AIA health care forum Feb. 11-12

The AIA Seattle 2016 Medical Design Forum is Feb. 11 and 12 at The Mountaineers Seattle Program Center, 7700 Sand Point Way N.E.

It is a collaboration with the Architecture for Health Panel. Topics include urban health care, designing projects for tight sites and centralizing facilities through strategic design.

The keynote speaker is Dr. Howard Frumkin, dean of the University of Washington School of Public Health.

Speakers include Dave LeTrondo of Ankrom Moisan Architects, Brad Hinthorne of Perkins + Will, Hugh Campbell of CollinsWoerman, Douglas McNutt of Salus Architecture, Craig Holt of Andersen Construction, Steven Gillespie of Foster Pepper, Karen Wolf of King County, Rachel Jenner of Providence Health & Services, Eric Kastango of Clinical IQ, John Williams of the state Department of Health, Robin Olsen-Scribner of UW Medical Center, Larry Lee of Pacific Industrial Hygiene, Dr. JoEllen Watson of UHS/Fairfax Behavioral Health and Miro Petrovic of US HealthVest.

Register at http://tinyurl.com/zbordog/.

SAME panel on upcoming projects

Government agency representatives will talk about upcoming projects, funding and other trends at 8:30 a.m. Jan. 19 at Crowne Plaza Hotel, 17338 International Blvd. in SeaTac.

The event is sponsored by the Society of Military Engineers.

The agencies are King County, Port of Seattle, state Department of Enterprise Services, state Department of Transportation, Veterans Affairs and the General Services Administration.

Cost is $55 for members, $65 for non-members and $15 for federal and military personnel, and includes breakfast and lunch. Register at http://www.seattlesame.org.

Hammer & Hand's net-zero contest

Hammer & Hand will hold a competition called “perFORM 2016” in which architecture students and intern architects will design a net-zero energy building for the Rainier Beach neighborhood.

The construction company said it wants to show that high performance buildings can also be well designed.

Submissions are due by June 17, and information is at http://tiny.cc/0e0y7x/.

A total of $6,000 will be distributed among the winners, chosen by a jury of architects, educators and builders from the Northwest.

Hammer & Hand works in Seattle and Portland. It holds the contest annually.

SMPS: Why firms should give back

SMPS Seattle will hold a program on “The Case for Community Involvement” at 7:30 a.m. Jan. 26 at Washington Athletic Club, 1325 Sixth Ave.

The presenter is Lauri Hennessey, a vice president at Edelman in Seattle. She manages the public affairs practice and will talk about why and how companies give back to their communities.

Cost is $45 for members, $55 for member firms and $65 for non-members before Jan. 19. It is $10 more after that. Register at http://tiny.cc/ltsz6x/.

Louis Kahn topic of talk at UW

William Whitaker, curator of the Architectural Archives of the University of Pennsylvania, will give a free lecture at 6 p.m. Jan. 27 on Louis Kahn at University of Washington Architecture Hall 147.

Kahn is an American architect who died in 1974. Among his important works are the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California, and the National Assembly Building in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Whitaker trained as an architect, and has worked for over 20 years documenting and interpreting the work of Kahn and others. He co-authored “The Houses of Louis I. Kahn” with George Marcus.

The lecture is sponsored by the UW College of Built Environments.

Meeting Jan. 20 on Cross Kirkland art

The Kirkland Cultural Arts Commission will hold a meeting at the Justice Center, 11740 N.E. 118th St., at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 20 about art for the Cross Kirkland Corridor.

The meeting will be led by Guy Michaelsen of Berger Partnership, which is developing the art plan. Register at artontheckc.eventbrite.com.

In 2012, Kirkland bought a 5.75-mile segment of the 42-mile Eastside Rail Corridor for the Cross Kirkland Corridor. The pedestrian and bike trail will have temporary and permanent art work.

SAF holds program on urban transit

Seattle Architecture Foundation will offer a program on “Design That Moves You | Urban Transit” at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 19 at 1010 Western Ave. in Seattle.

The panel will discuss sustainable transportion networks, and the technnologies that help shape urban mobility.

Speakers are Andrew Glass Hastings of the Seattle Mayor's Office, Alan Hart of VIA Architecture, Elizabeth Kiker of Cascade Bicycle Club, Karen Kitsis of Sound Transit and Paul Roybal of King County Metro. Lisa Quinn of Feet First is the moderator.

This is part of SAF's 2016 Design In Depth Series on Innovations in Architecture that runs through June. Tickets are $75 to all six sessions, or $15 each at http://tiny.cc/vduz6x/.

SMPS Seattle gives two scholarships

The Society for Marketing Professional Services Seattle Chapter announced the winners of its Pacific Regional Conference Scholarship.

Heidi Maki of Swenson Say Faget and Madison Dreiger of Osborn Consulting each received a scholarship, which includes early-bird conference registration and two-nights' hotel stay (valued at $1,000 each).

The conference is Feb. 10-12 at Hyatt Regency Resort and Spa in Indian Wells, California.

ESA conference is Jan. 21-22

The Seminar Group will hold its 23rd annual Endangered Species Act Conference Jan. 21 and Jan. 22 at Washington Athletic Club in Seattle.

Program co-chairs are James M. Lynch of K&L Gates and Patricia H. O'Brien of the Washington Attorney General's Office.

Presenters include William S. Eubanks II of Meyer Glitzenstein & Eubanks, Patti Goldman of Earthjustice, Manuela M. Huso of U.S. Geological Survey, Siri C. Nelson of the Corps of Engineers, Annette Pearson of Pierce County, Jason C. Rylander of Defenders of Wildlife, Tanya M. Sanerib of the Center for Biological Diversity, John R. Skalski of the University of Washington, Alan C. Stay of the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, and Christopher S. McNulty and William W. Stelle, Jr. of NOAA.

Register at http://tiny.cc/gxuh7x/.

Snyder honored at Art Anderson

Snyder

Eric Snyder is celebrating 40 years at Art Anderson Associates, a Bremerton-based engineering services firm.

Snyder was recruited by founder Art Anderson and is the lead naval architect for the second and third generation Anderson CEOs. Snyder has mentored young engineers and designers, and trained over a dozen naval architects and marine engineers.

The firm said he has worked on over a hundred vessels for clients around the country, including nearly every vessel in the fleets of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington State Ferry and Alaska Marine Highway systems.

SAF ‘Greatest Hits' tour is Jan. 9

A Seattle Architecture Foundation tour at 10 a.m. Saturday will look at the social forces that have shaped Seattle buildings.

“Greatest Hits: Chart Toppers and Heart-Stoppers” explores some popular favorites, from the Rainier Club to the cantilevered Central Library.

The two-hour tour begins at Dilettante Mocha Cafe in Rainier Square.

Cost is $15. Register at http://tiny.cc/05zb7x/.

Spokane meeting on public works

Spokane area public officials will talk about upcoming road and infrastructure projects at 11:30 a.m. Jan. 14 in Spokane Convention Center. Marketing Associates of Spokane is sponsoring the meeting.

The panelists are Todd Mielke and David Moss with Spokane County, and Steve Worley and Kyle Twohig with the city of Spokane Valley.

The cost is $25 for members and $40 for non-members, and includes lunch.

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.

Pedestrian network design program

The Northwest Universal Design Council will host a free program titled “Walk-, Stroll- & Roll-Ability: Designing a Pedestrian Network for All” at 10 a.m. Jan. 14 in room 4060 of Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 Fifth Ave.

Seattle Department of Transportation ADA coordinator Mike Shaw and design and construction engineers John Ricardi and Eugene Pike will discuss challenges and solutions for developing such a network.

Co-sponsors are Aging and Disability Services, Feet First, King County Mobility Coalition, Seattle Commission for People with disAbilities, SDOT and Seattle Human Services Department.

Learn safe computing tips Jan. 12

The Seattle chapter of the Society for Design Administration will hold a free presentation Jan. 12 on “Safe Computing Tactics to Keep Data Secure” at noon at BHC Consultants, 1601 Fifth Ave., Seattle.

The presentation by Andrew Healy and Kelly Paletta with ISOutsource will include information on Internet browsing security, email security, identifying scams and password management.

Bothell-based ISOutsource provides information technology services.

Go to http://ow.ly/VRJ4B to register.

SMPS networking event Jan. 14

SMPS will hold a networking happy hour from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at Flatstick Pub at 15 Lake St. in Kirkland.

SMPS will cover participants' 9-hole putt-putt golf greens fees, and new members will get a free drink.

Cost is $10 for members, $15 for member firms and $20 for non-members.

Register at http://tiny.cc/mokc7x/.

ASLA wants EXPO presentations

The American Society of Landscape Architects is solicting presentations for its 2016 Annual Meeting and EXPO Oct. 21–24 at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center.

Education session proposals are due by Jan. 28. Go to http://tiny.cc/3jlc7x for information.

County will study mid-century homes

Photo courtesy of King County Historic Preservation Program [enlarge]

This split-entry house on Vashon Island was built in 1962.

King County's Historic Preservation Program is seeking a consultant to prepare a report on the local history of mid-century modern houses.

The county and cities have been getting inquiries from owners about declaring such houses historic landmarks.

The report will be a tool for evaluating potential landmark properties in unincorporated areas and 20 cities that participate in the Interlocal Historic Preservation Program. The period of study is about 1945 to 1975.

Funding is through a $16,500 grant from the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation.

Send qualifications and a proposal by Jan. 8 to King County Historic Preservation Program, Attention: Todd Scott, Historic Preservation Architect, 201 S. Jackson, Suite 700 Seattle, WA 98104, or to Todd.Scott@kingcounty.gov. Go to http://tiny.cc/6e8n7x for more information.

Historic property nominations due

The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation is seeking nominations by Jan. 18 to next year's Most Endangered Historic Properties List.

Go to http://www.preservewa.org/Nomination-Process.aspx to apply.

Properties and resources on the list get advocacy support from the trust. The goal is to remove the immediate threat and raise awareness.

Two properties that were on the list are Old City Hall in Tacoma, now slated for redevelopment, and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Globe, which the Museum of History & Industry wants to move and restore.

The 2016 list will be announced in April at the annual RevitalizeWA Preservation and Main Street Conference.

SDA talk on HR set for Jan. 15

The Seattle chapter of the Society for Design Administration will hold a free roundtable discussion on best practices for updating employee handbooks and new employee processes at noon Jan. 15 at 123 Lake St. S. in Kirkland.

The speaker is Renae Howard of Watching the Bottom Line, which provides bookkeeping and administrative support.

The event was rescheduled from Dec. 9 due to a power outage. Go to http://tinyurl.com/nz4bqpe to register and for more information.

Landmark meeting on Lincoln High

Seattle's Landmarks Preservation Board on Jan. 6 will consider the nomination of Lincoln High School at 4400 Interlake Ave. N. as a city landmark.

The meeting is at 3:30 p.m. in Room 4060 of Seattle Municipal Tower, 700 Fifth Ave.

The school was designed by James Stephen and built in 1907. It has been expanded over the years.

Written comments are due by Jan. 5 at Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods, P.O. Box 94649, Seattle, WA 98124-4649.

The Johnson Partnership prepared the nomination application for Seattle Public Schools. The application is at http://tinyurl.com/qzt3x8h under “Current Nominations.”