Earthquake Damage Assessment Training – Dec 3rd
More information here.
Carve for a Cause was a great success
On October 30th an unprecedented display of creativity and pumpkin carving skills were seen at our 2008 Carve for a Cause fundraiser. The expert panel consisting of Guy Michaelsen and Roberta Miner of the Seattle Architecture Foundation, Steve Badanes of the University of Washington,and Ron Van der Veen of Mithun did not take their task lightly. After serious deliberations and much explanation we had our winners. Here they are in all their glory:
 Traditional/Most Disturbing - Mithun |
 Starchitecture - Cushing Terrell |
 Artistic/Freestyle and Peoples Choice - Mulvanny/G2 |
 Judges Choice - Jones & Jones |
 Honorable Mention - Samantha Beadal |
 Honorable Mention - Sam & Irina |
Thank you to all of the firms and individuals who carved pumpkins:
Berger Partnership
Clark Design Group
Cushing Terrell Architecture
Freiheit & Ho
Jones & Jones Architects
LMN Architects
Mithun
Mulvanny G2
Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen
ORB
Owen Richards Architects
Place Architects
Schacht Aslani Architects
VIA Architecture
We would like to thank the following sponsors for helping make this event possible:
Design Within Reach
Seattle Architecture Foundation
Berger Partnership
Peter Miller Bookstore
Anne DeOtte
Mighty O Donuts
To see all of the entries and more photos from the event go here.
Carve for a Cause – 2008
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Village by Village – Ghana Project Fundraiser, October 2nd
Save the date for our upcoming Happy Hour fundraising event! It will be at Belt Collins (1925 Post Alley) at 6pm – on their rooftop deck, if weather allows. Light refreshments and Ghanaian Music provided by members of Ocheami African Dance Company featuring Kofi Anang. Check out his bio and their website: http://www.home.earthlink.net/~ocheami/.
If you think you might be coming, please let us know at http://crush3r.com/page/cbhoovlyxp so that we can get a headcount for refreshments. And feel free to spread the news – the more the merrier.
The Ghana team has been researching appropriate building technologies and environmental responses to deal with erosion control in the village of Gboloo Kofi, and two AWB volunteers will be travelling to Ghana late October to implement some of these findings, as well as assess conditions for potential future AWB design projects with Village by Village.
This research will also benefit two other projects we will are gearing up on in Africa – Grafton, Sierre Leone Community Buildings with All as One and Sudan Lost Boys School Compound with the Deng Ater Foundation. Come to the fundraiser for more information on these two projects as well.
Our goal is to raise $2000, which will be used to help design and build a prototype building. Any level of donation will be greatly appreciated. And if you can’t make it to the event, but still want to give please donate here:
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Rebuild a Historic Home in New Orleans
Rebuild a historic home in New Orleans in October: Seattle developer Kevin Daniels, board member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, will be taking a group of architects and developers to New Orleans October 6-10 to rebuild a historic home. Informational meeting September 23, 5:30, First United Methodist Church. If you would like to participate, contact Kevin Daniels for dates and more information.
The trip is planned for the first full week in October – the 6th through the 10th. We will have a short orientation meeting on Sunday the 5th at a local hotel to coordinate transportation and inform all participants of the specifics of our assignments. We are hoping to work on two homes within the Holy Cross neighborhood as a follow up to the last trip in January.
08 Summer Soiree & Silent Auction is almost here!
Please join us!
Come support a good cause by way of general merriment on a (hopefully) sunny Friday evening at the pier.
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New Orleans Now – July 8th
When: Tuesday, July 8th, 4pm to 6pm
Where: AIA Seattle, 1911 1st Ave.
Please join co-sponsors AIA Seattle and AWB-Seattle for this very important presentation on recovery work in New Orleans.
AWB-Seattle Guatemala City Raincoat Drive
UPDATE: We collected 100+ raincoats that were distributed in Guatemala City and well received. Thank you everyone for your contributions on a very short notice.
T-shirt design competition submissions are here
The Designs are in for the 2008 AWB-Seattle t-shirt and now is the time for you to cast your vote. View the submissions below and make your choice. Voting will last until June 18th after which the AWB-Seattle Board will meet and go over the results and finalize the decision. The winning t-shirt will become available shortly after the conclusion of the competition.
Voting is done. Check out the results below.