February 23, 2005

Design Detailings: SAF open house set for Thursday

Seattle Architectural Foundation will host an open house on Thursday at the Rainier Square Atrium from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Attendees can find out how they can guide walking tours, design exhibits and raise funds. RSVP to Layla Taylor, program director, at (206) 667-9184 or layla@seattlearchitectural.org. Also see www.seattlearchitectural.org.

Allied Arts to hold talk on Center City

Allied Arts will host a talk on "Center City for Tomorrow" at the Panama Hotel's tea and coffee house on March 4 from 7 to 10 p.m. The Panama Hotel is in the International District at 605 S. Main St.

The talk will focus on density and transit-oriented development in Seattle. Panel discussion members include Tom Rasmussen, Seattle City Council member; Diane Sugimura, director, Department of Planning and Development; and Denny Onslow, president, Harbor Properties.

Suggested donations are $35 per person, or $20 for members. Panama Hotel owner Jan Johnson will lead a free tour of the Japanese Cultural Museum and the Japanese baths at 6 p.m. RSVP to wendyc@alliedarts-seattle.org or (206) 624-0433

Dietz Hartlage gets landscape award

Garden Design magazine recognized Tacoma's Dietz Hartlage Landscape Architecture with an award for design of a tropical residential garden in New Jersey.

Associate principal Richard Hartlage designed the garden, which has a square circulation pattern that links garden areas. A large bluestone terrace is in the center. Hartlage has 15 years of professional experience as a garden designer and horticulturist, including work as director of the Elisabeth C. Miller Botanical Garden in Seattle.

CH2M Hill vies for ACEC award

The Bellevue office of CH2M Hill is a finalist in the American Council of Engineering Companies' awards competition. The project is the Cedar Water Treatment Facility in King County. CH2M Hill says it uses an ozone injection and ultraviolet light to treat 70 percent of Seattle's water.

The project is among 175 entries from around the country. The council represents 5,500 independent engineering companies around the country.