August 3, 2005

Design Detailings: Otak opening Yakima office

Knutson

Engineer John Knutson, who managed surface water and flood control for Yakima County for five years, will set up the new office. Otak will work with central and eastern Washington clients on stormwater planning, regulatory compliance, and flood and drainage programs. The company has eight offices, including ones in Seattle and Kirkland.

Local team to study in Europe

A local team has won a fellowship to study in the Netherlands in the spring of 2006.

Artist Claudia Fitch, landscape architect Barbara Swift and architect John Fleming will focus on ceramic cladding at the European Ceramics Work Centre Art + Architecture program in Hertogenbosch. The goal of this program is to give international artists and designers a chance to work together on ceramics projects.

Barker will plan Olympia boardwalk

The city of Olympia Public Works Department recently awarded a contract to Seattle-based Barker Landscape Architects for the Percival Landing waterfront boardwalk visioning plan.

Jay Burney is project manager for the city on the plan.

Architecture critic wins Harvard fellowship

The Oregonian newspaper's architecture and urban design critic Randy Gragg won a fellowship to study at Harvard University's Graduate School of Design for the 2005-2006 academic year.

The Loeb fellowship is for mid-career professionals in fields related to the built and natural environment. Gragg has covered Oregon's land-use planning system, major infrastructure projects and buildings.