Yolanda Ho works in the Public Space Management Program in the Seattle Department of Transportationâs (SDOT) Street Use Division. She helps to develop new, creative ideas for the use and activation of Seattleâs streets and sidewalks, ensuring that these are simultaneously vibrant, safe and accessible places. As part
Marisa Hagney works with communities around the world as part of her role as Living Community Challenge Manager at the International Living Future Institute. She is also Co-Chair of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Seattleâs Urban Design Forum and is one of the AIA Seattleâs Board of
With over 20 years experience, Christine Scharrer leads Scharrer Architecture and Design, on a variety of architecture and design projects. She was the founding co-chair of the American Institute of Architectâs Seattle Women in Design organization and in 2015 was co-chair of the AIAâs Women Leadership Summit in
Thaisa Way is the Executive Director of Urban@UW and an Associate Professor in Landscape Architecture at the University of Washington. She has received many notable awards for her scholarship, including the American Academy of Rome Prize in Landscape Architecture. She has written and edited several books on landscape architecture
Below is an interview with Lisa Picard, which is part of our Women Shaping Seattle series exploring how women have changed and continue to change the design of the city. Lisa Picard is the Executive Vice President and Regional Manager of Skanska Commercial Development USA, one of the largest construction
This yearâs Seattle Design Festival, opened on September 10th, with the theme of âDesign Changeâ. Given that 2016 marks 100 years since the first woman, Elizabeth Ayer, commenced architecture studies in Seattle, we thought it opportune to share a series exploring how women have changed and are continuing to
Seattleâs Smith Tower was once the tallest building west of the Mississippi and among the tallest buildings in the world. Built after Seattleâs Great Fire, it is the oldest skyscraper in the city, and is a tribute to the innovations in engineering and technology of the time. Smith
On a cold October evening in Chicago, Mario Cucinella shares his thoughts as to why architecture is of vital importance to society: âBuildings donât move, but they travel in our memoryâ. As an architect who has designed buildings with sustainability and the experience of people at the core, his
The University of Washingtonâs Department of Architecture Lecture Series is recommencing for spring, with a line up of high caliber speakers, as outlined below. As part of the fall series, architect Peter Busby of Perkins+Will delivered an inspiring lecture about the power of design in regenerating landscapes. Busby
To architect Ole Scheeren, âwe should think of architecture and buildings as a space for stories â stories of the people that live there, of the people that work in these buildings. And we could start to imagine the experiences our buildings create.â Sharing insight into the design process, and narratives