson Strehle Martinson celebrated its 80th anniversary. The company did design work for Seattle school district and churches, and also worked on industrial projects for the pulp and paper industry. More recently, it has done has done seismic engineering work for food distribution and telecommunication projects. Principals at the firm include Steve Strehle, Ron Martinson, David Stubbs and Muni Vimawala. James Peterson recently stepped down as chief executive officer but still provides mentoring.

SMPS restores wildlife habitat

Members of the Seattle chapter of the Society of Marketing Professional Services volunteered to restore salmon and wildlife habitat along the Snoqualmie River. They planted 900 red alder seedlings on a site maintained by King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks. The site is known as Chinook Bend Natural Area and is along an important chinook spawning reach of the Snoqualmie River. It was donated to King County by the Nestle Corp., which owns the adjacent Carnation Farm.

The county is working to restore forested floodplains, which provide fish with resting places when the river rises in floods.

Engineers Week set for Feb. 20-26

The nonprofit National Engineers Week Foundation will focus on global outreach and its Engineers Without Borders program this year during Engineers Week, Feb. 20-26. Engineers will design water, wastewater, sanitation and shelter systems in developing communities.

The program was set up to encourage engineers and students to design sustainable projects around the world. Past projects include a year-round water supply for a village in Burkina-Faso and bringing electricity and computers to remote parts of Nepal. For more information, see www.eweek.org.

Design Detailings: Landscape designer Gustafson at SAM

Kathryn Gustafson talks about her work on Jan. 12.

International landscape designer Kathryn Gustafson speaks on several of her projects at Seattle Art Museum's Plestcheeff Auditorium Wednesday, Jan. 12, from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Among the projects are the Kreielsheimer Promenade in Seattle and the Princess Diana Memorial in London.

Gustafson's designs have been mostly civic, institutional and corporate, ranging in scale from one to 150 acres. The talk is sponsored by the Contemporary Art Council. Cost is $5 for students and SAM members, $8 for nonmembers. Call (206) 654-3121 for more information.

CollinsWoerman moves downtown

CollinsWoerman, an architecture, planning and interior design frim, recently moved to downtown Seattle. Its new offices are in the renovated Dexter Horton Building at 710 Second Ave., Suite 1400. The firm was previously located in Bellevue.

The phone is (206) 245-2100 and fax is (206) 245-2101.

Store planners pick new officers

The Seattle chapter of the Institute of Store Planners elected new officers. Pak Koong of Mithun is president, David Hills of Freiheit & Ho Architects is vice president, Jeri Straga Nelson is secretary and Carmen Spofford is treasurer.

The Institute of Store Planners is an organization of professional designers who work on retail environments.

Young Architects submittals sought

Young architects and designers are invited to submit work to the Architectural League's annual Young Architects competition. Projects of all types, theoretical or real and in any medium, are welcome. A jury will select work to show online, in public forums, and at an exhibition at the Architectural League of New York. A catalogue of winning entries will be published by the Architectural League and Princeton Architectural Press. Winners receive a cash prize of $1,000. Deadline is Feb. 4.

The league also calls for applications for the Deborah J. Norden Fund grant, which is to support travel for independent projects. Students and recent graduates are invited to submit proposals for architecture, architectural history and urban studies research projects. The Deborah J. Norden Fund awards up to $5,000 annually in travel and study grants. Deadline is March 4.

For more information on either competition, see http://www.archleague.org or call (212) 753-1722.

Green building talk at Islandwood Friday

Bainbridge Graduate Institute hosts a talk on green building with Christine Ervin, former chief executive officer of the U.S. Green Building Council. The talk will be on Friday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on Bainbridge Island at IslandWood.

Topics covered will include trends in green building, the evolving role of LEED standards and perspectives on the future. Ervin will tell the story of the council's growth from a small organization to a major force in the building industry. For directions, see http://www.islandwood.org/gettingthere.asp

Spokane marketers look at A/E/C trends

Eastern Washington University economist Grant Forsyth is the featured speaker at the Marketing Associates of Spokane's luncheon meeting on Thursday, Jan. 13.

The talk takes place at the Red Lion River Inn, 700 N. Division St. in Spokane from 12 to 1:30 p.m. Forsyth will speak on economic trends in the region and impacts on the A/E/C industry. He worked in the Czech Republic as an academic and private sector economist and he researches small firm survival and regional economic development.

Cost is $15 for members, $25 for nonmembers. Reserve by Jan. 11. For more information, contact MAS Vice President Jamie Miller at (509) 927-7747 or see http://www.maspokane.org.

Preservation topic of Colo. conference

Architects can earn continuing education credits at Colorado Preservation's conference "Saving Places: Bringing Preservation Home," which takes place from Feb. 2 to Feb. 4 at the 1770 Sherman St. event complex in Denver.

Speakers include: Nelson Bregon, assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; Janet Matthews, associate director of the National Park Service; U.S. Congressmen Joel Hefley and Mark Udall; and preservation expert Donovan Rypkema. See http://www.coloradopreservation.org or call (303) 893-4260 for details. Discounted pre-registration ends Jan. 14. Colorado Preservation promotes historic preservation in Colorado.

Design Detailings: Site Workshop moves to Market

Site Workshop Landscape Architecture has moved to the Champion Building in Pike Place Market. The address is 1927 Post Alley, Seattle, WA 98101. The telephone number remains (206) 285-3026 and fax is (206) 285-3629. The Internet address is http://www.siteworkshop.net.

Philip Beck has new Web site

Philip Beck Design recently completed a new Web site, http://www.beckstudio.net. The studio for architecture and design is based in Seattle, at 1017 Minor Ave. #903. Telephone is (206) 341.9918.

Philip Beck also does site planning and interiors, including work on an ecolodge in Nepal.

PND designs Trinidad dock

PND, Inc. provided design for the award-winning Labidco dock extension project in Trinidad. Trinidad and Tobago Contractors Association recently gave Carillion, Ltd. the top 2004 civil engineering award for the dock.

The dock incorporated an "open cell" structure that allows heavier loading at a significantly lower cost than the previously proposed design. The project involved design and construction of a 400-meter-long dock at the Industrial Estate La Brea in Trinidad.

BC&J's Anna Gunter joins historic board

Anna Gunter, project architect for BC&J Architecture, Planning and Construction Management, has been appointed to the Friday Harbor's Historic Preservation Review Board.

Staffing BC&J's Friday Harbor office on San Juan Island, Gunter has worked closely with the preservation board for the past four years on a number of projects, most notably the Friday Harbor Center.

The Friday Harbor Center, designed by BC&J principal Peter Brachvogel, replaced a burned block in the center of downtown Friday Harbor.

The property owner, Brachvogel and Gunter consulted with historic board members during the construction of a new building for the site.

The goal of all involved was a building that would mesh with the existing downtown structures, and in turn, visually as well as physically knit the downtown core together.

It was this interaction with the board that Gunter said led to her nomination to the board.

Design Detailings: Zervas Group adds LEED

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Michael Smith of Zervas Group Architects was recently certified under the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED program. Smith is president of the AIA Washington Council. Zervas is a 12-person Bellingham-based firm that specializes in public, commercial and residential projects.

AIA calls for green design projects

Architects are invited to submit entries for a green design competition sponsored by the American Institute of Architects' Committee on the Environment.

The Top Ten Green Projects competition aims to show the public and architectural community how high performance, sustainable design can work.

Projects can be located anywhere in the world, but must be designed by an architect licensed in the U.S. Early registration is Jan. 10. Final registration is Feb. 7. For more information, see http://www.aiatopten.org or contact Erika Taylor, AIA Committee on the Environment, at (202) 626-7407 or etaylor@aia.org.

UW requests design entries

The Department of Architecture at the University of Washington invites local architects and designers to submit new work for a spring exhibit.

Entries should be commissioned work still in design phase. The exhibit is intended to show the range of new architectural ideas in the Puget Sound area. It will be held in April 2005. For entry information, contact simonch@u.washington.edu.

Dec. 31 ball benefits CoCA

A New Year's Eve ball takes place at South Lake Union at 860 Terry Ave. N. on Dec. 31 from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. It is a benefit for the Center on Contemporary Art. There will be live performances, art, food and a champagne toast at midnight. Tickets start at $25 in advance, or $35 at the door, and are available at Sonic Boom locations or at BrownPaperTickets.com. Also see http://www.surrealistball.com.

New HessAmerica lighting products

Gaffney, S.C.-headquartered HessAmerica, a designer and manufacturer of architectural lighting products, recently released its new product catalog.

The catalog is available to architects and lighting designers and features specifications for 85 product families. Contact HessAmerica at (864) 487-3535 for more information.

AIA Council names board

AIA Washington Council named its 2005 executive board: President Lois Wardell, President Elect Steve Arai, Secretary/Treasurer Blake Bolton.

Wardell heads Yakima-based Wardell Architects and also was a project manager for NBBJ Architects, working on health care projects. Arai is a partner with architecture, interior design and urban planning firm Arai Jackson Ellison Murakami. Bolton is a principal and works in management and production at McGranahan Architects.

The council also presented awards to Craig Curtis and Thomas Henderson.

Curtis won the 2004 Jennie Sue Brown Award, a lifetime achievement award. Curtis works for Miller/Hull Partnership in Seattle. Henderson won an honorary affiliate member award. Henderson works at the State Board of Community and Technical Colleges and contributes to campus and facility design and educational planning.

Design Detailings: Making water systems secure

Guidelines are available for people in the water industry on how to improve security for drinking water and wastewater facilities. The voluntary guidelines show how to mitigate risks associated with intentional attacks and natural disasters.

Topics covered include risk assessment, financial and communications planning.

The guidelines were funded by a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and written by the American Water Works Association, the Water Environment Federation and the American Society of Civil Engineers.

They are posted at: www.awwa.org, www.wef.org and www.asce.org. Training and outreach materials will be available in spring 2005.

Three win APA planning awards

The Washington chapter of the American Planning Association recently recognized Michael McCormick of Olympia, Joe Tovar of Seattle and Rebecca Perkins of Woodinville for their work in planning.

McCormick won a president's award for his legislative work for the chapter. He was involved with the Growth Management Act Working Group.

Joe Tovar was recognized for contributions to the planning profession, having worked in planning for almost 30 years including work as a director for the city of Kirkland. An award went to Rebecca Perkins for planning work related to public service.

The Washington chapter of the American Planning Association includes more than 1,300 professional planners and officials around the state.

Ohio architect is AIA president

Douglas L. Steidl was recently inaugurated as the 81st president of The American Institute of Architects. Steidl is founding principal of Braun & Steidl Architects, of Akron and Columbus, Ohio.

The firm does architectural planning and interior design for university, medical, religious and commercial projects. Steidl will represent 74,000 members of the AIA in the coming year, succeeding Michigan architect Eugene C. Hopkins.

Norman L. Koonce, AIA's executive vice president and chief executive officer, will retire on Dec. 31, 2005. A search committee will be formed in early 2005 to find his replacement.

Koonce spent 10 years as president of the American Architectural Foundation and practiced architecture for 28 years in Louisiana. He won the AIA Edward C. Kemper award in 1998. He will have served seven years as head of AIA when he retires.

Anshen+Allen staff get LEEDs

Anshen+Allen announced 14 of its staff recently became LEED certified, including Ree Hamai, Guy Maluda and Scott Waytashek in Seattle. Anshen+Allen is an international architectural practice that focuses on health care and academic research facilities. It has offices in Seattle, San Francisco, Baltimore and London.

Design Detailings: BJSS Duarte Bryant's new name is Ambia

BJSS Duarte Bryant simplified its company name to Ambia, which means "to surround with a unique environment." Its tagline is "Enduring Architecture." The company also adopted a new corporate identity, including a new logo and visual identity. A Web site, http://www.ambia-inc.com, is being developed. Contact information remains the same: 108 First Ave. S., Suite 200 Seattle, WA 98104. Telephone is (206) 340-1552. E-mail is mail@ambia-inc.com.

Joseph Greif Architects gets Web site award

Joseph Greif Architects won an award for its Web site in a competition hosted by Entablature. Judges commended the design firm's site for being simple to follow and well-designed. Joe Farmer of Seattle's WhizBang Studio was the Web master. See

http://www.josephgreifarchitects.com/movie.html.

Roth Hill named a top place to work

Roth Hill Engineering Partners, was named one of the top engineering firms in the nation to work for in a contest sponsored by civil engineering industry publication CE News. Roth Hill Engineering says it placed 10th and was the highest ranked Washington state-based firm. The public works consulting firm specializes in civil engineering, land surveying and permitting.

Berger/Abam designs pier for U.S. Navy

Berger/Abam designed a high-strength test bed for a new class of Navy piers.

Civil and structural engineering consulting firm Berger/Abam Engineers was the prime consultant for planning, design and construction support of a Navy pier, to be installed in the spring.

Federal Way-based Berger/Abam used technology developed by the Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center to design the floating concrete double-decked berthing pier.

A test bed was constructed at Concrete Technology Corp. facilities on the Blair Waterway at the Port of Tacoma. It traveled along the Pacific coast to San Diego's Point Loma harbor and is docked at Naval Station San Diego. The pier is set to be installed on permanent moorings in the spring.

The 50-foot by 100-foot concrete structure is a test bed for a new class of piers the Navy is developing to cut costs and better support ships. It is made with high-strength, prestressed lightweight concrete, epoxy-coated and stainless steel reinforcement, and corrosion-resistant steel. Project team members included: U.S. Navy, Owner; Vansant and Gusler Engineers, utilities design; Concrete Technology Corp., construction contractor.

Ohio architect is AIA president

Douglas L. Steidl was recently inaugurated as the 81st president of The American Institute of Architects. Steidl is founding principal of Braun & Steidl Architects, of Akron and Columbus, Ohio. The firm does architectural planning and interior design for university, medical, religious and commercial projects. Steidl will represent 74,000 members of the AIA in the coming year, succeeding Michigan architect Eugene C. Hopkins.

Anshen+Allen staff get LEEDs

Anshen+Allen announced 14 of its staff have recently become LEED certified, including Ree Hamai, Guy Maluda and Scott Waytashek in Seattle. Anshen+Allen is an international architectural practice that focuses on health care and academic research facilities. It has offices in Seattle, San Francisco, Baltimore and London.

Design Detailings: Murase Associates gets three LEEDs

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Murase Associates announced three of its staff have earned LEED accreditation: principal Mark Tilbe, landscape architect Ivana Begley and landscape designer Colette Middleton.

Tilbe has 14 years of experience in project management and recently finished a building at Evergreen State College. Begley has worked on landscape planning and design in New York City and Leipzig, Germany, and is working on part of Bremerton's urban revitalization program and the mixed-use development Alley24. Middleton uses sustainable site design for stormwater and water-efficient irrigation systems.

Launch party Thursday for Arcade

Arcade Magazine will host a party to launch its winter issue on Thursday at Design Within Reach Studio, 1918 First Ave., from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Arcade is a quarterly magazine on regional architecture and design. The new issue centers on landscapes.

In addition to a guest editorial, "Working Landscapes," the winter issue will feature a report from Tacoma by architectural historian and preservationist Michael Sullivan; a perspective on Portland's recent Living Smart Housing Competition by architect John Cava; and a photo essay on landscape architecture by Seattle photographer Michael Burns. The issue will also feature "Pride and Prejudice: Minoru Yamasaki's Seattle Legacy," by Sheri Olson.

ZGF picks marketing director

Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership, an architecture, planning and interior design firm, appointed Leslie Morison marketing director. Morison has 10 years of marketing and business development experience in the design industry, and directed marketing at Ove Arup + Partners in San Francisco and Boston. ZGF has offices in Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C.

Allied Arts talk on piers Dec. 10

Allied Arts holds its next Beer and Culture talk on Dec. 10 from 7 to 10 p.m. at 1916 Seventh Ave. W. on Queen Anne. Topics will include how to make the post-viaduct waterfront a lively urban space, and ways to help businesses survive construction. Panelists include Bob Donegan of Ivar's Restaurants, David Spiker of the Seattle Design Commission, Kathy Fletcher of People for Puget Sound and Graham McGarva of VIA Architecture in Vancouver B.C.

RSVP to wendyc@alliedarts-seattle.org or (206) 624-0433. Suggested donation is $35 per person, $20 for members.