October 9, 2002

Design Detailings: Design Awareness Month at SDC

Saeks

Each Thursday throughout October will feature presentations by design industry leaders as well as showroom seminars.

Keynote presentations include Diane Dorrans Saeks on Thursday. Saeks is a San Francisco-based design author, editor and lecturer. New trends in kitchen design will be discussed Oct. 17; and Oct. 24 will feature a discussion of the love/hate relationship between interior designers and architects.

Saeks is also a travel writer and feature writer who focuses on interior design, architecture, garden design, travel, décor, style and fashion. She has authored 13 books, is the San Francisco correspondent for W magazine, and writes and produces features for The New York Times, InStyle and other publications. She will speak on "New Directions, Trends and Inspiration for Design" from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Admission is $20. Her talk will cover how trend-setting designers are creating provocative, calm and inspiring interiors around the world.

Seminars and events will be held at Seattle Design Center, 5701 Sixth Ave. S. in Seattle. The seminars and events are open only to members of the design trade. Keynote presentations cost $15 to $20 per person. Showroom seminars are free to interested professionals. For more information and a schedule call (206) 762-1200.

'Junk Jeweler' speaks Monday

Eric Owen Moss, director of the Southern California Institute of Architecture, will speak at 6:30 p.m. Monday, at Seattle Art Museum Auditorium. Moss a force in architecture, recognized for unusual combinations of materials and spatial experiments that give rise to complex and evocative structures. Named "the jeweller of junk" by Philip Johnson, Moss is best known for breathing new life into marginal areas in Central Los Angeles.

His current projects include the Marinsky Cultural Center in St. Petersburg; the Queens Museum of Art in Queens; and an eight-acre redevelopment project in downtown Los Angeles. His latest completed buildings are the Beehive, Stealth/Umbrella, and the Pterodactyl.

Advance tickets are $12, and available at Peter Miller Books in Seattle. Remaining tickets will be $15, sold at the door. For more information, contact etc@space-city.net, or call (206) 842-2283.

A look at terrorist protection for buildings

Bob Galteland, a principal at the engineering firm Reid Middleton, will speak Thursday evening on the demands for terrorist protection in buildings. Social hour begins at 5 p.m. and dinner is at 6, followed by Galteland's presentation.

A former officer in the U.S. Naval Civil Engineering Corps, Galteland has 19 years experience in engineering design and management. He will provide an overview of the types of terrorist attacks and design guidance provided by the Department of Defense. Force protection will affect how projects are designed, built and what products are used.

The meeting will be held at the College Club, 505 Madison St. Cost is $25 with dinner, and no charge for the speech. For information, call (206) 382-3393, or e-mail psccsi.org.

AIA Roundtable on town centers

The next AIA Architects Roundtable lunch will be Friday from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Harmon Pub, 1938 Pacific Ave., Tacoma.

The subject will be a 45-minute film, "Where is Your Town Center?" The film was done by "Action: Better City," a Seattle non-profit group of design professionals that explores ideas that link Seattle and its surrounding environment, downtown neighborhoods and the potential for unique public spaces. The group toured several Washington towns and interviewed residents to get opinions about what defines a town center, how they have changed over time and what contributes to a successful one. The event is free and open to everyone.

Rice Fergus Miller wins 3 contracts

Rice Fergus Miller Architecture & Planning in Bremerton was recently awarded three fire service projects -- a fire station for the eastern Pierce County town of Carbonado; a new administration and classroom building for the Bellingham Fire Department; and remodeling of the headquarters station for Fire District No. 18 in Poulsbo.

Rice Fergus Miller has developed an expertise in fire and emergency services projects, assisting departments throughout western Washington.

ASCE explores tunneling

NewsBriefs:The Seattle Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers invites all ASCE members and interested civil engineers to the October Section meeting to be held at 5:30 tonight at the Ballard Yankee Grill, 5300 24th Ave. N.W.

The technical program will feature Red Robinson of Shannon & Wilson, with a presentation titled "Tunneling in Seattle -- A History of Innovation." Seattle’s terrain and geology has prompted innovative tunnel construction over the last 110 years. The first tunnels were for transporting sewage away from Puget Sound. Subsequent tunnels were constructed for sewers, water lines, landslide stabilization, fiber optic lines, railroads and most recently for transportation systems. Fifty miles of tunnels have been constructed in Seattle over the last century. The evolution of tunneling technology in Seattle closely mirrors tunneling technological advances worldwide. Cost is $21. For reservations, call (206) 926-0482.

From dredging to Afghanistan

From dredging to Afghanistan

The Seattle Post of the Society of American Military Engineers will host a professional development seminar on "Dredge Material Reuse and Permitting" from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. Tuesday. Speakers include representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Environmental Protection Agency and Washington Department of Natural Resources.

The seminar will be held at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Building at 4735 E. Marginal Way S. There is no charge for the seminar, but picture ID is required for admittance into the building. This seminar counts for one professional development hour. RSVP to Andy Hough at andy.hough@baughskanska.com.

After the seminar, the society will hold its First Annual 2002 Technobowl Scholarship Oktoberfest Fundraiser at the Pyramid Brewery across from Safeco Field from 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $50 for private sector and $30 for public sector. Major John Buck will provide a short presentation on Operation Enduring Freedom and his experiences in Afghanistan. His discussion will touch on challenges engineers face in Afghanistan and renovation of the Kabul Military Academy. RSVP to Susan Selby at Susan.Selby@hartcrowser.com.