July 14, 2004

Design Detailings: SMPS honors six creative marketers

Kristine and Brian Nims of Architects BCRA produced a limited edition print using a hand-crank letterpress. The firm won two SMPS awards for the gift plaque.

Six firms won marketing communication awards from the Seattle Chapter of Society for Marketing Professional Services. Winners were recently announced at an awards ceremony hosted at the Columbia Tower Club.

Architects BCRA received the Best of Show and People's Choice awards for the Albers Mill groundbreaking gift plaque that was created on a hand-crank letterpress. The steel back of the plaque was cut by the same steel fabricator that worked on the Albers Mill. Each plaque featured hand thermography and was individually numbered. Albers team members were Kristine Nims, Randy Robbins, Jeff Brown, and Cathy Bachl.

Coughlin Porter Lundeen won an award for its environmentally friendly Think postcards, developed by Gayle Guadarrama, Carrie Moers and Lily Kim and Brick Tudor Studios. A special event achievement award for the company's brownbag for architects on the Nisqually earthquake's impact on Historic Buildings was also presented.

Janet Pritchard and Sally Cox of Perteet won a special publications award. Studio Lux, represented by Jonathan Foster, received an award for a brochure. Julian Rogers received a corporate identity award. Heather Ayres led a project that won an award in the Web site category for Quantum Consulting Engineers. A special client of the year award went to was presented by Frank Petrie of KPFF to Washington State Ferries, represented by Joel Colby.

Winners were selected by a panel of judges from National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, the Oregon Chapter of SMPS and the Daily Journal of Commerce. SMPS has 5,500 members in more than 50 chapters across the country, working for architecture, engineering, planning, interior design, construction and other firms.

Landscape designers to hold Fall Expo Oct. 8

The Washington Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects is gearing up for the 2004 Fall Expo Oct. 8 at Bell Harbor International Conference Center.

This year's theme is "Healthy Landscapes: Activity, Ecology, and Aesthetics." In addition to continuing education, there will be discussion of pursuing a practice act in Washington. The expo is designed for members of the landscape architecture community -- including architects, planners and other professionals -- to learn about vendors in the area, as well as trends in green construction. For more information, go to http://www.wasla.org.

Mithun green home wins Gold Nugget

A green home at Issaquah Highlands, developed by Port Blakely Communities, recently won the Pacific Coast Builders Conference's award as sustainable residential project of the year.

The home is a showcase of simple, eco-friendly design and product ideas. Architect Mithun and homebuilder Bennett Homes' demonstration project attracted 8,000 Puget Sound area residents during a nine-week run earlier this year.

The Gold Nugget awards are the premier event of the conference, a San Francisco trade show that attracts 25,000 building industry representatives. Awards recognize creative achievements in architectural design and land use planning for residential, commercial and industrial projects.

Port Blakely Communities works on green building projects across the country. The Puget Sound Energy Built Green Idea Home was a collaboration between Port Blakely Communities, the city of Issaquah and the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish counties. For more information, visit www.issaquahhighlands.com.