April 9, 2003

Design Detailings: Spatial planning, Scandinavian style

The Northwest Washington Chapter of American Institute of Architects is sponsoring a lecture on April 16 entitled "Scandinavian Housing on the Waterfront, in the City, in the Park."

Gunnar Nystrom, an instructor in the Department of Spatial Planning, Blekinge Institute of Technology in Karlskrona, Sweden, will present. The lecture will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Fairhaven Park Pavilion, Bellingham.

Nystrom's presentation will focus on eight different housing schemes in Sweden, Finland and Denmark, comprising waterfront renewal projects, Garden City projects, and dwellings in parks.

For more information, contact Tom Entrikin, Executive Director, AIA Northwest Washington, (360) 671-9555. The Web site is www.nwaia.org. Seating is limited. RSVP by 5 p.m. Friday.

April 15 discussion on public sector contracting

Trends, issues and sustainability in public sector contracting will be the subject of the this month's Society of American Military Engineers seminar on April 15. Guests for the 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. event are Cheryl Anderson, contracting officer with the Seattle District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Tony Gale, with the City of Seattle. The focus topics will be current and future trends and methods of contracting with A/E's and construction contractors and the contracts for sustainable buildings. This will be an interactive discussion with guests to promote understanding of current and future directions contracts will take in the public sector. Cost: $5.00 per person. RSVP by Friday to Andy Hough at andy.hough@skanskausa.com.

The SAME luncheon will follow, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The speaker will be Tom Tierney, deputy chief executive officer in charge of labor, police and security. As managing director of the port’s newest division, Economic Development, Tierney oversees port real estate and economic development activities, and provides leadership in regional transportation. He will give a presentation on the port’s priorities in terms of development of seaport and airport infrastructure, including $500 million earmarked for airport projects and the redevelopment of the Seattle waterfront. Cost is $25. RSVP by Thursday to Susan Selby at sususan.selby@hartcrowser.com. Both events will be at Swedish Cultural Center, 1920 Dexter Ave.