May 4, 2005

Design Detailings: Bruce Dees wins design awards

Two parks designed by the Tacoma landscape architecture firm Bruce Dees & Assocites received awards from the Washington Parks & Recreation Association during its annual conference in April.

The awards were for designs at Rainier Vista Park in Lacey and Perrigo Park in Redmond.

Candela principal speaks in Shanghai

Denise Fong will give a talk next week in Shanghai on hazardous materials in lighting products. Fong is a principal at Seattle-based architectural lighting services company Candela.The Right Light 6 conference is a place for experts to talk about emerging efficient lighting technologies, applications and policy.

Portland's Pearl on display in May

Portland's Pearl District Business Association will offer public tours of living spaces in the Pearl District in northwest Portland. "Pearl CitySpaces" will open May 13 and run through May 22.

People can see interior designs of seven condominium, rental and live/work spaces, as well as three new buildings: the Louisa at the Brewery Blocks, the 14-story Pinnacle at Hoyt Street Yards and the six-story Lexis also at Hoyt Street Yards. The Pinnacle and Louisa are set to open this month.

Tickets are $10 Monday through Thursday and $15 Friday through Sunday. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, see http://www.pearlcityspaces.com.

Talk tomorrow on livable communities

An event tomorrow at the Cascade Club at Trilogy in Redmond will look at how economics and livable communities are linked.

"Aligning the Construction Industry & Economic Development in the Puget Sound Region to Create Livable Communities" is being offered by the UW College of Architecture and Urban Planning, and the Institute for Collaborative Building.

Cost is $300. Real estate professionals can receive eight clock hours for attending, and AIA members can get eight learning units.

For more information, call Lyn Firkins at CAUP at (206) 685-8222 or e-mail jasper@u.washington.edu. Also see http://www.caup.washington.edu/cpe/.