January 15, 2003

Design Detailings: AIA members wanted for residential exhibit

AIA members are invited to exhibit their work in residential design at the AIA booth at the 2003 Seattle Home Show Feb. 15 through Feb. 23. Reservations are taken on a first-come, first-served basis and valid only with accompanying payment.

Cost is $75 for each board, and $135 for each model. Registered members need to drop off display materials at AIA by Feb. 13. AIA has a seminar, "How to Select and Work with an Architect," on Feb. 22 to serve booth visitors who seek information about connecting with an architect. For more information, contact AIA Seattle program director Peter Sackett at (206) 448-4938.

ASCE discusses I-90 interchange

The Seattle Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Washington State Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers invites ASCE members, ITE members and interested civil and transportation engineers to the tonight's joint meeting at the Ballard Yankee Grill, 5300 24th Ave. N.W.

The technical program will feature Matt Preedy and Hung Huynh of the Washington State Department of Transportation, and Dan Irwin of the engineering firm RH2, speaking on the 1-90 Sunset Interchange Project. The Issaquah interchange is a key component in a system of transportation improvements to enhance mobility in and around Issaquah, Fall City, Pine Lake and the Highlands.

The project evolved from efforts of the Washington State Department of Transportation, King County and the city of Issaquah. It includes four major bridges, significant earthwork, new freeway ramps, existing roadway connections, extensive retaining walls and bike lanes, paralleling I-90.

The social hour is 5:30 p.m., dinner at 6:15, business meeting at 7 and program at 7:30. Cost is $21, or $23 if registering after noon Monday. The reservation line is (206) 926-0482, or e-mail house@seattleasce.org.

UW looks at eco design

The University of Washington College of Architecture and Urban Planning, which recently hosted an ecological design forum, plans more events on the topic. Panelists, students and educators addressed the integration of ecological design into current design and construction practice.

Topics ranged from the psychological impacts of urban form to the understanding of how evolving technologies impact the character and function of society. The discussion centered on ways to achieve change in both academic and professional arenas. Jonathan Scherch, professor of Environment and Community at Antioch University, and Don Miller, professor of Urban Design and Planning at the UW, participated in the discussion.

"Despite disagreement in approach, everyone involved shared the motivation for a healthier, more sustainable environment," said Jesse Hager, who helped organize the forum. "The perspectives of both the panelists and audience invited us all to think in terms broader than the focus of our own profession. Through collaboration and shared resources the potential for growth in this topic is exponential."

For information on future events, contact uwEcoDesign@yahoo.com.