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Agenda

The Design Commission meets on the first and third Thursdays of every month in City Hall in the Boards and Commissions Room (Floor L2) from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.  

Want to see minutes from past meetings? Want to schedule a project for review? Contact Valerie Kinast (valerie.kinast@seattle.gov or 206 233-7911).

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Seattle Design Commission
February 16, 2012
Seattle City Hall
600 Fourth Avenue
Boards and Commissions Room, L2-80
 
8:30am - 9:00am
Commission Briefings
 
9:00am - 10:00am
Swedish Hospital Cherry Hill Skybridge
Skybridge Permit
Tom Walsh, Foster PepperPLLC
 
10:00am - 11:00am
Alaskan Way Viaduct - North End and Portals
Design Update
Lesley Bain, Weinstein AU
Katey Bean, WSDOT
Susan Everett, WSDOT
 
11:00am - 12:00pm
Trails to Treasures
Street Use Permit
Ryan Kennedy, The Alliance for Pioneer Square
Leslie Smith, The Alliance for Pioneer Square
 
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Lunch
 
12:30pm - 1:00pm
Commission Business
 
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Fire Station 20 - Queen Anne Interbay
Design Development
Eric Aman, Schacht Aslani Architects
David Jackson, FFD
Walter Schacht, Schacht Aslani Architects
Ida Ottesen, Nakano Associates
 
2:00pm - 4:00pm
SR 520 I-5 to Medina
Design Update
John White, WSDOT
Alan Hart, VIA Architecture
Jean Brittingham, WSDOT
Bruce McKean, Helix Design Group
Elizabeth Powers, Obrien and Company

Next Meeting
See the agenda for the next Design Commission meeting.

Recommendations
Downtown Sign Code Amendment
The commission cannot at this time support the downtown sign code amendment. (2/15/2011)

Transit Oriented Community Planning
The commission urges the city to develop urban design plans in neighborhoods surrounding high capacity transit. (5/7/2010).

See more recommendations. Also, read the minutes of the commission's project reviews.

Visual Resume

The Grass Blades
See the AIA award-winning The Grass Blades at the Seattle Center and how the Design Commission's review made a difference in the development of this project. Open the Visual Resume.

photo by Benjamin Benschneider

Annual Report
small jpg 2010 Design Commission Annual Report
2010 Report
In 2010, the Design Commission reviewed $1.1 billion worth of public projects. For details, see the commission's annual report. 

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