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Welcome to the latest GGLO news.
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| Rendering by Daniel George, 4608 SW Wildwood Place, Seattle, WA 98136 |
Seattle Joins the Global Open House Community on February 2 at the Harbor Steps
A fresh perspective on architecture, design and art comes to Seattle next month with Open House Northwest (OHNW) a new, local non-profit with a mission of connecting area residents to their cityscape.
The inaugural OHNW event will be hosted at GGLO’s Space at the Steps, 1301 First Avenue in Seattle from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 2, 2012, in conjunction with the First Thursday Art Walk. This event is free and open to the public. Join us for refreshments and discuss architecture and design!
In 2011 GGLO grew to add quite a few new faces, expanding our existing pool of skills, experience, talents and interests. As we discover more about the personal values of our staff we are continually amazed with their accomplishments and their passion for building and supporting community. The outstanding causes and organizations to which GGLOers dedicate their time are varied, from local to global, art and design to youth and education, environmental sustainability to social equity. We hope you will find Giving by Design as engaging and enjoyable to read as it was for us to assemble.
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| Click here to see the full version of Giving by Design |
The values and spirit of generosity of our clients, partners, staff and the communities we serve drive GGLO’s mission of design for the human experience. We recognize that there are many other wonderful organizations in our community. In fact, the hardest part of creating Giving by Design was asking each staff member to select only one. We could never hope to represent all in our region, so we invite you to share with us the organizations that you support.
Thank you for your inspiration, cheers to a wonderful 2012.
The Seattle Planning Commission's Housing Seattle report release event was hosted at GGLO's Space at the Steps on December 9th. Watch the video below to hear more on the action plan for ensuring an essential supply of housing for Seattle's diverse population.
Opening remarks by McGinn Mayor McGinn and Council Housing Chair, Nick Licata sharing their take on the housing challenge.
The Housing Seattle report shares the current conditions of Seattle's housing, compelling findings and the recommendations for a detailed action plan for ensuring an essential supply of housing for a diverse population by addressing gaps in the housing market and disparities among segments of Seattle's population. To download, read the report and share with others, click here.
 If you didn't get a chance to join in on the holiday cheer, the Great Figgy Pudding Street Corner Singing Competition was last Friday, December 2nd in the heart of Downtown Seattle, Westlake Center. Teams of carolers raised more than $65,000 for the Pike Market Senior Center & Downtown Food Bank. GGLO raised a total of $2,800 and many cheers at the Figgy Pudding caroling event!
David Cutler shares with the Daily Journal of Commerce through the eyes of an urban planner, what transit-orient communities mean for the future.
"We've known for millennia how to design public places that feel comfortable to pedestrians. Connected, compact and complete communities are nothing new. Just think of your favorite pre-industrial city's vibrant and tight-knit urban fabric."
To read the entire article, click here.
To further understand TOC's, visit our InSight Page for a copy of Transit-Oriented Communities: A Blueprint for Washington State
Check out the AIA Seattle's Buzz section in their Winter 2011 edition! Alicia Daniels Uhlig, GGLO's own Director of Sustainability makes an appearance for her contribution to the A+D Sustainable Design Leaders Network at Islandwood this summer.
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| Click on the image to see the full size. AIA Seattle Forum, Vol. 4 No. 4, Page 26 |
The 2011 Fodor's Hotel Awards named The Allison Inn & Spa in Newberg, Willamette Valley, Oregon Wine Country one of the world's best Casual Chic! Thirteen hotels around the world were selected and only two are in the US!
Travel+Leisure's November 2011 edition features an article by Bruce Schoenfeld on Willamette Valley's Boutique Vineyards. The article explores Willamette Valley's history as the "anti-Napa" and the changes since the boutique vineyards have been paired with luxurious new hospitality.
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| The Allison Inn & Spa is LEED Gold Certified |
"The Allison is the first hotel in the history of the Willamette in which the phrase “thread count” comes into play." Continue reading the article in its entirety here.
November 9, 2011
Keep a look out for some of our GGLOers when attending the annual ULI Seattle: Emerging Trends in Real Estate: Beth Dwyer, Bill Gaylord, Kimberly Frank, Pamela Trevithick, James Bradley, Jerry McDevitt, Jeff Foster, and Mark Sindell. When mingling with other leads of the industry, catch up with Tom Sheldon who will be sitting with the AvalonBay Communities table!
GGLOers' October calendar is filling up fast. Take a look at what we have planned and see you there!
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Photo Credit: Derek Reeves |
October 13, 2011
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October 20, 2011
Join GGLO’s David Cutler on his presentation on Transit-Oriented-Developments of Seattle and Portland. David will be speaking at the APA Oregon and APA Washington’s Joint Conference: Cascadia Collaborative Bridging to the Future. The conference is the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, OR. The session will suggest ways to plan and build great transit communities – the growing trend in creating vibrant, livable communities.
October 24, 2011
AIA Seattle will be presenting the winners for the 2011 AIA Honor Awards. Join the teams this year as we celebrate the winners this year. The awards presentation will be held at Benaroya Hall on October 24th, doors open at 6pm.
October 28, 2011
Photo Source: Washington State Housing Finance Commission
As a proud sponsor of Housing Washington 2011, taking place in Spokane from Monday, September 26th – Wednesday, the 28th, GGLO will be sharing with and learning from national and regional leaders in affordable housing. Jeff Foster and Jon Hall will be representing GGLO. Stop by and say “hi”!
 GGLO's own Beth Dwyer was a panelist at yesterday's ULI Seattle Panel: Reinventing Northwest Retail - Innovators & Best Practices. The panel spoke to over 100 attendees at Bellevue's Meydenbauer Center and was covered in today's Daily Journal of Commerce [sub req'd], in an article titled Landlords trying to figure out what works in retail today. The DJC quoted Beth:
Panelist Beth Dwyer, an architect with GGLO, said the key concepts to successful retail design are approachability, adaptability, authenticity and community.
Customers need to be able to intuitively see where a store entrance is and how to navigate once inside...
She said “most people want to feel connected,” which is why it's important to create a sense of community in projects.
Ron Sher of Sher Partners moderated the panel. Other Panelists included Susie Detmer of Cushman & Wakefield, Rick Parks of TRF Pacific and Dan Stroh of the City of Bellevue.
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