SEATTLE ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION (SAF)

E-NEWS – august/september 2008

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A Sustainable Re-Positioning:  5th & Madison

and 901 5th Avenue

A Green Building Tour
Friday, September 12
Two Groups: 10:00am – 11:00am and 11:30am – 12:30pm
$15 advance registration required.  Logistics sent with registration.
Click here to register. 
The 5th & Madison residential tower is the centerpiece of an unprecedented repositioning of an entire city block in downtown Seattle.  Directly adjacent to the Central Library, the project includes renovation of the existing 1973 40-story Bank of California office tower, now known as 901 5th Avenue, and development of one of the city’s newest and largest privately-owned public green spaces.  Working closely with Beacon Capital Partners, Kennedy Wilson, and Rreef, and the city of Seattle’s Department of Planning and Development, the project is one of the first in the country to be designed to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold standards for an entire city block.  The plan of the residential tower optimizes resident privacy and views by limiting each of the 24 floors to a maximum of six units.  The 126 residential units, which opened for occupancy in October 2007, set a new benchmark for Seattle by being the first to exemplify Seattle’s “tall skinny” vision for downtown.  Architect Todd Stine, Ruffcorn Mott Hinthorne Stine, and Asset Manager Alex Bennett, Kennedy Wilson, will share their experiences in designing and renovating these projects and explain how the buildings meet the LEED Gold standard for sustainability.
  

Weekday Tours a hit!

Did you see the feature on King5 news?

  

On Thursdays and Fridays at 10:00am, sEATTLEITES AND visitors from around the globe are enjoying SAF's new weekday tours.  Greatest Hits is offered every Thursday and Art Deco on Fridays.  See following details for tours and registration.

Art Deco takes you back in time to the Roaring 20s, and explore one of the most innovative and exciting periods in Seattle architecture.  We'll visit some of downtown Seattle's best Art Deco gems including the Exchange Building and Seattle Tower.  We will explore some of the most lavish lobbies ever built in the city.  This two-hour walking tour begins at 10am at Seattle Architecture Foundation.

Greatest Hits: Seattle Architecture Highlights is an encore presentation of some of downtown’s most talked-about buildings. The two-hour tour showcases everything from “golden oldies” like the Norton Building to “chart-toppers” like the world-famous Seattle Central Library. The two-hour walking tour begins at 10:00am every Thursday at Seattle Architecture Foundation.

Seattle Architecture Foundation is located at 1333 5th Ave, 3rd Floor, Rainier Square Atrium. $15 advance registration is encouraged, but $17 day-of-tour registrations are welcome if space is available.  Register online at http://www.seattlearchitecture.org or call the office with your V/MC at 206.667.9184.

SPECIAL NEEDS ASSISTANCE: All Downtown tours are accessible with advance notice, please call 206.667.9184 to make arrangements.  

In addition to these regular weekday tours, there’s still room on these upcoming saturday guided walking tours.  you may Register for these tours online.

AUGUST
28     Greatest Hits: Seattle Architecture Highlights

29     Friday Art Deco

30 LABOR DAY WEEKEND
        Columbia City: Valley on the Rise
        Design Details: Lions, Griffins, & Walruses, Oh My!

SEPTEMBER
04     Greatest Hits: Seattle Architecture Highlights

05     Friday Art Deco Tour

06     Ballard: Small Town/Big City
        Historic Skyscrapers

11     Greatest Hits

12     Friday Art Deco

13     Art + Architecture: Where Form & Function Meet
         Harvard Belmont District: Mansions on Capitol Hill

18     Greatest Hits: Seattle Architecture Highlights

19     Friday Art Deco Tour

20     Design Details: Lions, Griffins, & Walruses, Oh My!
        Madrona
        Modern Skyscrapers
        That's Entertainment: Movie Palaces and More!

25     Greatest Hits: Seattle Architecture Highlights

26     Friday Art Deco Tour

27     Art Deco: The Roaring 20s, Northwest Style
        Pioneer Square: Seattle’s First Neighborhood

 

Every September the SAF Board of Directors launches the organization’s annual campaign to fund the upcoming year’s programs.  Please be kind and generous when you get your call.  Better still, why wait to be asked? click here to see a list of individuals and companies that support saf.  While you're at it, click on "donate" at the bottom of the page and add your support.  Thank you! 

 

 

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

 

ARCADE - Architecture / Design in the Northwest

Come kick off ARCADE’s yearlong discussion on WASTE with the release of 
ARCADE 27.1 Revitalize Regenerate Re-source
Thursday, September 4 -  5:30 - 7:30pm
Metropole Building in Pioneer Square (423 2ND Ave).
The historic Metropole Building is currently under construction for renovation.  Hard hats are not needed, but sensible shoes are suggested.

Design for Livability Conference Coming in September

How will we design our communities to accommodate enormous population growth, yet respond to critical climate change issues and improve our environment, economy and standard of living now and for future generations?

How do we change the American Dream from a society that chooses poorly-planned, sprawling development to one that prefers vibrant, walkable well designed neighborhoods?

AIA Seattle, the Cascade Land Conservancy and Allied Arts are joining together to present a three-day symposium on the questions of sustainable cities and how they can work.  The conference is designed for professionals, developers, policy makers and the public to explore design innovations to enhance our quality of life and respect the very assets that make this region special.

The schedule:
• Sept. 25, Town Hall Seattle.  Changing the American Dream: Public Lecture with Carol Coletta, president and CEO of CEOs for Cities and host and producer of the nationally syndicated public radio show, Smart City. Tickets are $10/$5 Town Hall, AIA, Allied Arts & CLC members. Visit www.cascadeagenda.com or call 206/905-6862 for more information. Reception at 5:15.
• Sept. 26, Seattle Center NW Rooms.  Doing Density Right:  Full Day Summit for Design, Development & Policy Maker Professionals Cost $165 for members, $85 Government and non-profit, $35 students, $260 non-members. Visit www.aiaseattle.org for more information.
• Sept. 27, Seattle Central Community College. Taking Action: Half Day Citizen, Architect & Public Advocacy Training   Free admission.

The 11th Annual Bungalow Fair

Sponsored by Historic Seattle
Dates/Times:
     Saturday, September 27 - 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
     Sunday, September 28 - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Town Hall Seattle, 1119 Eighth Avenue at Seneca Street, 98101
Cost: Tickets: $8 members; $10 general public; $5 students.
To Register:  Call Historic Seattle at 206-622-6952 or register online.  NOTE: Bungalow Fair on-line registration closes on September 24th at 4 pm.
The 2008 Bungalow Fair enters its second decade as the premier event of its kind in the Pacific Northwest and Historic Seattle’s most popular yearly offering. Town Hall Seattle once again provides a warm and inviting setting for a show and sale of antiques and new work by fifty of the nation’s leading designers and craftspeople in metal, tile, glass, textiles, ceramics, and lighting, antique dealers, architects, and interior designers. The Fair is an opportunity to learn about early twentieth century architecture and design and to ask questions and get answers from knowledgeable people in the field. It is also an opportunity for those who have been won over by Arts & Crafts period furniture and decoration to be visually stimulated and to think about ways in which to incorporate the many old and new offerings presented here into their homes.

Co-sponsored by Old House Interiors, Arts & Crafts Homes, Masins Fine Furnishings, Rejuvenation, and Daniels Development Company.  Accommodations provided by the Inn at Virginia Mason.
  

Love Modern?  Check out docomomo wewa.

This organization has tours and events that you’ll enjoy.  Sometimes they don’t fit SAF’s e-newsletter schedule.  To make sure you don’t miss anything, sign up for the newsletter on the homepage.

DOCOMOMO (Documentation and Conservation of buildings, sites and neighborhoods of the Modern Movement), is an international organization with national and regional working parties around the world including DOCOMOMO.WEWA – a regional volunteer working party covering Western Washington. DOCOMOMO.WEWA is dedicated to building appreciation and public awareness of the significance of Modernist buildings and structures in Western Washington through education, documentation, and advocacy. This working party provides a variety of educational and social opportunities for members and the public and advocates for the preservation and interpretation of Modern resources.

HOLD THE DATE:
Global Green Panel: Urban Design for Walkable, Bikable Cities

Tuesday, October 21 -  7:00 - 8:30 pm
University of Washington, Seattle Campus
Architecture Hall, Room 147
For more information contact the Green Futures Lab by phone: 206.685.0521 or email:
gfLab@washington.edu.
The Green Futures Lab at the University of Washington will be hosting a panel discussion in October entitled Urban Design for Walkable, Bikable Cities.  A part of the Global Green series, which highlights sustainable design and planning projects in Denmark and the Pacific Northwest, the event will include presentations by Louise Grassov of Gehl Architects, Roger Geller, Bicycle Coordinator for the City of Portland's Transportation
office, and Jim Huffman of Busby Perkins + Will, architects for the pedestrian-focused Dockside Green project in Victoria, BC.

links at the SAF website for a listing of ways you can get involved in shaping our community.

PLEASE CONTACT THE SAF OFFICE WITH NEWS ABOUT YOUR UPCOMING DESIGN EVENT AT INFO@SEATTLEARCHITECTURE.ORG AND 206.667.9184.

 

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