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Seattle Architecture Foundation

Seattle Design Festival

AIA Washington Council

Office-to-Residential Conversion

City of Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development’s Call for Ideas: Office-to-Residential Conversion Visions for Downtown Seattle. Explore the innovative ideas of over a dozen contributors, view the details of competition winners, and share your thoughts on what you need in a building or neighborhood to live in Seattle Downtown.

You are invited to a public reception celebrating a gallery installation of City of Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development’s Call for Ideas: Office-to-Residential Conversion Visions for Downtown Seattle. Explore the innovative ideas of over a dozen contributors, view the details of competition winners, and share your thoughts on what you need in a […]

You are invited to a public reception celebrating a gallery installation of City of Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development’s Call for Ideas: Office-to-Residential Conversion Visions for Downtown Seattle. Explore the innovative ideas of over a dozen contributors, view the details of competition winners, and share your thoughts on what you need in a […]

The Seattle Design Festival (SDF) was founded in 2011 to celebrate all the ways that design makes life better for Seattle, and to nurture relationships among designers, citizens, city leaders, and future-thinking business innovators. Held annually each year in August, it is a celebration of design and an opportunity to showcase some of the amazing […]

This year’s festival will be August 19-24, and will include the Block Party Installations and Pop-Up Experiences along with Virtual Mainstage events. Partner proposals are due May 25, 5pm. Wondering where to start? Review the Call for Proposals, which outlines each Festival element and guides your submission process. Sign up for SDF enews here and […]

2021 was a year of aspiration. Emerging from COVID lockdown, we were 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 was meant to inspire submissions that reflect on this dual meaning: faced with the passing of […]

The Honor Awards for Washington Architecture is AIA Seattle’s annual marquee program, drawing hundreds of attendees to a lecture-style event of unique rigor and breadth. This nationally-recognized program provides an important opportunity for the design community to share and celebrate its achievements, both among practitioners and with the community at-large. The awarded projects will be announced for […]

Whether your project is a small remodel or new construction — or if you are just curious about the design process — AIA architects can help. Join two AIA architects from Laura Kraft Architect and FINNE Architects for an information-packed overview of the design and construction process including budget and schedule, tips for hiring the right team, and how […]

The 2022 Seattle Design Festival was all about CONNECTION. When thinking about design, there is something very tangible and physical in how things ‘connect’ – but there is also something very emotional that ‘CONNECTION’ taps into as well. CONNECTION is a core human need. Our brains are wired to connect. We look and long for […]

Come celebrate the Diversity by Design exhibit at the Center for Architecture and Design highlighting the works of BIPOC designers, designers of all genders, LGBTQI + designer, designers with disabilities, immigrant designers and more. Connect with our local community and professional allies for an in-person discussion on how we can encourage current and future generations to explore […]