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Olympic Sculpture Park/
Weiss Manfredi
2007 Honor Award
Home of the Month Committee
Public Awareness
Beginning in 1954, The Seattle Times and AIA Seattle partnered to create and deliver regular feature publication of architect-designed residences. The Sunday feature included a public open house, typically attracting several hundred individuals. The Times/AIA Open House Committee has met at noon on the first Tuesday of each month to select projects for the feature from submitted applications, and to plan the annual (most recent March 12, 2004; previous: March 14, 2003) Home of the Year event. In 2004, the program observed its 50th anniversary.
The Seattle Times/AIA Seattle
Home of the Month/Open House program 1954-2004
A Half-Century of Home Design
March 2004 marked the 50th anniversary of the partnership of The Seattle Times and AIA Seattle in the Open House program (originally known as "Home of the Month").
2003 Homes of the Year announced 3/12/04
The Seattle Times front-page coverage 2/29/04
Dream Homes: A window into how we've changed
Also '50 years of open houses,' by Peter Sackett
OHo 2024
As part of observation of the 50th anniversary of The Seattle Times/AIA program, the AIA Seattle Open House Committee invited entries that address the future of NW residential design, on view at AIA Seattle Gallery in March 2004.
Most recent/next Times/AIA Open House:
* Seattle Times/AIA Home of the Month program 1954-2004
* February 22, 2004
* March 21, 2004
* April 18, 2004
* May 23, 2004
Contact Information
Committee Chair/CoChair(s):
Christopher Bull
425.557.7919
Laura Kraft AIA
206.526-8115
AIA Seattle staff contact:
Peter Sackett
206.448-4938 x105
Next Meeting Date:
Tuesday April 26, 2005, noon Location:
AIA Seattle
Current Topic(s) and Activity:
*Review of draft guidelines for the Home of the Month program, anticipating revisions to commence in 2004
*Debriefing re 50th anniversary of the Seattle Times/AIA program and the Home of the Year event 3/12/04
Recent Discussion/Action Notes:
*On March 12, 2004, Sarah Susanka AIA addressed the Home of the Year event, and signed copies of her new book, Home by Design.
*On March 14, 2003, Jeremiah Eck FAIA addressed the Home of the Year event on the topic "Principles of Home: Saltbox to Sopranos."
*In February 2002, architect John Patkau Hon. FAIA addressed the Home of the Year event on the topic "Pacific Northwest Houses.
Links of Interest:
* See Featured Projects for recent Open House selections.
* Home of the Month/Open House program at 50+ (06/04)
* Seattle Times/AIA Program: What Next? (08/04)
