[H&R] Fwd: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Fwd: Design Commission seeks ideas for stalled project sites

[Joseph Gray]

this looks interesting: Begin forwarded message: From: Eldan Goldenberg <eld...@gmail.com> Date: April 23, 2010 3:55:17 PM PDT To: Dorkbot-sea Blabber for dorkbot-sea <dorkbotsea-blab...@dorkbot.org> Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Fwd: Design Commission seeks ideas for stalled project sites Reply-To: A discussion list for dorkbot-sea <dorkbotsea-blab...@dorkbot.org> Another urban design contest that might be of interest to dorks: Begin forwarded message:   From: Kinast, Valerie  Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 12:26 PM Subject: Design Commission seeks ideas for stalled project sites   The Seattle Design Commission is seeking ideas of all sorts for the places around the city where plans for new buildings have stalled.  Whether a concert space or a bumper car track, basketball hoops or a fleeting performance stage, from temporary to semi-permanent, wacky, practical or both, we welcome any and all ideas.    The deadline is May 24th. The attached sheet has more info.   Please pass the word on!   Valerie Kinast Design Commission Coordinator   City of Seattle Department of Planning and Development 700 5th Ave, Suite 2000 PO Box 34019 Seattle, WA 98124-4019   Phone 206 233 7911 During Design Commission meetings 206 349 1617     [attachment was too large, so here's the text of it] What if you could feed wallabies in downtown Seattle? Have you noticed how many lots have been left empty or partially developed due to the stalled economy? These vacant project sites are all around us. Unattractive and unbecoming of our city, we pass by them every day: empty holes, barren plains of gravel, voids in the city fabric. How can we convert these eyesores to opportunities? The Seattle Design Commission wants your ideas for Holding Patterns, interim uses for stalled project sites. We are seeking your concepts to transform the following types of stalled project sites around the city: holes in the ground surface lots ongoing construction above or below street level Whether a concert space or a bumper car track, basketball hoops or a fleeting performance stage, from temporary to semi-permanent, wacky, practical or both, the Design Commission is welcoming any and all ideas. Artists, designers, non-profits, businesses, developers, students, astronauts, everyone is invited to contribute ideas. Interdisciplinary teams are encouraged. Deadline: Monday, May 24th, 2010 Your submission should include the following: a brief narrative including rationale, goal, purpose, program, and design intent the location, if specific (all city-wide locations are acceptable) a site plan and/or images that communicate your ideas Maximum of four 8.5” x 11” single-sided pages per site category There will be a follow up implementation workshop for selected ideas, so please be prepared to make a two minute pitch for potential partners who are able to help make your ideas a reality. Submit via e-mail to valerie.kin...@seattle.gov a pdf formatted file and in the body of the email the names/backgrounds of participants and contact information for one person. Please put “Holding Patterns” in the subject line. 6 MB maximum file size. ........................................................................ .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity.......... ..........................http://dorkbot.org............................ ........................................................................

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