Passionate about design or architecture? Mayor Jenny Durkan is looking for qualified candidates to fill 7 upcoming openings on the City of Seattle’s Design Review Boards. Board members evaluate the design of new buildings based on citywide and neighborhood-specific design guidelines. The boards review large mixed-use developments, multifamily housing, and commercial projects. The volunteer positions […]
SEATTLE – Mayor Jenny Durkan is recruiting to fill two upcoming vacancies on the Seattle Design Commission – the positions are for an artist and an urban designer. The appointments will begin in March 2020 and last for a two year term. Established in 1968, the Seattle Design Commission advises the Mayor, Council, and City […]
Architects Without Borders Seattle (AWB) – Board Leadership Opportunity AWB Seattle is seeking talented and passionate leaders to serve a two-year term on our Board of Directors. Board service begins in January 2020. About AWB Founded in 2005 by a group of Seattle architects and designers in response to a devastating tsunami, Architects Without Borders […]
Small Project Design 2020 Grant Program Call for Submissions The AIA Small Project Design (SPD) advisory committee is pleased to announce the 2019-2020 Small Project Design Knowledge Community Grant. The purpose of this grant is to provide financial support for non-profits working with architects on community-based projects. Along with supporting the work of non-profits, we […]
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD, October 13, 2019 – Alright, let’s get this post started by clearing up one thing – CSI AIN’T JUST A GROUP OF SPEC WRITERS. Although I’ve been a Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) member for over 10 years, first a student member, then an emerging professional member, and now a fully-blossomed, full-fledged, grown-up […]
The IIDA Northern Pacific Chapter is proud to present the annual INawards, a juried competition for interior design excellence and innovation. Interior designers, architects and industrial designers from the regions covered by the Northern Pacific Chapter (Alaska, Idaho, Washington, Alberta and British Columbia) are invited to submit entries for interior spaces and products completed after […]
Who Says You Can’t Teach an Old Blog New Tricks? SEATTLE, WA, September 1, 2019 – Friends, welcome to Seattle Design Pup! We’re proud to be the premier open-source, free website for connecting the Seattle Design Community, offering a wide array of online tools. Our mission is to make it easy for members of our […]
PORTLAND, OR, June 30, 2019 – As long-time readers of this website are perhaps already aware, I recently spent five days in Las Vegas covering the AIA Conference on Architecture 2019 (A’19,) resulting in the five articles that we recently shared: What Happened in Vegas Part 1: The Portland Building What Happened in Vegas 2: […]
“A community is the mental and spiritual condition of knowing that the place is shared, and that the people who share the place define and limit the possibilities of each other’s lives. It is the knowledge that people have of each other, their concern for each other, their trust in each other, the freedom with […]
LAS VEGAS, NV, June 8, 2019 – One of my favorite types of events to post on this website are panel discussions about cross-laminated timber (CLT,) because they’re panel discussions that are literally discussions about panels. It makes sense to me. I get it. And when it comes to these literal panel discussions, nobody does […]