Blog Posts By Author: Vicki Ha

The Seattle office recently put together two submissions for the annual HEADLINES 2011 traveling exhibition sponsored by the University of Washington Architecture PAC (Professional Advisory Council). This exhibition features projects from firms all over the Pacific Northwest region and will be on public display at the Gould Hall Court at the University of Washington, the Architecture Institute of British Columbia in Vancouver Canada, Washington State University - Pullman and Spokane, Montana State University, Portland State University, the University of Oregon, and more. Other firms in the exhibition include Olsen Kundig Architects, Bassetti Architects, LMN Architects, Mithun, NBBJ, Miller Hull, DLR Group, Mulvanny G2, VIA Architecture, NAC Architecture, Weber Thompson, ZGF, SHKS Architects.

The HEADLINES exhibit has always been about showcasing ideas and un-built work. It gives us the opportunity to share projects with architecture students and the general public that have never been seen outside of the studio. This year, we submitted the Mosaic project by Larry Rocha, Raj Chandnani, and Krystal Solorzano from the Irvine office as an example of an unrealized ideal and a creative approach to hospitality by juxtaposing basic needs with exotic luxury. We also submitted the Urban Oasis Shaza Hotel project by Cynthia Jacobs, Jin Koyama, Michael Brown and Jon Guerechit from the Seattle Office, which represents a project that may yet still be realized in the near future as a landmark icon in Cairo's skyline.

Schedule of HEADLINES exhibition:

April 15th to April 30th - University of Washington, Gould Hall Court
TBD – Architecture Institute of British Columbia, Vancouver
TBD - Washington State University, Pullman
TBD - Washington State University, Spokane
TBD – Montana State University
TBD – Portland State University
TBD – University of Oregon