Please plan to join your home-town colleagues, including home-grown celebrities receiving AIA national honors this year (see below) for the AIA Seattle Dinner Friday night commencing with a cocktail reception at 6:30pm, at Pacific Grille, at 601 South Figueroa Street (Figueroa at Wilshire Building). Join AIA Seattle President Randy Everett AIA and others in a festive and healthful procession on foot to the restaurant, departing the Westin Bonaventure Los Feliz Room 6:15pm (all welcome to attend the AIA NW + Pacific Region reception honoring new Fellows commencing 6pm), or meet the folks at Pacific Grille. Click below to reserve @ $100/person, which includes a full-course meal with your choice of entrees, and wine with dinner. AIA Seattle President Randy Everett AIA and 1st VP Walter Schacht AIA will greet all, and offer a toast or two before dinner.
A special welcome to AIA Big Sibs, sharing in the festivities, more and merrier!
Reference/report: AIA Seattle Dinner at AIA 2005 Convention, Las Vegas

Dine and celebrate with AIA Seattle-based recipients of national honors:

. AIA Seattle nominees advanced to the AIA College of Fellows/2006
. Jan K. Gleason FAIA
. Rena M. Klein FAIA
. Steve McConnell FAIA
. Peter Steinbrueck FAIA

• Recipients of AIA 2006 national Honor Awards:
. Bohlin Cywinski Jackson: Ballard Library and Neighborhood Service Center (Seattle)
… SRG Partnership, Inc.: Washington State Legislative Building Rehabilitation (Olympia), with associate architect Einhorn Yaffee Prescott
… Mithun Architects + Designers + Planners: Lloyd Crossing Sustainable Urban Design Plan (Portland)

• AIA 2006 Housing Award
… Mithun: Nordheim Court at UW

• AIA 2006 Top Ten Green Award
… Bohlin Cywinski Jackson: Ballard Library and Neighborhood Service Center (Seattle)
… Mahlum Architects: Benjamin Franklin Elementary School (Kirkland)

• AIA Small Projects Award
… Arai Jackson Ellison Murakami: Ebey Waterfront Park (Marysville)

• Takanobu Ota, Hon. FAIA (Roger Williams FAIA, sponsor)

• AIA 2006 "Show You're Green" Housing Awards
… Stickney Murphy Romine Architects: Pantages (Seattle)
… GGLO: Cabrini (Seattle)
… Mithun: High Point (Seattle)

• Other esteemed colleagues/honorees

* Take part in AIA business at the Annual Meeting at Convention, previewed with the AIA Seattle Board of Directors as part of the Membership Conversation Wednesday 4/19.
Please plan to attend the Candidate Speeches and Regional Caucuses Thursday morning 10:15-, and the Annual Business Meeting Saturday morning 8:15-.
* Preview of business items and candidates.

* AIA Seattle Room Block/RESERVATIONS CLOSED as of May 3 at the Convention co-headquarters Westin Bonaventure (shown on MAP), for AIA Seattle Members only.