Archive for 'Design Commission'
SEATTLE -- Mayor Mike McGinn is looking for an artist to serve on the Seattle Design Commission.
The artist would provide advice, as a member of the commission, on plans for new public projects such as fire stations, parks, and streetscapes, and on major projects that affect the whole city, such as the waterfront and light rail stations. The artist would also serve as the Design Commission’s liaison on the Public Art Advisory Committee
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Posted: March 20th, 2012 under Building Connections, Design Commission, Top News Stories.
Tags: design commission
The Seattle Design Commission Chair Julie Bassuk today announced the winners of the Commission’s 2010-2011 Design Excellence Awards. The five winning projects were selected from the many public buildings, parks, open spaces, and vision plans completed in Seattle in the past two years. They were chosen because they promote the mission and exemplify the values of the Design Commission: inspired design, contextual integration, innovative sustainability, social inclusion, exemplary partnerships, effective investment, and impeccable execution. For the first time an “In the Works” award will be given to a project that hasn’t been constructed, but has had an exemplary design process and holds outstanding potential.
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Posted: January 9th, 2012 under Building Connections, Design Commission, Top News Stories.
Tags: Block 101, Design Excellence Awards, Fire Station 30, King Street Station, Summit Slope, Swale on Yale
The City of Seattle is sending letters to the owners of 8,000 buildings this week informing them of its new building energy-efficiency program. The program aims to help building owners and managers reduce their energy costs through benchmarking – or measuring and rating a building’s energy performance. By benchmarking, owners get insight into how their building uses – and wastes – energy and can begin identifying opportunities to improve energy efficiency and increase savings.
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Posted: November 21st, 2011 under Building Connections, Customer Alerts, Design Commission, dpdINFO Newsletter, Green Building, Long-Range Planning, Permit Pipeline Newsletter, Planning Commission, Top News Stories.
Tags: energy benchmarking, Long Range Planning, seattle
Did you know that most landslides occur between the months of December and March? And that 86 percent of landslides are caused to some extent by human activity? Landslide season is upon us and although the Seattle rainfall is currently below the landslide threshold, the City of Seattle is urging residents to take preventive measures to protect themselves and their property from possible landslides.
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Posted: November 7th, 2011 under Building Connections, Customer Alerts, Design Commission, dpdINFO Newsletter, Long-Range Planning, Permit Pipeline Newsletter, Planning Commission, Top News Stories.
Tags: free, landslides, public meeting
Revisions to Americans with Disabilities Act regulations, including ADA Standards for Accessible Design, have been adopted by the federal government. Compliance with the 2010 Standards for Accessible Design will be mandatory on March 15, 2012.
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Posted: November 1st, 2011 under Building Connections, Customer Alerts, Design Commission, Permit Pipeline Newsletter.
Tags: ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, building code, regulations, Standards for Accessible Design, standards. Accessible Design
Read our "Seattle's Shoreline Rules to Change" blog story and go to our Shoreline Master Program website to learn more about proposed new shoreline regulations for Seattle.
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Posted: October 28th, 2011 under Building Connections, Code Compliance, Code Updates, Customer Alerts, Design Commission, dpdINFO Newsletter, Long-Range Planning, Permit Pipeline Newsletter, Planning Commission, Top News Stories.
Tags: Long Range Planning, shoreline
The Seattle City Council will be hosting a public hearing on Monday, Sept. 19, 2011 at 6 p.m. The hearing will be held at the Roosevelt High School Auditorium.
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Posted: September 12th, 2011 under Building Connections, Customer Alerts, Design Commission, dpdINFO Newsletter, Long-Range Planning, Planning Commission, Top News Stories.
Tags: Roosevelt rezone
You have probably walked by or even bought lunch at one, but have you ever thought about operating your own food cart or truck in Seattle? If so, here’s what you need to know: Are you a registered business in the State of Washington? Do you have a City of Seattle business
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Posted: August 18th, 2011 under Building Connections, Customer Alerts, Design Commission, dpdINFO Newsletter, Long-Range Planning, Permit Pipeline Newsletter, Top News Stories.
Tags: street food vending
What will it take to create a vital community at the Northgate light-rail station? This question is one of many that representatives from the City of Seattle, King County, Sound Transit and other agencies would like to discuss with the public at an Open House for the Community Design Study for the Northgate Light Rail Station Area.
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Posted: July 19th, 2011 under Building Connections, Customer Alerts, Design Commission, Long-Range Planning, Planning Commission, Top News Stories.
Tags: light rail, Northgate, open house
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn is recommending a package of land use changes for the Roosevelt urban village, a dynamic neighborhood and future location of the Roosevelt light rail station. The proposal would change zoning within the Roosevelt residential urban village, establish a station area overlay district, and enact incentive zoning provisions for affordable workforce housing. The proposal supports the planned Sound Transit North Link light rail station that will be located in the heart of the Roosevelt neighborhood.
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Posted: July 6th, 2011 under Building Connections, Code Updates, Customer Alerts, Design Commission, dpdINFO Newsletter, Long-Range Planning, Planning Commission, Top News Stories.
Tags: rezone recommendations, Roosevelt
