Call for Volunteers: May 18 & 19 Build Days
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Disaster Preparedness and Response Information Night
AIA Seattle Disaster Preparedness & Response Committee, along with the local chapter of Architecture For Humanity (AfH) and Architects Without Borders-Seattle (AWB) are hosting an evening event for the architectural community to raise awareness of the hazards of the Pacific Northwest, and opportunities for individuals to get involved with local efforts.
Representatives from AIA-Seattle and Structural Engineers Association of Washington (SEAW) will share details on recent response efforts, including Hurricane Katrina, tsunami in Japan, earthquake in Haiti, and flooding in Southwest Washington. Organizations will all share progress on current efforts toward collaboration, as well as plans for mitigation, response, and recovery.
Details will also be provided on upcoming sessions of ATC 20-21 Post-Earthquake Safety Evaluation of Buildings and registration with the WABO Building Safety Emergency Responder Program for ATC-trained volunteers.
Don’t miss this opportunity to prepare your community for the inevitable.
When: Tuesday April 24th 5-7pm
Where: GGLO – Space at the Steps, 1301 1st Ave, enter off Harbor Steps, for those with different abilites, please enter the elevator and proceed to suite 301 for assistance.
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Join us for our May 1st Social Hour at Elysian Fields
Curious about AWB’s new projects in Peru, Liberia, Haiti or South Seattle? Are you interested in getting involved or in reconnecting with us? Are you a past, present or future volunteer and would love to meet other volunteers or members of the organization? Do you have any ideas for a project here or abroad? Do you just want to share a beer with some good people?
Join us at Elysian Fields between 5 and 7 pm on May 1st. This well known brewhouse is located just South of Pioneer Square on 1st Avenue. We have reserved a separate room with no host bar to chat and present our work. We look forward to seeing you there!
Volunteers Needed for Design Competition
Architects Without Borders-Seattle and Architecture for Humanity-Seattle are hosting a chicken coop design competition to benefit Seattle Youth Garden Works, an innovative employment program of Seattle Tilth for diverse young people ages 16-21 to be trained in urban agriculture. The competition will be hosted at the new Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands in one of the most diverse zip codes in the nation. The judged event will take place on Saturday, July 14, the day of Seattle Tilth’s Chicken Coop and Urban Farm Tour.
AWB/AfH seek additional Steering Committee Members as well as marketing and day-of-event volunteers.
Steering Committee Members will help to further shape the event and need to be able to commit to attend weekly meetings and complete various tasks between meetings. This is a great opportunity for leadership and working beside passionate peers.
Marketing and Day-of-Event volunteers will help to make the event a success in the lead up and execution of the event. Time commitments will range between 4-10 hours of work either doing outreach or day-of (or week prior to) event staffing. These roles are less intensive of a commitment, but a really fun way to get your hands in things!
Please indicate which opportunity you are interested in. Steering Committee Meetings have already begun and we’d love a few additional passionate members
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Experienced Volunteer Project Managers Needed
Do you have proven Design and Project Management experience? AWB-Seattle is looking for experienced leaders to initiate and manage upcoming local or international projects. Join our team for a life- and career-enhancing opportunity to contribute to humanitarian causes. In addition, you will be part of a dynamic learning community focused on developing and applying best practices to empower both communities and designers.
Role of a volunteer Project Manager:
-Commit to leading a project for a given amount of time, possibly with another PM
-Determine project goals
-Outline project schedule
-Assemble and coordinate volunteer team members for project implementation phase
-Regular communication and coordination with AWB
-Travel to project site, if necessary and budget/opportunity exist
In every project, AWB values and promotes effective and integrated design solutions that maximize its positive social, ecological and economic impact and builds collaborative long-term relationships with the community.
Please provide bio and contact information (use the last box to describe your PM experience or qualifications) on the volunteer form or contact us with questions before March 4, 2012.
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Escuala Saludable y Ecologica one of three international winners of the Design SEED Competition
We are proud to announce that Escuela Ecologica in Peru is one of three international winners of the Design Corps SEED Competition! Congratulations to AWB-Seattle Board Member, Ben Spencer, his UW Team, and many partners, for an innovative project that incorporates numerous sustainable building strategies, including a grey water filtration system and a hydrocarbon densifying play mechanism
AWB receives Team of the Year Award from El Centro de la Raza
Architects Without Borders-Seattle receives El Centro de la Raza’s Team of the Year Award, accepted by board member Dave Helton at a ceremony in December. AWB is recognized for two projects for El Centro. The first was the design of a renovation of the exterior stairways. The design was sensitive to the historic features of the building while insuring that the stairs are safe for the building’s many users. This year, AWB held a design charette and provided design service for the renovation of a large conference room. Mortenson Construction partnered with AWB for the construction of both projects with largely donated materials and volunteer labor.
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Architecture & Human Rights: A field report from Bangkok
You are invited to a brownbag presentation co-sponsered by Architects Without Borders-Seattle and the UW Dept. of Landscape Architecture on Thursday 11/10 at noon at Pier 56 by Graeme Bristol, a Canadian architect working in Bangkok and the director of Center for Architecture and Human Rights. Space is limited, so please RSVP.
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Call for Volunteers: All skill levels welcome at Kent HfH site
Habitat for Humanity – Seattle/South King County has again invited AWB for Build Days at one of their construction sites. We’ll be working at the Kent 3 site doing site work which may include landscape planting, site drainage, setting pavers and installing fences. Every skill level will be welcomed and no prior experience is required.
Two consecutive Build Days are scheduled: Friday Oct 21 and Saturday Oct 22, 2011. The work hours will be 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. We would like to have 20 volunteers for each day.
If you are interested in signing up or want more information, please contact Kalman Axelrod or you can fill out the Volunteer Form and enter HFH/Kent 3 and the date(s) you can attend in the last box along with any other information you’d like to share.
If you would like more general information about Habitat, you can find it on their website.
This is a great opportunity to make a fast tangible contribution to the community, to families working hard to improve their own lives. And along the way, you may learn some new construction skills that could come in handy. We hope to see you out there.
Call for Volunteers: Haiti Project Manager
AWB-Seattle is looking for an Architectural Project Manager to help initiate a new school project in Haiti. Initial efforts will include client coordination, research and organizing the design team. Do you have a background in school design? An interest in Haiti? Please contact Chantal Stevens.
Role of a Project Manager:
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Work with Board Liaison and Executive Director to determine project goals
Outline schedule providing necessary time for design and research prior to documentation.
Obtain and review site survey and additional documentation (i.e. soils test, imagery)
Help draft agreement on terms of working relationship between AWB and partner organization
Provide design team coordination and oversight for research/ conceptual design
Possible site visit, if deemed necessary and budget or opportunity exist
Post documentation or construction, responsible for creating a report analyzing the project’s success, shortcomings, and future relevance to AWB, the partner organization and communities served.
Keep project documentation and materials current and organized online and/or at AWB offices
Report at least monthly to Board Liaison on progress and any relevant issues