Public Programs

Events

The Seattle Architecture Foundation produces a number of public programs each year including lectures, workshops, and special events that connect the public to the built environment.

Whether your passion is exploring the latest architectural trends in Seattle or celebrating Seattle’s architectural heritage, we’ve got you covered.

Engage with Design

SAF partners with firms, organizations, individuals, and community groups to provide engaging programs exploring design, history, urban planning, and neighborhoods. These programs range from exclusive tours of new buildings to our Design in Depth community panels, which invite members of the public to connect with experts about current industry practices and design projects happening in our communities. 
 

Programs stimulate design dialogue, explore how contemporary design issues impact you and your community, and highlight how good design enriches our lives. Funds raised through these programs support other SAF programming and operations, such as exhibits, youth and family programs, and volunteer engagement. 

 

Interested in hosting a public program with SAF?
Contact our Program Manager Gwen Lennox, gwen@seattlearchitecture.org, to learn more. 

SAF especially thanks our past and current program partners, including but not limited to:

Africatown Community Land Trust, Allied8 Architects, Berger Partnership, The Black Heritage Society of WA State, Coco Allred (Artist), David B. Williams (Geologist & Historian), David Baker Architects, DCI Engineers, Friends of Waterfront Park, Frye Art Museum, Gay City: Seattle's LGBTQ Center, GGLO, GLY Construction, HessCallahanGrey Group, Jackie Peterson | Exhibit Services, Kathryn Rogers Merlino (Professor), Kimberly Deriana (Architectural Designer), Integrus, Lawrence Kreisman (Architectural Historian), Lincoln Property Company, Michael Langberg (Historian & Tour Guide), Mithun, Nehemiah Initiative Seattle, Perkins & Will, Scan Design Foundation, Schemata Workshop, Sound Transit, Space.City Seattle, Swinerton, UW College of Built Environments, Washington Trust for Historic Preservation, and Weber Thompson.

Past Public Programs

Watershed: A Living Building Pilot Program Design Soiree

Brewing Up Good Design | Design Soirée

Hangout at Best Practice

Urban Living at REN