October 13, 2004

Design Detailings: Free design advice this month

Homeowners and condo dwellers can get free design advice from professional interior designers at the Seattle Design Center this month on Wednesdays. To schedule a one-hour consultation, call (206) 762-1200 Ext. 253 or visit http://www.seattledesigncenter.com.

UW lectures Oct. 14 and Nov. 7

Tomorrow a panel discussion, "The New Wave of Structural Engineering in Architecture," will be held at Henry Art Gallery Auditorium at 7 p.m. Panelists are Tom Kundig, David Miller, Jay Taylor and Edward Weinstein. Tickets are $5, free to students.

On Nov. 7, architect Santiago Calatrava presents a free lecture at 7 p.m. in Kane Hall. Calatrava worked on the Athens Olympic Sports Complex and a design for the PATH terminal at the World Trade Center site. The event is sponsored by the Walter Chapin Simpson Center for the Humanities and will be followed by a book signing. For more information, visit http://www.henryart.org.

Become a better Googler

Joseph Janes, associate dean for academics at the UW Information School, presents a talk on how to use Google efficiently on Oct. 21 at 5:30 p.m. at Rock Salt Restaurant, 1232 Westlake Ave. N. in Seattle. Janes will speak on how Google works and its business plan.

Reserve a spot by Oct. 18 with Marybeth Torgerson at mbt@entranco.com or (425) 454-5600. Cost is $30 or $25 for Society of Design Administration members. For more information, see http://www.sda-seattle.com.

AIA call for entries

The AIA is calling for entries for this year's Honor Awards. Any type of building, interior architecture, urban planning or renovation project is eligible. Submission fee is $150 per project, and the deadline is Oct. 21. For more information, contact AIA Southwest Washington chapter, 1201 Pacific Ave., Suite C-4, Tacoma, WA 98402. Call (253) 627-4006 or e-mail aia@aiasww.org.

Book launch Oct. 26

A new publication from UW Press, "A Thriving Modernism: The Houses of

Wendell Lovett and Arne Bystrom," presents the careers of two Northwest architects, Grant Hildebrand and T. William Booth. Their work features natural lighting, industrial materials and handcrafted wood. A book launch with reception and talks by the authors takes place Oct. 26 in the Rainier Square Conference Center from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Free. To reserve, contact Seattle Architectural Foundation at (206) 667-9184 or BookLaunch@SeattleArchitectural.org. Or visit http://www.seattlearchitectural.org/EE_Forums.html.