November 10, 1999

Design Detailings: ASCE talks about Everett rail station

The Seattle Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Washington state section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers are holding a meeting today to discuss the Everett Rail Station project. Paul Kaftanski from the city of Everett will be the speaker. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. and will be held at the Yankee Diner on 5300 24th Ave. N.W. in Seattle. The cost is $16.

Honor Awards conferred next week

This year's Honor Awards ceremony for Washington architecture will be held at Benaroya Hall on Monday, Nov. 15. Tickets are available to the public for $18 through Thursday, Nov. 11, at AIA Seattle, located on 1911 First Ave. Tickets are $22 at the door.

A reception will be held at 6 p.m., and the awards program will begin at 7 p.m. An international panel of jurors, consisting of Eva Jiricna of the Czech Republic, Fumihiko Maki of Japan and Argentina-born Rafael Vinoly, will review the submittals and present their observations. Mayor Paul Schell is moderator for the program. For more information, call AIA Seattle at (206) 448-4938.

SEAW offers briefing on Taiwan quake

A team of engineers that visited Taiwan to assess earthquake damage is delivering a technical report of its findings from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 17. The briefing will be held at the University of Washington's Kane Hall, Room 120.

Engineers will talk about seismic damage in affected areas in Taiwan and discuss the overall implications of the earthquake for the Puget Sound region.

The deadline for pre-registration is Friday, Nov. 12. Contact the Structural Engineers Association of Washington at (206) 682-6026 for information.

The cost of the event is $45 for SEAW members and UW faculty, $55 for non-members and $15 for students.

WASLA awards ceremony coming up

The Washington State chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects will grant this year's awards on Friday, Nov. 19. The event will be held at the Frye Art Museum on 704 Terry Ave. in Seattle. It begins with a reception at 7 p.m. The keynote speaker will be John Rahaim, executive director of the Seattle Design Commission, who will talk about the importance of urban design and landscape planning in shaping the character of the Northwest during a time of intense growth.

The cost is $35 for WASLA members, $40 for non-members and $20 for students.

New name for Walter Schacht Architects

The firm formerly known as Walter Schacht Architects will now be called Schacht Aslani Architects. Cima Malek-Aslani has joined Walter Schacht, her husband, to lead the Seattle design firm, which specializes in projects for cultural, educational and residential clients.

As senior architect at Cardwell Thomas Associates for the past 14 years, Malek-Aslani led projects such as the St. Mark's Episcopal Church's new copper roof, renovation of Seattle First Baptist Church, renovation of Parrington Hall at the University of Washington, renovation of Thompson Hall at Washington State University and renovation of Broadway Market. At Schacht Aslani Architects, she will be a principal architect.

The firm is working on the Squaxin Island Tribe Museum and Library, which is under construction in Shelton, a new synagogue for Ahavath Beth Israel in Boise and a music school for Music Works Northwest in Bellevue.

Seattle architecture at NW Bookfest

At 11:45 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 13, Historic Seattle program director Larry Kreisman, along with Paul Dorpat, Mark Hinshaw and David Sucher, will discuss "Anatomy of a City: Inside Seattle Architecture." The talk will be held during Northwest Bookfest at the Washington State Trade and Convention Center, KUOW/KPLU Hall Stage.

Tokyo architect talks at the UW

At 6:30 p.m., on Friday, Nov.12, Fumihiko Maki, a recipient of the Pritzker Prize and the AIA Gold Medal, will talk about the themes of the city and the creation of place. The lecture is sponsored by the College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Washington. The lecture will be held at the University of Washington, Kane Hall in Room 120.

U.S. DOT sets up new awards program

The U.S. Department of Transportation is launching a new awards program to recognize projects that relate to moving people and goods. There are six awards categories: architecture which includes terminals, stations, ports and similar facilities; engineering, which includes highways, bridges, tunnels and equipment as well as navigation systems; graphic design; historic preservation and adaptive re-use; urban design, planning and landscape architecture; and special emphasis, which are entries that enhance livability and accessibility of communities and regions.

Eligible projects must have been completed and in use in the United States or its possessions between March 1, 1995 and June 1, 1999. Application forms and guidelines are available at http://ostpxweb.dot.gov.