January 16, 2002

Design Detailings: Freheit completes new Albertson's

Designed by Freiheit & Ho Architects, Albertson’s has a new store in Federal Way that is scheduled for completion this month. The single-story retail store is 52,310 square feet and located at 31020 140th Ave. S. on Pacific Highway, at the old Albertson’s site. The new store is a full service grocery store and pharmacy. The general contractor is Aecon Buildings, Inc. The structural engineer is Advanced Structural Concepts, CSHQA is the electrical engineer and McClure Engineers is doing the mechanical work.

Fire protection forum Jan. 18

Fire protection engineering will be the topic of a 4 p.m. forum Friday at Capital Center, 18640 N.W. Walker Road, Beaverton, Ore. The lecture, sponsored by the Oregon Center for Advanced Technology Education, will help facilitate a Portland-based fire protection program and subsequent educational efforts.

The forum will provide an overview of the fire protection engineering discipline, and how you can use fire protection engineering analysis to impact building design, investigations and product research and design. James Milke, an associate professor and associate chair of the Department of Fire Protection Engineering for University of Maryland, will be the speaker. His principal area of expertise involves analyzing the response of building systems to fires. He is participating in analysis of the WTC collapse.

Engineers look at ESA effects

The Jan. 23 meeting of the Management in Engineering Committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers, in partnership with the American Society for Engineering Management, will cover how the Endangered Species Act may affect infrastructure project planning and construction. The presenter is Will Stelle of Preston Gates. Neil Thibert will facilitate. The event will be held 5 to 7:30 p.m., at Rock Salt Steakhouse, 1232 Westlake Ave. N. Cost is $25 for members and non-members. For information, contact (206) 937-5380. Reservations are requested three working days prior to dinner by contacting Shannon & Wilson at (206) 695-6670, or lkd@shanwil.com.

SAME hosts excellence awards Jan. 25

The Seattle Post of the Society of American Military Engineers will host the annual Design Excellence Awards from 6 to 10 p.m. on Jan. 25, at the Washington Athletic Club, 1325 Sixth Ave.

The event recognizes sustainer member projects in design-build. This year’s keynote speaker will be Gen. David Fastabend, commander and division engineer of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Northwest Division.

The cost is $60 for non-military and $20 for military, retired military or public agency employees not currently working for a consulting firm. Contact Kim Smith at Tetra Tech Infrastructure at (206) 443-3570 or ksmith@kcminc.com for more information or to reserve seating. Make checks payable to SAME and mail to: Kim Smith, Tetra Tech Infrastructure, 1917 First Ave., Seattle 98101 by Sunday.

UW seeks architecture professor

The Department of Architecture at the University of Washington seeks a part-time tenure-track assistant professor of architecture. The department focuses in the areas of lighting, design/build, furniture and urban design.

Primary selection criteria will be the ability to teach design studio effectively, while maintaining an active architectural practice in the region. The ability to offer an occasional lecture/seminar course in another curricular area will also be viewed positively, as will the commitment to participate in faculty meetings and committees.

Applicants must hold a master of architecture or equivalent degree. The appointment is for nine-months at 50 to 75 percent and carries voting rights, as well as health and retirement benefits. It is scheduled to begin in the 2002-2003 academic year.

For further information, e-mail to: archsrch@u.washington.edu. See also http://depts.washington.edu/archdept. Send completed applications to Faculty Search Committee, Department of Architecture, Box 355720, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-5720.

Carlson wins Utah student center

Carlson Architects of Seattle has been selected by the Wasatch Academy in Mount Pleasant, Utah, to design a new student center and to renovate a historic building, built in 1915, for a performing arts center. Carlson was selected after a nationwide search by the academy.

Construction of the 25,000-square-foot student center is expected to begin in the fall. The renovation for the performing arts center will begin immediately thereafter, subject to funding. Wasatch Academy is a private co-educational boarding school with 160 students from North America and around the world. Carlson Architects has worked with private schools in the Seattle area including Lakeside School, Overlake School and the Jewish Day School.

Bainbridge architects form BAC

The architectural offices of Sean Parker Architect and William Isley Architect have merged to form the Bainbridge Architects Collaborative (BAC). The new firm is locating in Winslow on Bainbridge Island in the new Seaboard Building at 435 Ericksen Ave., Suite 250.

The objective is to combine the talents of local Bainbridge architects to create an experienced design team for significant regional and international projects. Other team members include tenured architects Peter Watson, Dana Webber and Henry Laxamana as well as staff experienced in all types of design and construction.

Parker and Isley are both graduates of the University of Washington. Parker brings 14 years of experience in commercial and residential design. Isley brings 34 years of experience in urban design, master planning and architecture. The firm is designing Harbor Square, a large mixed-use residential/commercial project adjacent to the Winslow ferry terminal, the Winslow Town Center mixed-use project and projects throughout the Northwest.

Barrentine.Bates.Lee celebrates its 25th

Architects Barrentine.Bates.Lee recently celebrated 25 years in business. To mark the milestone, the firm will host an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. at its new expanded location on Jan. 24, at 1101 Broadway, Suite 215, Vancouver.

Barrentine.Bates.Lee provide architecture, interior design, planning and research services to public and private sector clients throughout the Northwest.

"Our design philosophy has never wavered," said partner Rob Barrentine on his firm’s success. "Good design addresses function, form, economy and time. We believe in focusing on what our clients need."

With offices in Washington and Oregon, the firm maintains a strong presence in Vancouver and Clark County. Design projects include the Clark County Public Service Center Complex, the new Cascadia School and the expansion and renovation of the Clark County Juvenile Justice Center.

WSU joins Subsurface Science Institute

With the support of a $4 million federal grant to the Inland Northwest Research Alliance, Washington State University will be among a group of universities developing a new collaborative doctorate education and research program, the Subsurface Science Research Institute.

Subsurface science is the study of the processes that occur in the uppermost part of the earth's crust.

The alliance includes WSU, Boise State, Idaho State, University of Idaho, Montana State, University of Montana, Utah State and the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.

Students will receive doctorate degrees in established disciplines such as chemistry, chemical engineering, microbiology, environmental engineering, geology or soil science, while interacting with colleagues from the other alliance institutions and participating in cross-cutting coursework.

They will also have access to equipment at the laboratory, including the Subsurface Geosciences Laboratory, a new $150 million laboratory planned to house subsurface science research in Idaho Falls by 2007.

"This institute will enhance our training of the next generation of engineers and scientists, helping us to provide them with tools to tackle the difficult environmental management and restoration issues of contaminated sites, especially in the West," said Jim Petersen, associate dean of research/graduate programs in the WSU College of Engineering and Architecture.

The alliance's eight member universities help set direction for scientific research in contaminant cleanup performed at the Department of Energy's Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory. The alliance is a partner with Bechtel and BWXT in the management of this laboratory.