January 5, 2005

Design Detailings: Landscape designer Gustafson at SAM

Kathryn Gustafson talks about her work on Jan. 12.

Among the projects are the Kreielsheimer Promenade in Seattle and the Princess Diana Memorial in London.

Gustafson's designs have been mostly civic, institutional and corporate, ranging in scale from one to 150 acres. The talk is sponsored by the Contemporary Art Council. Cost is $5 for students and SAM members, $8 for nonmembers. Call (206) 654-3121 for more information.

CollinsWoerman moves downtown

CollinsWoerman, an architecture, planning and interior design frim, recently moved to downtown Seattle. Its new offices are in the renovated Dexter Horton Building at 710 Second Ave., Suite 1400. The firm was previously located in Bellevue.

The phone is (206) 245-2100 and fax is (206) 245-2101.

Store planners pick new officers

The Seattle chapter of the Institute of Store Planners elected new officers. Pak Koong of Mithun is president, David Hills of Freiheit & Ho Architects is vice president, Jeri Straga Nelson is secretary and Carmen Spofford is treasurer.

The Institute of Store Planners is an organization of professional designers who work on retail environments.

Young Architects submittals sought

Young architects and designers are invited to submit work to the Architectural League's annual Young Architects competition. Projects of all types, theoretical or real and in any medium, are welcome. A jury will select work to show online, in public forums, and at an exhibition at the Architectural League of New York. A catalogue of winning entries will be published by the Architectural League and Princeton Architectural Press. Winners receive a cash prize of $1,000. Deadline is Feb. 4.

The league also calls for applications for the Deborah J. Norden Fund grant, which is to support travel for independent projects. Students and recent graduates are invited to submit proposals for architecture, architectural history and urban studies research projects. The Deborah J. Norden Fund awards up to $5,000 annually in travel and study grants. Deadline is March 4.

For more information on either competition, see http://www.archleague.org or call (212) 753-1722.

Green building talk at Islandwood Friday

Bainbridge Graduate Institute hosts a talk on green building with Christine Ervin, former chief executive officer of the U.S. Green Building Council. The talk will be on Friday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on Bainbridge Island at IslandWood.

Topics covered will include trends in green building, the evolving role of LEED standards and perspectives on the future. Ervin will tell the story of the council's growth from a small organization to a major force in the building industry. For directions, see http://www.islandwood.org/gettingthere.asp

Spokane marketers look at A/E/C trends

Eastern Washington University economist Grant Forsyth is the featured speaker at the Marketing Associates of Spokane's luncheon meeting on Thursday, Jan. 13.

The talk takes place at the Red Lion River Inn, 700 N. Division St. in Spokane from 12 to 1:30 p.m. Forsyth will speak on economic trends in the region and impacts on the A/E/C industry. He worked in the Czech Republic as an academic and private sector economist and he researches small firm survival and regional economic development.

Cost is $15 for members, $25 for nonmembers. Reserve by Jan. 11. For more information, contact MAS Vice President Jamie Miller at (509) 927-7747 or see http://www.maspokane.org.

Preservation topic of Colo. conference

Architects can earn continuing education credits at Colorado Preservation's conference "Saving Places: Bringing Preservation Home," which takes place from Feb. 2 to Feb. 4 at the 1770 Sherman St. event complex in Denver.

Speakers include: Nelson Bregon, assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; Janet Matthews, associate director of the National Park Service; U.S. Congressmen Joel Hefley and Mark Udall; and preservation expert Donovan Rypkema. See http://www.coloradopreservation.org or call (303) 893-4260 for details. Discounted pre-registration ends Jan. 14. Colorado Preservation promotes historic preservation in Colorado.