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Welcome to the latest GGLO news.
Video provided by Seattle Channel
Capitol Hill Housing's 7th Annual Forum focused on the Capitol Hill EcoDistrict; neighborhood-scale strategies to reduce pollution, restore ecosystems, and improve the Capitol Hill neighborhood. With an introduction to the forum by Chris Persons, CEO of Capitol Hill Housing, Alicia Daniels Uhlig, Senior Associate and Director of Sustainability at GGLO and Alex Brennan, Sustainable Communities Manager at Capitol Hill Housing share the importance and the goals and findings of the Capitol Hill EcoDistrict report. The presentation was followed by well-known group of panelists sharing their inspiration for creating an EcoDistrict:
Moderated by Ron Sims, King County Executive
Click on image to view report.
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.
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.
 We are honored to share that GGLO will be presented the AIA Seattle Community Service Award at the 2011 Honors Dinner on May 21. The annual Honor Awards recognize "leadership and acheivement in design and the built environment," for architects and partners in other professions who make a difference through design.
Executive Director of AIA Seattle Lisa Richmond commented on the awards: "Good design makes a difference, but the architectural community can't do it alone." At GGLO, our mission of design for the human experience is enriched by partnering with clients, organizations and community members who inspire our work.
This is the first time that a firm has been recognized with the Community Service Award. Brandon Nicholson of Nicholson Kovalchick (NK) Architects is the individual recipient of the award.
We look forward to celebrating along with our industry colleagues and partners in May!
See the Press Release here.
 We're looking forward to sharing our knowledge and supporting important causes at several industry and community events in April.
April 1-2, 2011 2011 WASLA Conference, Bellevue, Washington
Mark Sindell and Zack Thomas present the Bertschi School Living Building Science Wing and host a tour of the project for conference attendees.
April 14, 2011 Transit-Oriented Communities: A Blueprint for Washington State, Burlington, Washington
Don Vehige and David Cutler join Futurewise, Transportation Choices Coalition and Envision Skagit 2060 for a workshop, reception and exhibit on the TOC: Blueprint, kicking off a month-long display at the Burlington Public Library.
April 27-29, 2011 Living Future '11, Vancouver, B.C.
The founders of the Restorative Design Collective, Stacy Smedley and Chris Hellstern of KMD Architects, hatched the idea for attempting the Living Building Challenge at Living Future two years ago. Stacy, Chris and other members of the Collective join Mark Sindell at this year's (un)conference to present the finished project, the Bertschi School Living Building Science Wing.
Mark Sindell moderates "Evolving the Living Building Challenge: Urban Infill Projects of Tomorrow for the Youth of Today." Jon Hall joins as a panelist along with colleagues from Vulcan and Turner.
Along with other members of the Seattle 2030 District, David Cutler is a panelist on Enabling Resilient Communities: One Planet, Living Cities, and High Performance Districts.
April 29, 2011 Housing Development Consortium Third Annual Luncheon, Seattle, Washington
Chris Libby, Alan Grainger, Jeff Foster and other members of our affordable housing group support the efforts of Housing Development Consortium with a table at its annual fundraiser.
Every place has its hidden stories. In her article for the January/February issue of Edible Seattle, Heidi Broadhead shares one such story about the community gardens at Yesler Terrace. Spread throughout this community are three P-Patch gardens totaling 30,000 sf where Yesler Terrace residents plant and tend a variety of vegetables, many of which aren't available in grocery stores. "The most active gardeners are residents who have immigrated from Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Vietnam," Heidi writes. Within this downtown-adjacent community, urban gardeners grow everything from edible chrysanthemums to fava beans, purslane and arugula. Produce not consumed by the gardeners is shared with neighbors or donated to charity.
 In order to meet the needs of community residents for the generations to come, Yesler Terrace is undergoing a multi-year planning and redevelopment by Seattle Housing Authority. While the exact locations of community gardens in the redeveloped site are still undefined, early plans call for new gardens in park areas and rooftops. As our project team works with SHA in initial planning for Yesler Terrace, we are considering how to honor the stories of Yesler Terrace's past and create places where tomorrow's stories will take place.
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