AIA Honor Awards event is Monday

The 2015 Honor Awards for Washington Architecture ceremony is at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at Benaroya Hall in Seattle.

This year's submissions to AIA Seattle's annual awards program are at http://tiny.cc/2zfb5x/.

Tickets are $30, or $36 on the day of the event. Buy them at http://tiny.cc/c7fb5x/.

Hart Crowser moves Seattle headquarters

Hart Crowser moved its headquarters in Seattle to Suite 600 in 3131 Elliott.

The firm said it has been adding staff and expanding services such as stormwater management and disaster resilience, and the move provides more room to grow.

The Seattle telephone number will still be (206) 324-9530.

Hart Crowser is a 125-person engineering, science and consulting firm with offices in Alaska, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii.

Easements and CCRs seminar Nov. 20

The Seminar Group will offer a program on “Easements and CCRs in Washington” Nov. 20 at Hilton Seattle. Co-chairs are Michael A. Nesteroff of Lane Powell and Kinnon W. Williams of Inslee Best Doezie & Ryder.

Presenters include John P. Ahlers of Ahlers & Cressman, John S. De Lanoy of Pacifica Law Group, Adam Draper of Forterra, David S. Kerruish of Kerruish Law, Dan Moehrke of Aramaki Borden & Associates, Gregory L. Ursich of Inslee Best Doezie & Ryder, and Katherine C. Wax and Kristine R. Wilson of Perkins Coie.

Register at http://tiny.cc/vkw43x/.

Program Nov. 19 on wood construction

WoodWorks will hold a free program Nov. 19 at Washington State Convention Center on design, engineering and construction of non-residential and multifamily wood buildings.

Speakers at Wood Solutions Fair include Colin Shane of RDH Building Sciences, Gregory R. Kingsley of KL&A Inc., Michelle Kam-Biron of the American Wood Council, and Bernhard Gafner of Fast + Epp.

Register at http://tiny.cc/wub53x/. WoodWorks is a program of the Wood Products Council.

Apply now for SMPS Seattle scholarships

SMPS Seattle is accepting applications until Nov. 20 for two scholarships to attend the SMPS Pacific Regional Conference.

The scholarships are valued at $1,000 each for registration and up to $500 for lodging and transportation.

SMPS Seattle members are eligible. Apply at http://tiny.cc/60gb5x/.

60th year for OAC Services

OAC Services is celebrating its 60th anniversary.

The firm provides construction management, architecture and engineering services, with offices in Seattle and Spokane as well as San Jose, California.

OAC was founded as Tracy and Brunstrom Corp. by Richard Tracy and Gerald Brunstrom to provide engineering for aerospace and forest products industries. It rebranded in 2010 to OAC Services, and has worked on federal, military, municipal, education, health care, commercial and residential projects.

OAC is providing construction management consulting for 500 Fairview Bioresearch Facility and Microsoft campus renovations.

How to advocate for A/E/C issues

Three industry professionals will talk about how they advocate for architecture, engineering and construction firms with government agencies at 7:30 a.m. Nov. 19 at Crowne Plaza in Seattle.

The Seattle chapter of the Society for Design Administration is presenting the event.

Speakers include Peg Staeheli of SvR Design Co., Walter Schacht of Schacht Aslani Architects and Dave Walsh of Sellen Construction.

Cost is $35 for members, $40 for member firms and $45 for non-members. Go to http://ow.ly/TKbVN to register.

SMPS event on winning public jobs

SMPS Seattle will hold a panel discussion on what public sector clients want in proposals, presentations and follow-through on projects at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 17 at Harbor Club Seattle.

Presenters are Thomas Keown of Covington Water District, John White of the Washington State Department of Transportation, Sofia Mayo of the Port of Seattle and Joyce Stahn of King County.

Cost is $45 for members, $55 for member firms and $65 for non-members before Nov. 11, and $10 more after. Register at http://tiny.cc/6w8c5x/.

Landscape architects see a dip in demand

Business conditions for landscape architecture firms declined slightly in the third quarter, according to the American Society of Landscape Architects' quarterly survey.

Billings and inquiries for new work edged down, while firms said their plans to hire remained stable, ASLA said in a press release.

A total of 83.4 percent of firms reported stable to significantly higher billable hours, a drop from the 86.7 percent reading in the second quarter.

About 81 percent reported stable to significantly higher inquiries for new work, compared to 84.5 percent the previous quarter.

Openings on Seattle design commission

Seattle is seeking an urban designer and fine artist to fill two open seats on the design commission.

The commission advises city officials on the design and environmental effects of capital projects, and helps select consultants for city projects.

Send a letter of interest and resume by Dec. 1 to Michael Jenkins, Director — Seattle Design Commission, Department of Planning and Development, City of Seattle, 700 Fifth Ave., Ste. 2000, P.O. Box 34019 Seattle, WA 98124‐4019.

For more information, contact Jenkins at michael.jenkins@seattle.gov or (206) 386-4024.

Commission members are appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council.

SMPS Seattle holds trivia night Nov. 12

The Seattle chapter of the Society for Marketing Professional Services will hold trivia night at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at Pyramid Alehouse, Brewery & Restaurant at 1201 First Ave. S. in Seattle.

Happy hour appetizers will be provided and there will be networking. Profits from the event go to SMPS scholarship programs.

Tickets are $25 for members, $30 for member firms and $35 for non-members. Buy them at http://tiny.cc/3tg74x/.

Got news? Tips on getting coverage

Marketing Associates of Spokane will hold a panel discussion on how to get the media to cover your construction project at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 12 at Spokane Convention Center.

Topics include how to pitch a story, and use photography and video on social media.

Presenters are Michelle Hege, a strategist on communications and marketing; Kim Crompton, who has worked for the Spokane Journal of Business for 26 years; and Trinity Spencer, news assignment manager at KREM 2.

Cost is $25 for members and $40 for non-members. R.S.V.P. at http://www.maspokane.org. For more information, contact Katie Fitzpatrick at katief@garco.com or April Smith at asmith@geoengineers.com.

AIA forum Nov. 10 on city's growth

AIA Seattle's Urban Design Forum and VIA Architecture will host a discussion at 6 p.m. Nov. 10 about this fast growing and ever-changing city.

The free event is at VIA Architecture, 1809 Seventh Ave. in Seattle.

Jeff Hammerquist and Dan Bertolet, urban planners at VIA, will give presentations. There will also be a hands-on activity asking participants to think about where the city can best accommodate growth.

Register at http://tiny.cc/pk884x/.

Architecture billings rebound in Sept.

Demand for design services was up in September after a slight dip the previous month.

The Architecture Billings Index score was 53.7 in September, up from 49.1 in August, according to the American Institute of Architects.

The AIA produces the index, which reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lead time between architecture billings and construction spending. Any score above 50 indicates an increase in billings.

AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker said there's concern about materials costs and a shortage of skilled construction workers. He said there's uneven demand for design in the Northeast, but the other regions are in good shape.

The South scored the highest in Septembers, at 54.5. It was followed by the Midwest at 54.2, the West at 51.7 and the Northeast at 43.7.

Juhani Pallasmaa to speak Nov. 10

Juhani Pallasmaa, an architect and professor emeritus based in Helsinki, Finland, will lecture on “Empathy, Design and Care” at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at Seattle Public Library. Space.City and AIA Seattle are sponsoring the talk.

Pallasmaa first practiced design in collaboration with other architects before having his own Helsinki office from 1983-2012. He has also taught at universities globally and authored books.

Pallasmaa is an honorary member of the American Institute of Architects, and has received Finnish and international awards.

Tickets are $15 at http://tiny.cc/ip224x/.

Tour focuses on Art Deco design

A Seattle Architecture Foundation tour at 10 a.m. Nov. 13 will look at how technology, archeology, French design and Northwest imagery influenced some of Seattle's most impressive Art Deco buildings.

Stops on the two-hour tour include the Exchange Building, Seattle Tower and Washington Athletic Club.

Meet in the SAF Gallery at 1333 Fifth Ave. in Seattle. Cost is $15. Buy tickets at http://tiny.cc/33a34x/.

Maurya McClintock to lecture today

Maurya McClintock will give a free lecture on “Building Enclosure — an Architectural Design/Technical Specialty” at 6 p.m. today in Architecture Hall 147 at the University of Washington.

McClintock is trained as an architect and an engineer. She has designed buildings as a structural engineer, as a mechanical engineer, and as a facade engineer.

McClintock was with Arup for 15 years before starting McClintock Facade Consulting in 2009. It provides facade design/engineering and related consulting to the design industry.

Her talk is part of the UW Department of Architecture Fall 2015 Lecture Series.

Moreno-Vacca to speak here Friday

NK Architects will present a free talk Friday on how Brussels met 2030 energy neutral goals in 2015 without compromising its economy or design, and how Seattle can meet those goals too.

The event is at 5 p.m. at The Kitchen by Delicatus at 309 First Ave. S.

The speaker is Sebastian Moreno-Vacca, who championed the high-performance standard in his native Brussels. He is president of A2M Architects, a European firm that specializes in Passive House design.

NK said Passive House is now the building standard in the Brussels region thanks in large part to his efforts.

David Adjaye to speak here Nov. 3

Adjaye

Space.City will present a lecture by architect David Adjaye at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 3 at Seattle Central Library.

Adjaye is director of Adjaye Associates, whose work includes the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Adjaye is known for his innovative use of color and material. Among his projects are the Alara Concept Store in Lagos, Marian Goodman Gallery in London and Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo.

Adjaye has held professorships at Yale, Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania, and was awarded the Order of the British Empire. He is the John C. Portman Design Critic in Architecture at Harvard.

His firm was founded in 2000 and has offices in the UK, U.S., Germany and Ghana.

The lecture costs $15. Register at http://adjaye.brownpapertickets.com/.

Vincent James to lecture at UW

Vincent James of VJAA in Minneapolis will give a free lecture on “Surreptitious Urbanisms: The Emergence of the Global Elevated City” at 6 p.m. today in Architecture Hall 147 at the University of Washington.

James practiced independently and with firms in Minneapolis and New York before founding VJAA in 1995. He was appointed adjunct professor at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design, where he taught from 2000-2006. He is now Cass Gilbert Professor in Practice at the University of Minnesota School of Architecture.

His talk is part of the UW Department of Architecture Fall 2015 Lecture Series.