DESIG N IN DEP TH 2015 SER IES:
Cultural Landscapes:
Shaping the Story of Seattle
The “story” of a city can be taken as
the product of continuous change and
a convergence of seemingly disparate
sources. In tracing the story of Seattle,
the 2015 Design in Depth lecture series
aims to explore Seattle from several
vantage points – its Architecture,
Literature, Music, Art, Film and
Culinary Arts, offering new insight into
all the elements that make our city
unique. Each event features speakers
and professionals from various fields
and offers an investigation of the ways
in which architecture, culture and the
natural environment contribute to an
understanding of Seattle’s story.
FE ATU R ING:
Allyn Stellmacher
ZGF Architects, LLC
Steve Badanes
Jersey Devil
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12
Knute Berger
LITERATURE
THURSDAY, MARCH 12
MUSIC
DESIG N IN DEPTH
THURSDAY, APRIL 9
FILM
THURSDAY, MAY 14
ART IN PUBLIC
THURSDAY, JUNE 11
CULINARY ARTS
SE AT TLE ARCHITECTURE FOUNDATION PRES ENTS:
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DESIGN IN DEP TH 2015 SERIES:
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ICONS OF
THE FUTURE
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All lectures are from 6:30–8 pm
Advance Tickets: $15
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Students: $5
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Cultural Landscapes:
Shaping the Story of Seattle
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Rainier Square
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GRANTMAKER
Icons of the Future
When thinking of the Chrysler Building, the Golden Gate Bridge or Eiffel Tower, we are
immediately transported to the cities they have grown to symbolize. In Seattle, the
Space Needle is an emblem of our city and of the Pacific Northwest, appearing as a
visual reference in film and material culture. These buildings all encapsulate important
information about the time in which they were created, expressing how a city saw itself
and the values they wished to embody. Speakers will discuss historical icons and talk about
what new icons will make their mark on Seattle.
Panelists
ALLYN STELLMACHER
With over 30 years of experience, Allyn is design partner
for ZGF’s Seattle office taking a leadership role in guiding
the design of all projects. Since joining the firm in 1989, he
has been involved in a wide variety of projects, both in
the public and private sectors, many of which have been
complex and multi-phased, and have required working
closely with user groups throughout design to build
consensus amongst stakeholder groups. His responsibilities
on projects have involved site analysis, master planning, programming, conceptual
design development, technical and design coordination and documentation, and
design team management. Allyn’s ability to listen and quickly synthesize multiple
project requirements enables him to head our design team in the development of
schemes that quickly demonstrate the opportunities of program and site. Allyn’s
project involvement has demonstrated his sensitivity to the use and detailing of
appropriate sustainable materials, building systems, and technologies to optimize
design quality within established budgets, and to meet or exceed sustainability goals.
STEVE BADANES
Steve Badanes is a co-founder of Jersey Devil, a group
of architects, artists, and inventors, committed to the
interdependence of design and construction. Jersey
Devil builds all their own work, which shows concern for
craft and detail, innovative use of materials, and a strong
environmental consciousness. The work has been the
subject of two monographs: the Jersey Devil Design/Build
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DESIGN IN DEPTH 2015
Cultural Landscapes: Shaping the Story of Seattle
Book and Devil’s Workshop--25 Years of Jersey Devil Architecture. Badanes has
lectured on design/build at over 100 universities & a dozen countries. At University
of Washington, Badanes holds the Howard S. Wright Endowed Chair and directs
the Neighborhood Design/Build Studio, which builds small public projects for Seattle
area non-profits. He has led design/build studios throughout the US and in Canada,
Cuba, Finland, Ghana, India, and Mexico.Badanes has been awarded the Solar
Pioneer Award from the American Solar Energy Society, Education Awards from the
AIA, and a Weird Home Award from the National Enquirer. The lecture, “SPEAK
OF THE DEVIL”, will highlight stories and images from 40 years of design/build -with the nomadic Jersey Devil group, and in collaboration with students.
KNUTE BERGER
Knute “Skip” Berger is a Seattle author, columnist, and
radio commentator. He is the award-winning “Mossback”
columnist for the online daily Crosscut.com where he
focuses on local politics and heritage; Editor-at-Large
and writer for Seattle magazine; and a regular news
commentator for Seattle’s NPR affiliate KUOW-FM. He has
authored three books, the latest being the eBook “Roots
of Tomorrow: Tales of Early Seattle Urbanism” (2014). His
others are “Space Needle, Spirit of Seattle” (2012) and “Pugetopolis: A Mossback
takes on Growth Addicts, Weather Wimps and the Myth of Seattle Nice” (2009). In
2012, he was appointed the Denny Lecturer at the Museum of History and Industry.
In 2011, he was made Writer-in-Residence at the Space Needle. He was awarded
the award for outstanding achievement in media from the Washington Department
of Archaeology and Historic Preservation in 2008. A Seattle native, Berger has long
been a writer and editor for local magazines and newspapers. He was editor of
Seattle Weekly during much of the 1990’s and ‘00s. He lives with his wife in Madison
Park.
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