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AIA Seattle
Seattle Architecture Foundation
Seattle Design Festival
AIA Washington Council
The Center for Architecture & Design is a dynamic public space for exhibits, programs, and conversations that explore design's role in shaping cities.

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***The Center is closed until further notice in alignment with the public health advisory. We are still working and reachable by email. Meetings and events have been cancelled, postponed, or moved online.***

Address

1010 Western Ave
Seattle, WA 98104

Current Exhibit:

24th Annual Model Exhibit: Breathe
August 4 - December 11, 2021
2021 is a year of aspiration. Emerging from COVID lockdown, we are ready to take a deep breath and consider our future. Aspiration means ambition and the act of breathing in. SAF’s 24th Annual Architectural Model Exhibit theme Breathe is meant to inspire submissions that reflect on this dual meaning: faced with the passing of an immediate crisis, how will we pause and rethink our world? When we do exhale, what new forms will we breathe into life? Read More

Visit

***The Center is closed until further notice in alignment with the public health advisory. We are still working and reachable by email. Meetings and events have been cancelled, postponed, or moved online.***

Address

1010 Western Ave
Seattle, WA 98104

Image: Lan Nguyen
event:

Outer Space Structures Workshop
November 13, 2021
Do you love outer space? What kind of structure would you want to see in our solar system? Would you want to float from one room or structure to another? Get ready to explore outer space and design your own structure in our solar system! Read More
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Center Closed
March 9 2020 - Sometime late 2021
The Center for Architecture & Design is closed due to the current recommendations of our local health officials regarding COVID-19. All staff are working remotely and have adjusted planned meetings, events, and gatherings for the health and well-being of our vol Read More
exhibit:

24th Annual Model Exhibit: Breathe
August 4 - December 11, 2021
2021 is a year of aspiration. Emerging from COVID lockdown, we are ready to take a deep breath and consider our future. Aspiration means ambition and the act of breathing in. SAF’s 24th Annual Architectural Model Exhibit theme Breathe is meant to inspire submissions that reflect on this dual meaning: faced with the passing of an immediate crisis, how will we pause and rethink our world? When we do exhale, what new forms will we breathe into life? Read More
event:

Gingerbread Houses Workshop
December 4, 2021
Join SAF staff and local architects to explore the unique structural engineering and aesthetic challenges of working with candy, and build your own edible ski chalet, apartment complex, castle, tiny home, or whatever your imagination inspires! Read More
 

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