December 22, 2004

Design Detailings: Zervas Group adds LEED

Smith

Michael Smith of Zervas Group Architects was recently certified under the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED program. Smith is president of the AIA Washington Council. Zervas is a 12-person Bellingham-based firm that specializes in public, commercial and residential projects.

AIA calls for green design projects

Architects are invited to submit entries for a green design competition sponsored by the American Institute of Architects' Committee on the Environment.

The Top Ten Green Projects competition aims to show the public and architectural community how high performance, sustainable design can work.

Projects can be located anywhere in the world, but must be designed by an architect licensed in the U.S. Early registration is Jan. 10. Final registration is Feb. 7. For more information, see http://www.aiatopten.org or contact Erika Taylor, AIA Committee on the Environment, at (202) 626-7407 or etaylor@aia.org.

UW requests design entries

The Department of Architecture at the University of Washington invites local architects and designers to submit new work for a spring exhibit.

Entries should be commissioned work still in design phase. The exhibit is intended to show the range of new architectural ideas in the Puget Sound area. It will be held in April 2005. For entry information, contact simonch@u.washington.edu.

Dec. 31 ball benefits CoCA

A New Year's Eve ball takes place at South Lake Union at 860 Terry Ave. N. on Dec. 31 from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. It is a benefit for the Center on Contemporary Art. There will be live performances, art, food and a champagne toast at midnight. Tickets start at $25 in advance, or $35 at the door, and are available at Sonic Boom locations or at BrownPaperTickets.com. Also see http://www.surrealistball.com.

New HessAmerica lighting products

Gaffney, S.C.-headquartered HessAmerica, a designer and manufacturer of architectural lighting products, recently released its new product catalog.

The catalog is available to architects and lighting designers and features specifications for 85 product families. Contact HessAmerica at (864) 487-3535 for more information.

AIA Council names board

AIA Washington Council named its 2005 executive board: President Lois Wardell, President Elect Steve Arai, Secretary/Treasurer Blake Bolton.

Wardell heads Yakima-based Wardell Architects and also was a project manager for NBBJ Architects, working on health care projects. Arai is a partner with architecture, interior design and urban planning firm Arai Jackson Ellison Murakami. Bolton is a principal and works in management and production at McGranahan Architects.

The council also presented awards to Craig Curtis and Thomas Henderson.

Curtis won the 2004 Jennie Sue Brown Award, a lifetime achievement award. Curtis works for Miller/Hull Partnership in Seattle. Henderson won an honorary affiliate member award. Henderson works at the State Board of Community and Technical Colleges and contributes to campus and facility design and educational planning.