March 9, 2005

Design Detailings: ZGF to design science center

Portland's Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership was recently selected as design architect for the University of Cincinnati's 200,000-square-foot Social and Behavioral Sciences Center. Cincinnati architectural firm Baxter, Hodell, Donnelly, Preston is the executive architect for the project. The building will have classrooms, research space and offices.

AIA Seattle offers home show, exhibit

AIA Seattle will hold a day-long forum Thursday on trends in residential design at the Environmental Home Center. Cost is $120 for members, or $200 for nonmembers.

AIA Seattle's Historic Resources Committee is calling for entries to display in a May exhibition called "New Kid on the Old Block," which will showcase historic buildings, neighborhoods and examples of sustainable design. Deadline is March 24 to register, materials are due April 14.

Jean Caroon, principal of Boston firm Goody Clancy, will be the keynote speaker at a related panel discussion, which will be held at AIA Seattle May 5.

For more information, call AIA Seattle at (206) 448-4938 or see www.aiaseattle.org.

AIA recognizes young architects

The American Institute of Architects recently named five recipients of the AIA Young Architects Award. AIA considers young architects to be professionals licensed 10 years or fewer regardless of age, and the award recognizes those making significant contributions to the profession early in their careers.

AIA recognized F. Michael Ayles of Stratford, Conn., Jeffrey DeGregorio of Boston, Miguel Rivera of Austin, Texas, Rick Harlan Schneider of Washington, D.C., and Eric Strain of Las Vegas.

Abdelmessih wins engineer award

The Puget Sound Engineering Council named St. Martin's College mechanical engineering professor Amanie Abdelmessih Academic Engineer of the Year. St. Martin's is in Lacey.

The council gives the award to an engineer in academia who works on advancing engineering and improving engineering education.

Abdelmessih has twice spent summers researching at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center. She has done research at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and at flight research centers. Abdelmessih earned her bachelor's degree at Egypt's Alexandria University and her doctorate at Oklahoma State University.

Design-Build classes start March 18

The Design-Build Institute of America's Northwest chapter will hold an educational program on project delivery on March 18. Related programs will follow in June and September. Those who complete the programs will receive the institute's Design-Build professional designation. For more information, contact the chapter at (206) 491-1148 or through its Web site, www.dbianwc.org.

Two at HBB earn LEEDs

Two project engineers at HBB Mechanical Engineers recently earned LEED accreditation. Terry Gatlin is working on a renovation at Seattle Central Community College and Richard Watson is doing commissioning work for Yakima County. HBB is in Seattle and provides mechanical engineering for architects, school districts, colleges, universities and local governments.