January 29, 2003

Design Detailings: Feb. 6 lecture on Paul Thiry

Jodee Fenton of Seattle Public Library will present an illustrated lecture on the late Northwest architect Paul Thiry at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, at University Unitarian Church, 6556 35th Ave. N.E.

The free presentation will explore Thiry's career and life. Thiry was principal architect for the 1962 World's Fair and architect for the North East Branch at 6801 35th Ave. N.E. He was responsible for some of Seattle's most prominent public buildings of the 1950s and 1960s. Thiry also served on local, regional and national planning commissions. He gained prominence for his development of Modernism, and the Northwest regional style.

Fenton is manager of the library's Arts, Recreation and Literature Department. For more information call (206) 386-4610.

Thursday lecture on global cities

The University of Washington College of Architecture and Urban Planning on Thursday presents a lecture by Shenglin Chang of the University of Maryland and John K.C. Liu of National Taiwan University. The topic will be "Building a Global City in My Backyard: Transforming Local Memories and Identities in Shanghai and Hsingchu."

The lecture will be held at noon in Gould Hall, Room 100. It is part of the Public Spaces and the Public Sphere Series, supported by the Institute of Transnational Studies.

For more information on the Winter 2003 Landscape Architecture Lecture Series, contact landscape architecture assistant professor Jeff Hou at (206) 543-7225 or jhou@u.washington.edu.