December 24, 2003

Design Detailings: Site Development opens in Bothell

Site Development Associates opened in Bothell earlier this month. SDA is a civil engineering firm with 30 years of design and project management experience in a variety of project types, frequently teaming with owners, architects, contractors and developers.

SDA has project experience in residential, commercial, multi-family, senior housing, retail, transportation and other special projects.

The firm's principals are Roger Cecil, Bill Helsley and Jonathan Turcott. Cecil has 13 years experience in engineering design and project management. Helsley has 13 years of experience in site development engineering. Turcott has six years experience in civil engineering. He has worked for local consulting and design-build firms. Turcott has design experience with small projects, and large, multiphase endeavors. He has a focused expertise in stormwater management design.

The address is 10166 Main St., Suite 106, Bothell 98011. The phone is (425) 486-6533, and fax is (425) 486-6593. The Web site is sdaengineers.com.

New media artist chosen for library

The Seattle Public Library board of trustees has selected video and sound artist Franklin Joyce to design artwork for the new South Park Branch of Seattle Public Library.

The seven-member South Park Art Advisory Panel recommended the Seattle artist after interviewing four finalists. The panelists liked Joyce's plan to reflect the history of the neighborhood in the new branch, recognizing it will become a central gathering place and cultural center for South Park. The panel included project architect Johnston Architects.

Joyce's creates projection and sound installations that re-think how technology and art shape the way individuals interact with the world.

Over the summer, he created a temporary five-channel sound installation called "Audio Art Walk" in a stairwell in the Temporary Central Library, filling the passageway with animated sounds, dialogue and interviews.