October 27, 2004

Design Detailings: SMPS names board members

The Seattle chapter of the Society for Marketing Professional Services named its new board of directors: Stacey D'Alessandro, Lease Crutcher Lewis; Brenda Nunes, Associated Earth Sciences; Pam Heeke, David Evans and Associates; Shannon Payne, Associated Earth Sciences; Grace Vigil, Parametrix; Christopher Imbeau, Harmsen & Associates; Keri Miles, Parametrix; Edison Leonen, Hart Crowser; Diane Levy, Otak; Marcie Lohr, Abacus Engineered Systems; Karla Lindula, Johnson Braund Design Group; and Marcy Latta, Integrus Architecture.

The society promotes marketing and management for professional service firms. Its Seattle chapter has 230 members who work in the local design and construction industry.

AIA panel tonight: monorail pro/con

From 4 to 5:30 p.m. today, Callison Architecture will host a panel on the Seattle monorail. The event is open to the public and will be at 1420 Fifth Ave., Suite 2400. The monorail is the subject of a initiative on the Nov. 2 ballot that prohibits use of city rights-of-way for new monorail lines.

Nils Finne (con) and Mark Simpson (pro) will present design perspectives. For more information, go to http://www.aiaseattle.org.

Jacobson exhibit to close Monday

An exhibit of product design by Phil Jacobson, a professor of architecture, urban design and planning at University of Washington, closes Monday. The exhibit is titled "A Realm of Design."

Jacobson is an architect and educator but also designs jewelry, furniture and lighting fixtures. The photographic retrospective looks at designs and architectural projects. Jacobson taught in Tokyo, Copenhagen, Sydney and Stockholm.

Candela principal Frazier gets LEED

Mary Claire Frazier, principal of Candela Architectural Lighting Consultants, has completed the LEED accreditation exam. With degrees in architecture and psychology, Frazier has 20 years of experience as a lighting consultant, designer and instructor.

Her current projects include the Bellevue Art Museum remodel and Washington State University Biotechnology Building. Candela has five LEED-certified lighting designers. The Seattle firm offers architectural lighting services.

An Architect's Home' lecture by Suyama

Architect George Suyama speaks on "An Architect's Home" on Friday at 7 p.m. at Allen Library North, at University of Washington. A reception follows the lecture, hosted by University of Washington Libraries.

The free event is open to the public. RSVP by contacting (206) 616-8397 or uwlibs@u.washington.edu. See http://www.lib.washington.edu/friends for details.

Architects BCRA adds four LEEDs

Architects BCRA, an architecture, engineering and interior design firm, announced four staffers have received LEED certification: Jennifer Wedderman-Hay, Heather Hocklander, Jeremy Doty and Andy Epstein. Wedderman-Hay is a project architect on public and commercial projects. Hocklander is working on education projects. Doty is an architectural designer on Department of Defense projects. Epstein is a civil designer who works on site development.

Bohlin's new LEED staff

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson's Stephen Gibson and Paul Schlachter passed the LEED exam. The firm says it's New House Dormitory at Carnegie Mellon University is the first dormitory in the country to be certified under LEED, ranking silver. Bohlin Cywinksi Jackson has five offices located in Seattle, Berkeley, Wilkes-Barre, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.