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In 2015, King County and the city of Seattle government declared a housing affordability crisis and a homelessness state of emergency. Despite these proclamations, the number of people living without…
The Emergence Thursday, August 1, 2019 in No CommentThe Emergence is an installation of Design in the Parks, and will be visible in Lake Union Park starting on August 10th. The site is on a manmade plane hovering…
Centered Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentWhy is design important for us to achieve balance as individuals and communities? As visitors interact in and around the exhibit, they will exchange shared values like diversity, social responsibility,…
Recycling Rundown Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentThe Problem: It has become common knowledge that the amount of waste that humans generate and dispose is an exponentially growing problem that must be addressed. In the past years,…
Level Up Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentThis installation highlights the individuals’ impact on the greater whole of sustainability by giving the users an opportunity to learn by interacting and receiving visual feedback. By answering multiple choice…
Out is In Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentThroughout history, people have created gardens as idealized versions of nature. Gardens reflect how we perceive nature and our cultural relationship to it. From wild to highly manicured, private gardens…
Hear & Now Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentThe culmination of a three-year collaboration, “Hear & Now” aims to conduct a community-wide conversation about the perceptions exchanged between the housed and unhoused through a local tour over the…
Act | React Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentReflecting on lessons from the natural world, we know that diversity equals strength. Act | React aims to illustrate the power that comes from the differences in our community. To…
Isthmus Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentAn interactive landscape combines with the city’s field of sensory experiences to question our finite delineation of space by encouraging visitors to maneuver through and manipulate the installation, finding individual…
Projected Parallel: From Analog to Digital Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentThis project delves into two different evolutions of digitization. The first references our continuous participation in intimate private space (being on the phone, engaging with social media) in public areas…
Looking Forward Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentThere are currently 107,000 individuals living with dementia in Washington State*—and another 320,000 people caring for these individuals. With dementia projected to increase 180% by 2040, many cities, including Seattle,…
Language of Aroma: Designing for Inclusivity | Explorations on a Forgotten Sense Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentHow do we use our senses to interact with the world around us? We often ignore one of our most powerful senses – smell. If we could communicate aroma, how…
Flapping Animals Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentJoin Tinker Tank at Pacific Science Center to create paper flapping animals. We’ll be making mobiles balancing the wings and body of our creations so that they will resonate and…
Ebb and Flow Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentEbb and Flow is a three dimensional screen that invites the participant to walk through and around it, expanding and collapsing graphic two dimensional space and 3D form. From four…
“To House” Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentIn 2015, King County and the city of Seattle government declared a housing affordability crisis and a homelessness state of emergency. Despite these proclamations, the number of people living without…
Influence Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentSimilar to most creative efforts, our team of Architects, Engineers, Contractors, and Builders began the design process for INFLUENCE by first collecting a common vision for the piece. After considerable…
EcoPeaks Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentNature is brilliant at maintaining a balanced ecosystem. However, the introduction of artificial materials created by the built environment has interfered with nature’s ability remain balanced. It seems as though…
The Nest Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentA shiny inflatable nest with a hidden ball maze at its peak. Work together with others to shift the balance of the floating platforms and maneuver a series of beach…
Stretch & Shift Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentPerception Bias began as a conceptual study at University of Washington and evolved into an interactive art installation in which participants material bias are explored in a fun low stakes…
Hylomorph Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentHylomorphism: the doctrine that physical objects result from the combination of matter and form. Balance is a state that objects achieve in relationship to one another. Hylomorphism, in philosophy and…
RepairCycle Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentClothing is our second skin, and everyone deserves to feel good in it. Clothing, quite literally, touches on some of the most defining aspects of our culture today—from body positivity,…
Big Blue: in/out of Balance Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentWhat does it mean for our earth to be in, or out, of balance? What are the forces that act upon our ecosystem causing the balance to continually shift? “Big…
Points of Contact Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentPoints of Contact is an installation of Design in the Parks, and will be visible in Lake Union Park starting on August 10th. Points of Contact is a site specific…
Free Store Project / #chfreestore Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentDisrupt the paradigm of “new = nice” with a visit to a pop-up shop featuring totally free reclaimed goods. This equitable “retail” space welcomes all community members without the social…
Tipped Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentLives of modern society are inundated with commitments to family, friends, and personal careers. A popular choice to spend downtime is consuming social media. Keeping up with what’s going on…
In Knots Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No Comment“In Knots” shapes an experience that illustrates how the collective impact we have on our environment is made up of the sum of our individual actions. This impact is represented…
People’s Choice Urban Design Awards Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentThe objectives for hosting the 2019 People’s Choice Urban Design Awards are threefold: to create dialogue with the public about urban design issues and considerations; to promote public understanding of…
In Memoriam Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentIn Memoriam A temporary installation remembering the homeless who died in King County since September 22nd, 2018. The final date of last year’s Seattle Design Festival. Conceived as a field…
What’s Your Balance? Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentAmid our everyday grind it’s easy to feel overwhelmed with the endless juggle of “to-dos.” This installation asks you to slow down, take a moment to reflect on where you…
BALANCE in Design of the City Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentAIA Seattle Diversity Roundtable (DRT) and the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) are providing an installation focused on on the ten axioms that are part of the Principles of…
To Live or to Survive Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentThis Installation seeks to explore the true meaning of “Carbon Neutral” and will hopefully challenge you, it’s visitor, as well as it’s designers, to envision a more eco-positive way of…
Calder Moderna Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentFor this year’s Design Festival theme we have taken inspiration from sculptor Alexander Calder who was best known for his innovative mobiles. While visually similar, our piece three dimensionally depicts…
Paint Bricks Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentHazardous Waste disposal is a mystery to many people, and a half can of latex paint is of one of the many liquids that can’t just be thrown in the…
Balancing Values Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentThe B+H Seattle Studio is the firm’s Centre for Advance Strategy. Advance Strategy services provide the tools for us to gain a deeper understanding of our clients’ current challenges, therefore…
Heron’s Loop Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentHeron’s Loop builds on a concept initially documented 2000 years ago by a Roman mathematician. A device commonly referred to as Heron’s Fountain, which utilizes a siphon between two vessels…
FUME Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentFUME calls attention to fire as a balancing force between decay and growth. Human activity has significantly tipped the balance, leading to destabilized forest conditions that have caused heightened unpredictability…
Block Party Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentThe Seattle Design Festival Block Party is a two-day street fair celebrating the powerful ways design affects our lives. This fun outdoor event is an opportunity for the design community…
BALhaus Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentThis interactive installation illustrates the importance of providing a baseline of stability in order to support a stable community. Living and thriving as an individual requires an interdependence on a…
Death with Perpetual Life: Human Decomposition Revealed Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentWho we are Think Outside the Park is an inclusive student group of undergraduates and graduates at the University of Washington representing the fields of landscape architecture, architecture, art, design,…
Let Go Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentBCRA’s installation balances order and chaos. In recent years, our society has been inundated by an array of technologies that seemingly expediate our lives. Many find themselves struggling with the…
Pause and Reclaim Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentDesigners can offer places of refuge and comfort in an unbalanced world, places for people to reconcile their internal balance: a pause within the storm to observe the chaos. This…
Navigating Perspectives Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentThe Navigating Perspectives installation explores what it means to forge your own path and create a balance with the world around you. At first glance, the piece provides a sense…
Games of Balance Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentOur installation centers around Imbalance Inequality. On each side of our structure A game challenges the players to collaborate, balance their way out of a puzzle. It celebrates the diversity…
Balance walk Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentStriving to strike a balance between work and personal life is probably the biggest challenge most of us are facing today. And, because each of our lives are different, it…
Aurora Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentAurora is an exploratory, sound-activated space where people awaken a world of light and color by exploring sound together. Rather than dispensing or discussing information about “balance,” this installation investigates…
Murmur Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentMurmur is an installation that explores the concept of BALANCE not as a static condition but as a dynamic and evolutionary process that is influenced by both individual and collective…
Doorway to Inclusion and Independence: How universal design creates balanced access for all Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentAttendees will be drawn to this installation by the various hands-on demonstrations it will offer including contrasting views on solutions to common problems. This installation will provide visual demonstrations of…
Vertigo Tuesday, July 2, 2019 in No CommentVertigo is an installation of Design in the Parks, and will be visible in Lake Union Park starting on August 10th. Currently, the installation proposed is a field of objects…
