October 27, 1999

Design Detailings: Briefing set for Central Library

The Seattle Design Commission will conduct its first pre-design review of the new Central Library project from 9 to 11 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 28 at Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave. The meeting is open to the public.

Designers from the Office of Metropolitan Architecture and LMN, the architects for the new $156 million library, will discuss preliminary design principles and outline the scope of the work.

City looks at artists' housing

The Seattle Arts Commission and the city's Housing Office will present a public forum that examines affordable workspace and housing for artists.

The event will be held from noon to 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 29 at Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave.

Mayor Paul Schell and Councilmembers Peter Steinbrueck and Nick Licata will host the half-day forum. Topics include designing for artist spaces, project planning, legal issues, building codes and zoning, financial planning for projects. Speakers include ArtSpace Project consultants Kelley Lindquist and Thomas Nordyke, artist/developer Karen Guzak, architect/artist Jay Lazerwitz and attorney Mark Kantor.

For more information, contact Amy Painter at (206) 684-7306.

SAF presents 3-D model exhibit

The Seattle Architectural Foundation presents a new exhibit, "Ideas in Form-Architectural Models in the Design Process," Nov. 4-13 at the Rainier Square Conference Center, 1333 Fifth Ave., level 3, in Seattle.

The exhibit showcases the work of local architects, illustrating their work through three-dimensional models of current projects for residential and commercial work. The exhibit, which is free, will have special opening hours from 5. to 7 p.m. on Nov. 4. For more information, call (206) 667-9184.