Compiled by Oscar Riera Ojeda (The Monacelli Press, $65)

I don't think it was by accident that soon after acquiring a copy of OSKA's new monograph I felt the urge to reread Mary Shelley's superbly mirthless and tragic Frankenstein. Were she a client, Shelley, I'm convinced, would have had great fun with these architects, and they with her.

Name of candidate: Ted Nixon AIA
Position sought: Kent City Council
Election date: November 4, 2003
Previous public offices and appointments:
·President, Kent Downtown Partnership
·President, Kent Kiwanis
·Chair, Kent Downtown Design Committee

As Saturday shoppers thronged Pike Place Market, some 60 local design professionals studied and schemed and sketched alternative views of the "Desimone PC-1 Site." This critical patch of land, the last undeveloped piece within the Market, may hold a key to the future of Seattle's central waterfront and its stature and function as a regional gateway.

Dear Colleagues:

I write this letter under the San Diego sun, where along with 1st VP Kristen M. Scott, EVP Marga Rose Hancock Hon. AIA, and perhaps a hundred of our AIA Seattle colleagues (see list at right), we've gathered with architects (AIA reports 18K attendees!) from around the world for several days of AIA learning, collegiality, and business at AIA Convention.

At the Annual Meeting/REI Flagship Store: Roger Williams FAIA of the Honors Nominating Committee addresses the membership, introducing local and national honorees.

See The Seattle Times Home/Real Estate section on Sunday, June 8th for the seventh annual Housing the Northwest feature.

Gala regalia: AIA Seattle 2003 Medallist Thomas Bosworth FAIA receives the symbol of 'highest honor' from Honors Nominating Committee Chair David Miller FAIA, 6/7/03.

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