Seattle Design Festival
The 6th annual Seattle Design Festival is two-weeks of celebrating Seattle's diverse design design community through events, exhibits, a block party and more.
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BLOCK PARTY: DESIGN CHANGE
Occidental Park 149 S Main St, Seattle, WA, United StatesThe SDF2106 Block Party will present design demonstrations, activities, workshops, exhibits, tours and more! This year the Block Party will feature installations from the SDF Rumble, designed and built by teams of local designers, community groups and contractors. Families welcome and encouraged. Programs: Gasoline in Transition, presented by Coltura Map the Square, presented by AIA...
PARK(ing) Day Plus+
Each year in September, people, businesses, and organizations across Seattle participate in the international PARK(ing) Day event. This event is an opportunity to rethink how streets can be used with temporary parks in on-street parking spaces. The program has been so successful in Seattle that this year, we’re expanding it into PARK(ing) Day Plus+! PARK(ing)...
CONFERENCE: Design Change
Seattle Central Library 1000 4th Ave, Seattle, WA, United StatesPrograms: Dream, Design, Build, Repeat, presented by Sawhorse Revolution Designing Pricing Systems for Economic Equity, presented by Hello Velocity Funktioning Full Force With Nothing but “Funktional Design,” presented by Xenobia Bailey Visualizing Relational Poverty Knowledge, presented by Relational Poverty Network Access to Technology, presented by Taskar Center for Accessible Technology Can Virtual Reality Make Better...
SDF 2017 BLOCK PARTY RUMBLE #1
Center for Architecture & Design 1010 Western Avenue, Seattle, WA, United StatesRSVP: link.seadesignfest.org/Rumble_1 Whether you’re proposing an installation for the 2017 Seattle Design Festival Block Party or simply looking to assist with another’s proposal, attendance to each RUMBLE event is mandatory. The first RUMBLE will give you an opportunity to brainstorm ideas, find teammates within the community, seek advice from others and more. The Seattle Design Festival...
FREE
SDF2017 Community Programs Mixer #1
Center for Architecture & Design 1010 Western Avenue, Seattle, WA, United StatesRSVP: link.seadesignfest.org/CommunityProgramsMixer This event is for those proposing Community Programs for the 2017 Seattle Design Festival. The mixer will give you an opportunity to brainstorm ideas, find collaborators within the community, seek advice from others and more. The Seattle Design Festival committee will also share important information about the Community Programs at this event. The Mixer...
FREE
SDF2017 BLOCK PARTY RUMBLE #2
Center for Architecture & Design 1010 Western Avenue, Seattle, WA, United StatesRSVP: link.seadesignfest.org/Rumble_2 Whether you’re proposing an installation for the 2017 SDF Block Party or simply looking to assist with another’s proposal, attendance to at least 1 RUMBLE event is mandatory. The first RUMBLE will give you an opportunity to brainstorm ideas, find teammates within the community, seek advice from others and more. The Seattle Design Festival...
FREE
UPDATED DATE: SDF Community Mixer #2
Center for Architecture & Design 1010 Western Avenue, Seattle, WA, United StatesRSVP: link.seadesignfest.org/CommunityProgramsMixer2 SDF Community Program Partners will have the opportunity to join other hosts in the context of small group discussions to share/ critique respective program goals and approaches. Programs partners will be encouraged to pitch their program proposal to the small group. This will be an opportunity for the public to critique and support the...
FREE
CfAD Closed June 12-28
The Center for Architecture & Design will be closed from June 12-28. During this time we will be making modifications to the space to support our growing exhibits. Design in Public staff will be working remotely during normal business hours. Feel free to contact us directly via email or voicemail and we will get back...
Call for Proposals Due – May 22
Center for Architecture & Design 1010 Western Avenue, Seattle, WA, United States2019 is the year of Balance. From August 16–25, the Seattle Design Festival (SDF) will connect designers, community members and civic leaders to explore how we design for Balance. We invite you to collaborate with SDF 2019: Balance. Proposals due 5pm, May 22. link.seadesignfest.org/CFP
Symbiosis: Seattle Architecture 22nd Annual Model Exhibit
Center for Architecture & Design 1010 Western Avenue, Seattle, WA, United StatesThe Seattle Architecture Foundation's Annual Model Exhibit celebrates the creativity of local and international design firms. Each year, the exhibit displays physical and digital models, architectural renderings, and a variety of other displays that represent the design process. Through this exhibit local and recent architectural projects and the tools used to develop them take center...
$25.00 – $40.00
Balancing Act: Urbanism & Emerging Technologies
Center for Architecture & Design 1010 Western Avenue, Seattle, WA, United StatesHow does technology influence our urban experience? Whether we like it or not, technology is deeply rooted in our everyday lives. As emerging technologies continue to evolve, and our cities morph and adapt, the relationship between technology and our urban environments grows more complex. Balancing Act explores the notion of balance by posing a series of...
SDF Call for Proposals Launch
ZOOM Online, Seattle, WA, United StatesThis year’s festival theme, EMERGE, seeks to inspire action, addressing the consequences of the pandemic to nurture new possibilities. Emerging is a process of adaptation, of transforming the way we interact, collaborate, and create. How can community-driven design strategies carry us forward? How will we emerge better? This year’s festival will happen exclusively outside through our...
SDF Call for Proposals Due
ZOOM Online, Seattle, WA, United StatesPROPOSALS DUE: May 7, 2021 @ 5pm PST Call for Proposals Info Here
Seattle Design Festival 2021
Lake Union Park 860 Terry Avenue N, Seattle, WA, United StatesThe 2021 Seattle Design Festival is Emerging! As the summer of 2021 is coming into focus we are excited to move into this Festival season with optimism and hope. With this year’s Seattle Design Festival theme EMERGE, we invite participants to explore the opportunities of adaptation and change as we move forward with what...