How has design changed and where should it be going? Please join us for a glass of wine and a lively discussion about the future of residential design and how it fits into your neighborhood. Are you thinking of a new home project of your own? FutureShack provides a chance to learn about what resources are available to you and meet the professionals who can help make your project a reality.

FutureShack2010, presented by AIA-Seattle from Andrew Buchanan on Vimeo.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010
5:00pm – Reception featuring Salmon Safe wine
6:30pm – Program
Fisher Pavilion, Seattle Center
Cost: $15

What is FutureShack?

FutureShack is a new way to think about residential architecture. It’s about how it works, not just how it looks. FutureShack creates a platform for dialogue between the public and design professionals. How can architecture help improve the quality of your city? Your neighborhood? Your home? How can you share your vision of living in the future? It showcases creative responses to our changing lifestyles, across a wide range of building types, budgets, constraints and social agendas. Part debate about how we want to live, part recognition of innovative architecture, FutureShack is judged by a panel of both designers and engaged members of the public. FutureShack is a partnership with the Seattle Times, which will publish selected projects in Pacific Northwest Magazine. An evening of public discussion of the projects will be held at Seattle Center’s Fisher Pavilion.

Jury

Jonathan Segal FAIA, Principal, Jonathan Segal Architect, San Diego

Jonathan Segal FAIA & Development Company has been awarded six national AIA Honor Awards for their housing work. They have been responsible for the design and development of over 300 medium to high-density urban residential, mixed use, and live/work units totaling over 300,000 square feet of construction. Jonathan Segal is considered one of downtown San Diego's most successful and pioneering residential architectural/development companies and has a reputation for providing superior housing at a lower cost than comparable properties. Their focus is exclusively on urban projects, ranging from 80 to 160 dwelling units per acre. Over the last 19 years Jonathan Segal has been the recipient of numerous accolades including 24 local, state and national AIA awards for residential and Urban Design.

Jim Russell, President/Chief Creative Officer, ideabox, Salem, OR

ideabox grew from a career in architecture, energy & resource efficiency, and consumer marketing and design. Following a Master of Architecture (University of Colorado, 1988), Jim worked on resort projects in Vail, Colorado. A shift in focus, Jim designed and implemented regional and national efficiency programs at the Oregon Department of Energy and D&R Int’l. Success in creating effective marketing strategies led to a design consulting practice for leading national building product manufacturers & retailers. ideabox is a natural extension of that experience combined with a passion for modern design small footprint homes that are efficient in construction and amazing to live in.

Betsy Hunter, Director of Real Estate Development, Capitol Hill Housing, Seattle

Betsy Hunter is the Chief Real Estate Development Officer for Capitol Hill Housing. She oversees development and construction for new projects adding to CHH’s 42-building portfolio. Betsy’s developments include Broadway Crossing, Seattle’s first LEED Silver mixed-use development, and the Pantages Apartments, a Seattle landmark incorporated into a larger affordable housing development, winner of a national AIA “Show Your Green” award, and winner of FutureShack honors in 2009. In addition to real estate development, Betsy directs CHH’s work on community development issues.

Jim Diers, community-builder and author of "Neighbor Power", Seattle

Since moving to Seattle in 1976, Jim Diers put his passion for community engagement to work for a direct-action neighborhood association, a community development corporation, a community foundation, and the nation’s largest health care cooperative. He was appointed the first director of Seattle’s Department of Neighborhoods in 1988 where he served under three mayors over the next 14 years. Currently, Jim teaches courses in community organizing and development at the University of Washington and serves on the faculty of the Asset-Based Community Development Institute. He travels internationally to deliver speeches, present workshops, and provide technical assistance to community associations, non-profit organizations, and local governments.

Robert Peña, Associate Professor, University of Washington College of Built Environments, Seattle

Rob Peña teaches architectural design and environmental control systems courses with an emphasis on ecological design and high-performance buildings. Rob also works with the Integrated Design Lab Puget Sound where he consults with architects in the region on the design and analysis of high performance buildings. Rob has been on the architecture faculty at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the University of Oregon, and Montana State University, and a visiting faculty at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the former director of Ecological Design Consulting for Van der Ryn Architects and the Ecological Design Institute in Sausalito, California. Rob received a Master of Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Architectural Professionals: Mark your calendars for September 15, 1-5p

Residential Design Forum: What Now? What Next?

This year we are bringing a new dimension to FutureShack by including a half-day continuing education forum designed for architectural, engineering, construction, and other design professionals. This forum will take place the afternoon before the FutureShack program begins and will offer Learning Units for AIA members.

According to the AIArchitect the good news is that “[b]usiness conditions are finally showing signs of improvement at residential architecture firms.” What is driving this gradual, but welcome trend? What are residential clients looking for today? What tools are available to help make your residential project a success? What Now? What Next? will explore the latest developments in residential designs and how architectural professionals can use them in their practice.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 1-5p
Fisher Pavilion, Seattle Center
4LU/4HSW/4SD

Click here to register.

Sessions include:

Staying in Place: Designing for transition, be it for aging, accessibility, or sale
Good to the Last Drop: Reducing water consumption and contributing to healthier water habitat in the Puget Sound including Salmon Safe certification for single and multi-family residential projects
Piecing it Together: Creative financing and funding mechanisms to get projects built
Your Role in Concept Mod: A look at the current trend of how architects are stylizing modular and prefabricated homes

Presenters (to date):

Betsy Hunter, Director of Real Estate Development, Capitol Hill Housing
DeAnna Poling, Senior Vice President & Regional Manager, Shorebank Pacific
Jim Russell, President/Chief Creative Officer, ideabox, Salem, OR
Jonathan Segal FAIA, Principal, Jonathan Segal Architect, San Diego
Christopher J. Webb, PE, independent consultant on Low Impact Development (LID) site and stormwater designs

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