Design, Density, & Affordability
AIA Seattle Housing the Northwest Committee Co-Chars Karen DeLucas Associate AIA and Steve Tatge AIA invite ALL ARCHITECTS to offer multi-family projects for feature in the 2003 program, slated for Seattle Times publication May 30 and open house tours June 6, 2004. Housing the Northwest 2003, Housing the Northwest 2002 and Housing the Northwest 2001 each featured six projects, located throughout the greater Puget Sound area.

According to the committee, "This program provides the community with a yearly snapshot of how we as a city and region are doing in terms of addressing housing needs in our growing metropolitan area. Our jury will use the featured projects to provoke dialog and commentary among readers and visitors, and hope that the selections will serve as models for future development that works for residents and communities, as well as exemplifying good architecture."

Project Qualifications:
•The project must exhibit a compelling characteristic that allows visitors to understand a special achievement: creative ways of achieving affordability, density, use of sustainable building techniques and general design excellence. Applications should highlight special development, planning, program and/or code solutions. The program welcomes projects representing all density and budget levels, located in all communities within the greater Puget Sound area.

• Projects must include five (5) or more dwelling units.
• Project team must include a Washington-licensed architect. Any team member may enter the project.
• No construction sites, please! Visitors must be able to enter one finished unit, occupied or unoccupied.
• The project should offer a positive example of owner, builder, and architect, and/or other members of the team, working together creatively.

For application information, please contact AIA Seattle Program Director Peter Sackett (206) 448-4938.

The jury:
John Eggleston AIA
Partner, Eggleston/Farkas Architects

Tory Laughlin Taylor
Urban Housing Development Consultant

Alison Lorig
Project Manager, Lorig and Associates LLC

Tony Stewart AIA
Vice President/Business Development, Skanska USA Building, Inc.

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Going to Market June 8, 2004
Expanding on the wide appeal of the Seattle Times feature and tours June 6, AIA Seattle Continuing Education presents a day-long program of activities relating to the theme of multi-family housing, based in part on projects selected, featured, and toured in the Housing the Northwest program. Click on title above for details and registration information.

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In June 1997, The Seattle Times and AIA Seattle produced the first annual "Housing the Northwest" feature. The June Open House advances the spirit of the 50-year-old Seattle Times/AIA Open House program, but expresses a range of housing choices beyond the single-family residence – and the collaborative achievements of owners/developers, architects, builders, community members and agencies that make them possible.