December 1, 2004

Design Detailings: Murase Associates gets three LEEDs

Tilbe

Begley

Middleton

Murase Associates announced three of its staff have earned LEED accreditation: principal Mark Tilbe, landscape architect Ivana Begley and landscape designer Colette Middleton.

Tilbe has 14 years of experience in project management and recently finished a building at Evergreen State College. Begley has worked on landscape planning and design in New York City and Leipzig, Germany, and is working on part of Bremerton's urban revitalization program and the mixed-use development Alley24. Middleton uses sustainable site design for stormwater and water-efficient irrigation systems.

Launch party Thursday for Arcade

Arcade Magazine will host a party to launch its winter issue on Thursday at Design Within Reach Studio, 1918 First Ave., from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Arcade is a quarterly magazine on regional architecture and design. The new issue centers on landscapes.

In addition to a guest editorial, "Working Landscapes," the winter issue will feature a report from Tacoma by architectural historian and preservationist Michael Sullivan; a perspective on Portland's recent Living Smart Housing Competition by architect John Cava; and a photo essay on landscape architecture by Seattle photographer Michael Burns. The issue will also feature "Pride and Prejudice: Minoru Yamasaki's Seattle Legacy," by Sheri Olson.

ZGF picks marketing director

Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership, an architecture, planning and interior design firm, appointed Leslie Morison marketing director. Morison has 10 years of marketing and business development experience in the design industry, and directed marketing at Ove Arup + Partners in San Francisco and Boston. ZGF has offices in Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C.

Allied Arts talk on piers Dec. 10

Allied Arts holds its next Beer and Culture talk on Dec. 10 from 7 to 10 p.m. at 1916 Seventh Ave. W. on Queen Anne. Topics will include how to make the post-viaduct waterfront a lively urban space, and ways to help businesses survive construction. Panelists include Bob Donegan of Ivar's Restaurants, David Spiker of the Seattle Design Commission, Kathy Fletcher of People for Puget Sound and Graham McGarva of VIA Architecture in Vancouver B.C.

RSVP to wendyc@alliedarts-seattle.org or (206) 624-0433. Suggested donation is $35 per person, $20 for members.