UW Department of Architecture Lecture Series

Friday 24 February

Astrid Lipka and Lyn Rice / RICE+LIPKA ARCHITECTS

5:30 PM – Reception
Architecture Hall Lobby

6:30 PM – Lecture
TWISTED CONSTRAINTS
Architecture Hall 147

As co-principals of Lyn Rice Architects, Lyn Rice and Astrid Lipka have developed an iterative design approach that takes pleasure in teasing out the unexpected performative/aesthetic potential of projects by inventively embracing their practical constraints. Rice was previously a partner at OpenOffice where he was a design principal-in-charge and architect-of-record for one of the world’s large contemporary art museums, Dia:Beacon. He was selected as one of the Architectural League of New York’s Emerging Voices in 2002 and named part of the 2003 Design Vanguard by Architectural Record. Rice holds a Masters in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University and has taught at Columbia’s GSAPP, Barnard College, and The Cooper Union. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Architectural League of New York and teaches at the School of Architecture at Princeton University.

Prior to moving to the US in 1999, Lipka worked at Bothe Richter Teherani Architects in Hamburg, Germany. In New York, she became an Associate at OpenOffice, where she worked extensively with Rice on a range of museum, exhibition and cultural projects, including CoreCut (a collaboration with Diller+Scofidio) until the founding of LRA. Lipka holds a Masters Degree in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University and is currently serving as Coordinator and Primary Advisor and for the Master of Architecture Thesis program at Parsons The New School for Design.

Since its founding in 2004, Lyn Rice Architects has been recognized with eight American Institute of Architects Design Awards, an International Architecture Award (by the European Centre for Architecture Art & Design/Chicago Athenaeum) (2009), and the New York Municipal Art Society Masterwork Award (2008) among others.

This lecture and reception are sponsored by the UW Department of Architecture.  They are free and open to the public.

UW Department of Architecture Lecture Series

Wednesday 15 February
6:30 – 8:00 PM
Architecture Hall 147
University of Washington

2012 NAC Lecture
DISCOVERING SCALES
Carme Pigem | RCR Arquitectes

Carme Pigem is a founding partner of RCR Arquitectes. With Rafael Aranda and Ramon Vilalta she started the office in 1987 in Olot, Spain. Their work is characterized by a simple refined architectural language, born in response to the terrain of their local Catalan region and a highly sophisticated aesthetic sensibility.

RCR Arquitectes has won many international competitions, including the Waalsekrook Mediatec in Belgium, the Soulages Museum in France, the Hofheide Crematorium in Belgium and the Edge Business Bay in Dubai. They have received numerous awards for their work; the National Award in Architecture in Catalonia in 2005 and the International Award 2011 of the Belgian Building Awards among others; and have been finalists for the European Union Mies Van der Rohe Award three times. The partners were named Honorary Fellows of the American Institute of Architecture in 2010.

Carme Pigem will discuss the practice’s exploration of different scales in architecture, using examples from projects such as the much-celebrated Bodegas Bell-lloc winery and the Library and Centre for the Elderly in Barcelona.

An exhibit reception will be held in Architecture Hall 250 prior to the lecture at 5:30 pm. The lecture and reception are sponsored by the NAC | Architecture. Both events are free and open to the public.

UW Department of Architecture Lecture Series

Tuesday 31 January

CONTEXT AND CONVERGENCE
Todd Schliemann|Ennead Architects

12:00 pm
Henry Art Gallery Auditorium
University of Washington

Todd Schliemann is a design partner in Ennead Architects. His work is recognized internationally for design excellence and has received numerous awards, including national AIA Honor Awards, New York State and New York City AIA Awards, and American Architecture Awards from the Chicago Athenaeum.  His careful analyses of specific physical, environmental, historical and societal conditions have resulted in designs that expand the vocabulary of contemporary architecture and elevate public awareness of architecture’s expressive power.  Among his projects are: Natural History Museum of Utah, The Standard, New York and Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History.

Mr. Schliemann will discuss the meaning of context and the making of architecture as it relates to what he calls the “parallax view.” That is: no two people stand in the same place as they view the same object.  Using examples of his recent work, he will explore the way an architect can bring multiple viewpoints into convergence. This becomes most apparent when architecture is made in the public realm.

This lecture is sponsored by the UW Department of Architecture.  It is free and open to the public.

Monday, January 9, 2012 – 6:30 pm – Kane Hall 120, UW Seattle Campus

George Suyama: Inspirations and Place
2012 Dean’s Distinguished Lecture
Principal, Suyama Peterson Deguchi

Registration for this lecture appreciated. Please register online by clicking here.

Join us for a lecture, reception, and book signing with George Suyama, principal of Seattle-based architecture firm Suyama Peterson Deguchi. Long known for his Northwest Contemporary design, Suyama has devoted his 40-year career to exploring how nature defines architecture. He is inspired by modest architecture that articulates an elemental sense of shelter. In this lecture George will speak about his inspirations and place making, telling the story of a continuous search for truth.

George Suyama was born and raised in Seattle, Washington and received his Architecture degree from the University of Washington in 1967. After working for Northwest Modern masters Ralph Anderson and Gene Zema, Suyama founded George Suyama Architects in 1971 (renamed Suyama Peterson Deguchi in 2003). Suyama’s practice has included custom residences, resorts, art galleries, performance theaters, restaurants, offices, retail spaces, and cultural/community centers. In addition, his practice has expanded to include interior and product design. In 2002, Suyama Peterson Deguchi launched 3×10, a showroom housed within their Belltown studio which features the firm’s custom designed furniture, fixtures, and lighting. In 1993, Suyama was elected to the AIA College of Fellows, and he was awarded the AIA’s highest honor, the prestigious Medal of Honor, in 2009. Suyama has served on many boards and commissions such as the Henry Art Gallery, Seattle Arts Commission, and the Pike Place Market Commission. He is currently the director of Suyama Space, a non-profit venue for installation art located within Suyama’s Belltown studio. Founded in 1998, Suyama Space has received extensive media coverage, both locally and nationally, and has been lauded as one of the Northwest’s pre-eminent contemporary art spaces. 2011 marks the 40th year of George Suyama’s design practice.

Jan 6 – Jan 12

7:00pm & 9:15pm

URBANIZED

(Gary Hustwit, USA, 2011, Blu-ray, 85 min)

REQUIEM

(George Nelson, 1961)

NORTHWEST FILM FORUM
1515 12th Ave.
Seattle, WA 98122
tel. (206) 329-2629

www.nwfilmforum.org

The new documentary from the director of Helvetica and Objectified explores the design of cities, looking at the issues and strategies behind urban design through interviews with some of the world’s foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders and thinkers.

Over half the world’s population now lives in an urban area, and 75% will call a city home by 2050. But while some cities are experiencing explosive growth, others are shrinking. The challenges of balancing housing, mobility, public space, civic engagement, economic development and environmental policy are fast becoming universal concerns. Yet much of the dialogue on these issues is disconnected from the public domain.

Who is allowed to shape our cities, and how do they do it? Unlike many other fields of design, cities aren’t created by any one specialist or expert. There are many contributors to urban change, including ordinary citizens who can have a great impact improving the cities in which they live. By exploring a diverse range of urban design projects around the world, Urbanized frames a global discussion on the future of cities.

Happy Holidays!

As we enter our 15th year of hosting cultural events in Seattle, we would like to take a moment to review one of our most ambitious to date. This Fall alone, we hosted four events with six firms and eleven speakers for the Expanding Practice lecture series.

We kicked off with Beyond Boundaries: Three Transcendent Design Practices as part of the inaugural Seattle Design Festival. This event featured lectures by Atherton|Keener, Ball-Nogues Studio and Lead Pencil Studio followed by a moderated panel discussion with John Boylan.

Building on that success, we finished the series with separate events for Höweler+Yoon, Stefan Behnisch, and El Dorado, each discussing how they expand their practice to ever more creative and diverse opportunities.

It truly was a great year for design dialogue in Seattle and we could not have done it without our generous sponsors, supporters, and you. Thank you! Please come be merry, share a drink, and help support space.city.

Thursday, December 15th, 5-8 PM
Suyama Space, 2324 2nd Ave
$20 Suggested Donation includes entry to our raffle and access to our silent auction.

Check back for descriptions and images of the auction items!

ARCADE’s turning 30! Join us as we celebrate the release of ARCADE 30.1, three-decades of design discussion and the next evolution of ARCADE—including a reimagined print format and brand new website.

In our December-event tradition, we’ll be having a silent auction for some pre-holiday shopping. Due to popular demand, this year’s auction will focus on the coveted “get-away”— including packages from years past and new additions. We will also be having a raffle of items perfect for the design-enthusiast. Be on the look-out for an auction and raffle preview!

SMALLMEDIUMLARGE: GREEN BUILDINGS

Thursday 17 November 2011
6:30 pm
147 Architecture Hall
University of Washington

SMALLMEDIUMLARGE is a series of lectures that examines the impact that
graduates of the University of Washington Department of Architecture have on the built
environment of the region. The subject of each lecture is a series of buildings that relate
to a particular scale of architectural intervention.

In the third and final lecture of the series, LARGE: GREEN BUILDINGS, Brendan
Connolly of Mithun, Sam Miller of LMN, and Brent Rogers of NBBJ will each present a
recent project that embraces current developments in green building practice.

The speakers will also reflect upon how academic experiences at the UW have
influenced their work in practice. A reception for the speakers will be held in the lobby of
Architecture Hall prior to the lecture at 5:30 pm.

The lecture and reception are both sponsored by the University of Washington
Department of Architecture. They are free and open to the public.