September 7, 2005

Design Detailings: RE Store to hold reception

SEATTLE — A reception for an exhibit on recycled materials will be held Thursday at the Seattle RE Store, 1440 N.W. 52nd St., from 7 to 10 p.m. The RE Store will show how it reuses and recycles materials. The event is part of an art show in Ballard. Other sponsors are Arts Ballard, Habitude, Allied Arts of Whatcom County and the Wild Buffalo. The art will also be on display through the end of this month at the New York Fashion Academy, 5201 Ballard Ave. A reception will be held there on Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m. The RE Store is a nonprofit center for used building materials, and offers salvage, building deconstruction, green building education and pickup services. It has retail stores in Bellingham and Seattle. The store will also hold a fundraising event on Sept. 23 from 6 to 11 p.m. For more information, see www.re-store.org.

Tour Fifties, Sixties houses

A walking tour of six post-World War II houses will be held on Sept. 10 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The houses were designed in the 1950s and 1960s, and are located along a small creek and lake in the Hidden Lake neighborhood, north of Seattle.

The tour is organized by DoCoMoMo_WeWA, or Documentation and Conservation of the Modern Movement, Western Washington. A map will be provided and interiors will be open to view. Cost is $10.

For more information or to reserve a ticket, e-mail momowewa@yahoo.com.

Arcade launches autumn issue

Arcade magazine will hold a launch party for its autumn issue Thursday at Winston Wächter Fine Art, 203 Dexter Ave. N., from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. DJ and guest editor Charles Mudede will spin original music commissioned for this issue by producer Specs One.

The gallery's architect Tom Kundig, and owner Stacey Winston-Levitan will be at the party to answer questions about the gallery space. Arcade is a quarterly magazine on architecture and design in the Northwest.

KPFF adds an owner

Schwartz

KPFF Consulting Engineers named David E. Schwartz an owner. His civil engineering practice includes work on parks, urban infill, higher education and municipal projects, as well as commercial and retail developments, design-build and transportation projects. His design of the Sakai Intermediate School civil improvements won a Kitsap County Earth Day Award for being a green design. Schwartz is working on the Sammamish Civic Center, Merrill Gardens Senior Living Facility on Queen Anne and a project at the Naval Station Kitsap-Bremerton. KPFF is a structural and civil consulting engineering firm with 15 offices around the country.

IIDA holds Oregon competition

The Oregon chapter of the International Interior Design Association is seeking entries in a design competition. Entry packets are available through Oct. 7. Fees are $60 for Oregon chapter members, or $120 for others. To receive a packet, call IIDA at (503) 546.1280. See http://www.iida-or.org for more information.

An awards ceremony is set for Oct. 20 at the Crystal Ballroom in downtown Portland.